FedEx Teams Up with Feed the Children, Women’s Foundation for a Greater Memphis and Memphis Shelby County Schools to Serve Families through Food and Essentials Hub
FedEx joined today with leading anti-hunger organization Feed the Children, Women’s Foundation for a Greater Memphis and Memphis Shelby County Schools for a ribbon cutting ceremony to officially open the school’s Food and Essentials Hub at Booker T. Washington High School.
Through the Hub, students will have access to shelf-stable food, personal care items, schools supplies and other resources. This directly addresses the pressing issue of food insecurity within the community and helps ensure that students and their families have access to the resources they need. This initiative not only alleviates immediate hunger but also promotes overall health and well-being among students, supporting their ability to focus, learn and thrive in school.
By implementing the community school model and leveraging resources and services such as mental health support, afterschool programs, tutoring, and family and community resource centers with a Food and Essentials Hub, Booker T. Washington High School enhances its ability to meet the diverse needs of its student body. This proactive approach creates a supportive environment where every student can thrive academically, emotionally and socially.
Earlier this week, the groups held a Resource Rally, distributing food, household essentials and other resources to 400 Memphis families. At the Resource Rally, each participating family received a 25-pound box of food including canned vegetables, cereal, peanut butter, mac and cheese and water; a 15-pound box of personal-care essentials such as shampoo, razors, toothpaste, feminine hygiene products, children’s books and additional products.
With 1 in 6 Memphis residents facing food insecurity, price hikes in transportation, food, clothing, housing and energy are stretching the budgets of lower-income families to the breaking point.
“Removing barriers and ensuring children have access to essential resources, especially in areas where we live and work, is extremely important to FedEx,” said Jenny Robertson, Senior Vice President of Global Brand and Communications. “We are honored to support these great organizations that are working to make a difference for families in our community.”
Feed the Children believes it takes everyone – the nonprofit sector, corporations, community organizations, government officials and food suppliers – to come together to do good for those who need it. When efforts are combined, a greater impact is achieved.
“Children cannot thrive unless their basic needs are met,” said Travis Arnold, president and CEO of Feed the Children. “A widespread issue like childhood hunger will only be solved when enough people work together. Partners like FedEx, Women’s Foundation for a Greater Memphis and Memphis Shelby County Schools are vital to our mission as we work reach families in their communities.”
About FedEx Corp.
FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) provides customers and businesses worldwide with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and business services. With annual revenue of $88 billion, the company offers integrated business solutions through operating companies competing collectively, operating collaboratively and innovating digitally as one FedEx. Consistently ranked among the world’s most admired and trusted employers, FedEx inspires its more than 500,000 employees to remain focused on safety, the highest ethical and professional standards and the needs of their customers and communities. FedEx is committed to connecting people and possibilities around the world responsibly and resourcefully, with a goal to achieve carbon-neutral operations by 2040. To learn more, please visit fedex.com/about.
About Feed the Children
Feed the Children is committed to ending childhood hunger. We believe that no child should go to bed hungry, and so we provide children and families in the U.S. and around the world with the food and essentials kids need to grow and thrive.
Through our programs and partnerships, we feed children today while helping their families and communities build resilient futures. In addition to food, we distribute household and personal care items across the United States to help parents and caregivers maintain stable, food-secure households. Internationally, we expand access to nutritious meals, safe water, improved hygiene and training in sustainable living. Responsible stewards of our resources, we are driven to pursue innovative, holistic and child-focused solutions to the complex challenges of hunger, food insecurity and poverty.
For children everywhere, we believe that having enough to eat is a fundamental right.
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