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Point32Health Foundation awards $750,000 to food justice efforts across New England

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Tuesday, October 10, 2023
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CANTON, Mass., Oct. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Point32Health Foundation today announced grants totaling $750,000 to 19 nonprofit emergency food response organizations and those working to advance food justice efforts across the region.

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  • Southside Community Land Trust , Providence, R.I. ($25,000)
    "Flexible funding is essential to organizations leading food access initiatives, especially as pandemic-era supplements are expiring and rates of food insecurity continue to rise," said Nora Moreno Cargie, president of Point32Health Foundation and vice president for corporate citizenship at Point32Health.
  • "Community leaders are balancing today's urgent needs while building an equitable food system that is resilient and sustainable for all."
  • These investments support general operations including staff salaries, volunteer management, food purchase and distribution costs.
  • In addition to these new investments, other recent Foundation grants went to the Massachusetts Food System Collaborative, City Seed, Cumberland County Food Security Council, New Hampshire Hunger Solutions, and Rhode Island Food Policy Council.

United Natural Foods Releases Better for All Report for Fiscal Year 2022

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Monday, January 9, 2023
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United Natural Foods, Inc., (NYSE: UNFI) (the “Company” or “UNFI”) today released its annual Better for All Report, which details UNFI’s progress toward its Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) commitments during the Company’s 2022 fiscal year, which ended July 30, 2022.

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  • United Natural Foods, Inc., (NYSE: UNFI) (the “Company” or “UNFI”) today released its annual Better for All Report, which details UNFI’s progress toward its Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) commitments during the Company’s 2022 fiscal year, which ended July 30, 2022.
  • This year, the Company launched three new science-based targets, bringing its total goals to 15 across its entire Better for All strategy.
  • During the Company’s 2022 fiscal year, UNFI associates logged a 35 percent increase in volunteer hours.
  • The report also includes the Company’s disclosure aligned to recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-Related Disclosures.

UNFI Foundation Announces More Than $1 Million in Grant Funding to Further Its Mission to Inspire Better Food Systems and Promote Food Equity in Communities Nationwide

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Thursday, August 25, 2022
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United Natural Foods, Inc. (NYSE: UNFI) (UNFI), announced today the UNFI Foundation has awarded more than $1 million in grant funding to improve food systems in more than 40 communities across the United States and Canada.

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  • United Natural Foods, Inc. (NYSE: UNFI) (UNFI), announced today the UNFI Foundation has awarded more than $1 million in grant funding to improve food systems in more than 40 communities across the United States and Canada.
  • Food access is a key pillar of UNFIs Better for All initiative and, for the third consecutive year, the UNFI Foundation has committed over $1 million to non-profit organizations to help create equitable food access in vulnerable communities.
  • The $1 million in grant funding is a testament to UNFI's long-term commitment to improving food access.
  • This grant from the UNFI Foundation promotes local ownership of the food system in Rhode Island communities where fresh, healthy and affordable food is hard to find.