CONTACT: Kris Tazelaar, Communications Manager, Second Harvest Foodbank, 608-216-7206, krist@shfbmadison.org
$25,000 Grant Will Provide 364,699 meals
MADISON, Wis., May 23, 2013 – Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin today announced a $25,000 grant from Morgan Stanley to support its child hunger initiatives.
The local award is the latest phase of Fill the Plate, Morgan Stanley’s long-standing partnership with Feeding America, the nation’s leading hunger-relief charity. In total, Morgan Stanley has committed more than $13 million for the Feeding America network to distribute millions of meals to children and families across all 50 states. As part of that initiative, Morgan Stanley will award more than $1 million each year for the next four years to local food banks like Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin, to launch, expand and sustain critical childhood feeding programs.
“We are thrilled to receive this important grant from Morgan Stanley to fund our efforts to deliver more access to nutritious meals to children and families through FoodShare (food stamp) Outreach,” said Dan Stein, Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern WisconsinPresident/CEO. “What’s extraordinary and groundbreaking about this award is that we were able to choose how to use the funds in a way that best matches the nutritional health needs of the Madison community.”
“Giving back to the communities where we live and work is one of Morgan Stanley’s core values,” said Daniel T. Krause, Complex Manager, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, Wisconsin. “As Morgan Stanley employees, we are proud of our Firm’s grant to Second Harvest Food Bank Southern Wisconsin, especially since so many of us are also long-time volunteers at this important community organization.”
Nationwide, child hunger is a critical problem. According to the US Department of Agriculture, about 16 million children are at risk of going hungry. About one in five children under the age of 18, don’t have access to enough nutritious food to learn, grown and thrive.
About Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin
Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin is a nonprofit organization committed to ending hunger in 16 southwestern Wisconsin counties through community partnerships. By focusing on a multipronged approach that includes food distribution, increasing participation in public and private food programs, and mobilizing the public, it serves nearly 141,000 people who struggle with hunger each year; 43% of whom are children. From July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012 Second Harvest Foodbank, together with its more than 225 partner agencies and programs, provided nearly 11.5 million meals to those facing hunger. It is one of 200 members of Feeding America, the nation’s leading domestic hunger-relief charity. For more information, visit SecondHarvestMadison.org .
