The Albertsons Companies Foundation and the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) announced that Hunger Is, their joint charitable initiative to fight childhood hunger in America, awarded over $4 million in grants to 79 local charities to feed hungry children living in neighborhoods throughout the country. “I am overjoyed to see how Hunger Is has been able to impact the issue on a local level by awarding over $4 million in grants. I’m honored to continue to help bring attention and increase awareness to childhood hunger in America,” stated Emmy Award-winning actress and Hunger Is ambassador Viola Davis. “I was one of the millions of children that go hungry every day. I promise to continue to tell my story until we have ended childhood hunger in the U.S.” Hunger Is invited qualified organizations to respond with approaches to increase access to free and reduced-cost school breakfast, to improve the nutritional quality of breakfast programs, and to expand weekend, summer and vacation feeding programs.

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