Vermont Business Magazine The TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank®, announced today that it will provide$800,000in grants to 36 food banks across the bank'sMainetoFloridafootprint to help provide meals locally to families and individuals in need. The grants focus on food stability; healthy growth and development; and access to fresh food for underserved communities. Food banks in Bennington, Chittenden and Washington counties in Vermont will benefit.
The grants will help food banks stock shelves to support thousands of people who are experiencing a lack of or limited access to food during this holiday season.
"TD is honored to work with food banks that are embedded in our communities providing food and support to people in need," saidMike Rayder, Donation and Foundation Manager, TD Charitable Foundation. "We are extremely proud to continue our support of organizations that help to empower our communities and act as an advocate to eradicate food insecurities that many face."
The following food banks have received grants:
- Connecticut:
Connecticut Food Bank, Inc. – Wallingford (New London)
Connecticut Food Bank, Inc. –Wallingford (Litchfield) - Delaware:
Food Bank ofDelaware, Inc. –Newark - Florida:
Bread of the Mighty Food Bank –Gainesville
Community Food Bank ofCitrus County– Homosassa
FeedingFlorida–Tallahassee(Brevard County)
FeedingFlorida–Tallahassee(Saint Lucie County)
First Step Food Bank –Ocala
Heartland Food Reservoir –Sebring
Palm Beach County Food Bank, Inc.
Second Harvest Food Bank ofCentral Florida–VolusiaBranch
Second Harvest Food Bank ofCentral Florida–Brevard Branch
United Against Poverty –Vero Beach - Maine:
Good Shepherd Food Bank –Auburn(Aroostook County)
Good Shepherd Food Bank –Auburn(Franklin County) - Massachusetts:
The Greater Boston Food Bank, Inc. –Boston - New Hampshire:
New Hampshire Catholic Charities, Inc. – Manchester - New Jersey:
Mercer Street Friends Center –Trenton - New York:
Island Harvest, Ltd. –Bethpage
Regional Food Bank ofNortheastern New York–Latham(Columbia County)
Regional Food Bank ofNortheastern New York–Latham(Clinton County)
Regional Food Bank ofNortheastern New York–Latham(Sullivan County)
Regional Food Bank ofNortheastern New York–Latham(Warren County)
St. Francis Food Pantries and Shelters –New York City - North Carolina:
Manna Food Bank, Inc. –Asheville(Cleveland County)
Manna Food Bank, Inc. –Asheville(Macon County) - Pennsylvania:
Philabundance –Philadelphia - Rhode Island:
Rhode Island Community Food Bank Association –Providence - South Carolina:
Lowcountry Food Bank, Inc. –Charleston (Florence)
Lowcountry Food Bank, Inc. – Charleston (Georgetown) - Vermont:
Vermont Food Bank –Barre(Bennington County)
Vermont Food Bank –Barre(Chittenden County)
Vermont Food Bank –Barre(Washington County) - Virginia:
Food for Others, Inc. –Fairfax - Washington:
Capital Area Food Bank – D.C.
Capital Area Food Bank –Maryland
To learn more about this program, visithttps://www.tdbank.com/community/charitable_foundation_grant.html.
About the TD Charitable Foundation
The TD Charitable Foundation is the charitable giving arm of TD Bank N.A., which operates as TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank®, and is one of the 10 largest commercial banking organizations inthe United States. The Foundation's mission is to serve the individuals, families and businesses in all the communities where TD Bank operates, having made more than$178.4million in charitable donations since its inception in 2002. The Foundation's areas of focus are affordable housing, financial literacy and education, and the environment. More information on the TD Charitable Foundation, including an online grant application, is available atwww.TDBank.com.
About TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank®
TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank, is one of the 10 largest banks in the U.S., providing more than 8 million customers with a full range of retail, small business and commercial banking products and services at approximately 1,300 convenient locations throughout the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Metro D.C., the Carolinas andFlorida. In addition, TD Bank and its subsidiaries offer customized private banking and wealth management services through TD Wealth®, and vehicle financing and dealer commercial services through TD Auto Finance. TD Bank is headquartered inCherry Hill, N.J.To learn more, visitwww.tdbank.com. Find TD Bank on Facebook atwww.facebook.com/TDBankand on Twitter atwww.twitter.com/TDBank_US.
TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank, is a member of TD Bank Group and a subsidiary of The Toronto-Dominion Bank ofToronto, Canada, a top 10 financial services company inNorth America. The Toronto-Dominion Bank trades on theNew YorkandTorontostock exchanges under the ticker symbol "TD". To learn more, visitwww.td.com
SOURCE CHERRY HILL, N.J.,Nov. 21, 2017/PRNewswire/ --TD Charitable Foundationwww.TDBank.com