PCC Community Markets has provided 1.4 million meals to neighborhood food bank and grocery rescue partners, nearly $710,000 in financial and in-kind support to social and environmental causes, and raised approximately $384,000 to support its local communities in 2020.
PCC’s efforts focused on three key areas: food access, commitment to sustainable food systems, and supporting healthy communities. Under the first area, the co-op continued to make high-quality, organic, local food accessible to more people, contributing 1.7 million pounds of food and product to 40 grocery rescue partners across the Puget Sound. For the second, PCC provided financial support to the Washington Farmland Trust in its pursuit to protect threatened farmland in Washington. In the third area, PCC fostered vibrant and healthy communities through neighborhood and regional giving programs, community grants and strategic partnerships with organizations, according to the retailer.
“Last year it was more critical than ever to show up and support our neighbors,” said Brenna Davis, PCC’s VP of social and environmental responsibility, in a statement. “We stayed true to our mission of nourishing the communities we serve while cultivating vibrant, local, organic food systems. We leveraged our 30-year food bank program to protect local farms, expanded our program that incubates diverse entrepreneurs by introducing a new grant, and even donated a hand sanitizing station to keep a community partner’s food distribution program operational.”
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