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Treasure Coast Food Bank to support hunger-relief programs that deliver food assistance

Receives $75,000 From The and healthy meals to children and families across the country.
To learn more about how you can join the fight to end

Morgan Stanley Foundation hunger, visit stophunger.org.
About Treasure Coast Food Bank
To Increase Food Choices For Treasure Coast Food Bank is the only food bank and largest

Families hunger relief organization on Florida’s Treasure Coast,
providing the community each year with millions of meals
valued at more than $50 million through robust programs
Donation Will Help Children And Families and in partnership with 400 charitable organizations in
Facing Hunger On The Treasure Coast Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin, and Okeechobee counties.
Treasure Coast Food Bank announced today that it received In addition to emergency food distribution, Treasure Coast
a $75,000 grant from the Morgan Stanley Foundation to Food Bank operates a full roster of direct service programs
expand food choices. This approach offers families, children that not only solve the immediate problem of hunger, but
and communities of color and rural communities on the Treasure Coast Food Bank President and CEO Judith Cruz help individuals and families gain long-term food security,
Treasure Coast increased choice among available foods or and Samantha Woggon of Morgan Stanley better health outcomes, and self-sufficiency. Treasure Coast
food boxes at Treasure Coast Food Bank’s partner agencies or Food Bank is a member of Feeding America, the nationwide
program sites, providing healthy options and ensuring access and having each individual select foods of their own choosing network of 200 food banks that leads the fight against hunger
to foods aligned with preferences and dietary requirements. provides for a dignified experience while also ensuring that less in the United States. For more information on Treasure Coast
Now in its second year, this national grant is focused on food goes to waste as clients select only items they want and can Food Bank, call (772) 489-3034, log on to stophunger.org,
increasing access to a variety of nutritious foods by addressing use,” said Judith Cruz, president and CEO of Treasure Coast visit our Facebook page at facebook.com/tcfoodbank, or
barriers that families face in their communities and enhancing Food Bank. “We are grateful to the Morgan Stanley Foundation follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/tcfoodbank.
their experience through choice. The funds will provide a for this grant that enhances better choices for our clients.” About Morgan Stanley
unique opportunity for Treasure Coast Food Bank to explore Feeding America will support member food banks Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) is a leading global financial
increasing choice in food distribution models in the region in identifying appropriate ways to engage neighbors services firm providing a wide range of investment banking,
while maintaining COVID-19 health and safety protocols. experiencing food insecurity during the expansion of food securities, wealth management and investment management
Since the start of the pandemic, food insecurity has choices. In addition, the organization will engage in a formal services. With offices in 41 countries, the firm’s employees
significantly affected families with children, especially those evaluation process to better understand how increasing serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments,
in rural communities and communities of color. One in four choice affects children and their families. institutions and individuals. For further information about
people, including one in four children, face hunger on the “The Morgan Stanley Foundation has been dedicated for Morgan Stanley, please visit www.morganstanley.com.
Treasure Coast. Treasure Coast Food Bank, a member of the over half a century to ensuring children receive a healthy About Feeding America
Feeding America network, is one of 30 member food banks start to life, and we’re proud to support the Feeding America Feeding America is the largest hunger-relief organization
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receiving this funding from the Morgan Stanley Foundation. network to offer increased choice to families experiencing in the United States. Through a network of more than 200 food
It is projected that this grant will enable Treasure Coast Food food insecurity,” said Joan Steinberg, managing director, banks, 21 statewide food bank associations, and over 60,000
Bank to work with several partner agencies to enhance their Global Head of Philanthropy at Morgan Stanley. “Millions partner agencies, food pantries and meal programs, we helped
client choice pantries which allow people in need of food of people experience food insecurity in the United States, provide 6.6 billion meals to tens of millions of people in need
to select healthy items that align with their preferences. The which has only been exacerbated by the pandemic, and we are last year. Feeding America also supports programs that prevent
grant helps Treasure Coast Food Bank fulfill the broader pleased to work with Feeding America to help fight hunger food waste and improve food security among the people we
goals of ensuring a dignified client experience, providing and support children and families in innovative ways.” serve; brings attention to the social and systemic barriers that
more healthy food options, and generating less food waste. Morgan Stanley has a longstanding commitment to contribute to food insecurity in our nation; and advocates for
“We are committed to ensuring that every person assisted helping communities facing hunger and has provided more legislation that protects people from going hungry. Visit www.
through our network of food pantries be treated with dignity, than $41.7 million over the last decade to Feeding America, feedingamerica.org, find us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter.

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