Last week, Price Rite Marketplace partnered with anti-hunger organizations Feed the Children, the Boys and Girls Club of Northern Rhode Island, and Conagra Brands to distribute food and essentials to 400 local families in Woonsocket, Rhode Island.
The event kicked off the retailer’s 2023 Feeding Minds & Bodies Campaign in partnership with Feed the Children, which helps support food-insecure families in the communities where Price Rite Marketplace stores operate. Each family received boxes of food, personal care items, children’s books, backpacks filled with school supplies, bottled water, Price Rite Marketplace gift cards, among other essentials.
“Our Feeding Minds & Bodies program is one of the many ways Price Rite Marketplace is committed to serving the communities in which our stores operate,” said Kevin McDonnell, president of Price Rite Marketplace, in a statement. “We are excited this year to work with partners like Feed the Children and the Boys and Girls Club to provide resources for children and families in need to nine cities this season.”
With one in six U.S. children living in a food-insecure household, hunger remains a serious issue in many communities, according to the retailer.
“Children cannot thrive unless their basic needs are met,” said Travis Arnold, president and CEO of Feed the Children, in a statement. “A widespread issue like childhood hunger will only be solved when enough people work together. Partners like Price Rite, Conagra, and the Boys and Girls Club of Northern Rhode Island are vital to our mission as we serve vulnerable communities.”
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