America the Beautiful Fund “Digs In” and Feeds the Poor

America's Charities | January 14, 2010 | America's Charities, Member Charities, Success Stories | No Comments
America the Beautiful Fund “Digs In” and Feeds the Poor

With seeds donated by America the Beautiful Fund (ABF) , volunteers in communities across the country are clearing vacant lots, cleaning up abandoned gardens and using any plot of land they can find to grow food for low-income families, soup kitchens and pantries.

In Hyannis, MA, 3,000 low income participants in the Women’s, Infants and Children’s (WIC) Program have been able to feed their families with fresh home-grown vegetables.

In Alexandria, MN, a one-acre garden created by the Sheriff’s Department that the inmates plant, weed and harvest, has grown 2,376 pounds of food. The food has been shared with the local food shelf.

In Texas, the Laredo Regional Food Bank volunteers have grown over 200,000 pounds of food for the needy since 1991 on a one acre garden behind the Food Bank.

With over 60,000 projects in all 50 states, America the Beautiful Fund is helping feed the hungry every day.

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America’s Charities was organized in 1980 by a handful of charities looking for a better way to engage in workplace philanthropy. Today we are a not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) federation of over 150 national and local charity members in four different federations. Our members help millions of people in thousands of local communities every day by providing services that protect children, promote health, insure civil and human rights, broaden educational opportunities, protect animals, and protect the environment…among a broad variety of other critically needed services. America's Charities is governed by an independent Board of Directors. Members of the board are not compensated for their services. The Board includes corporate, charity and not-for-profit executives. Our headquarters is located in Chantilly, Virginia, near Dulles Airport, in the Washington, D.C. area. Regional offices are located in the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area; Orlando, Florida; Austin, Texas; and Los Angeles, California. We currently employ about 30 staff.