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Fighting Childhood Hunger In the US. Hunger Free Communities Summit Washington, DC Saturday, February 25, 2012. STOP Hunger - A Sodexo Initiative. Sodexo 80 countries 120,000 employees in the US STOP Hunger employee engagement commitment focused on fighting hunger in the USA
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Fighting Childhood Hunger In the US Hunger Free Communities Summit Washington, DC Saturday, February 25, 2012
STOP Hunger - A Sodexo Initiative • Sodexo • 80 countries • 120,000 employees in the US • STOP Hunger • employee engagement commitment focused on fighting hunger in the USA • Sodexo Foundation • mission to ensure that every child grows up with dependable access to enough nutritious food to enable them to lead a healthy, productive life • since 1999 provided more than $17 million in grants to anti-hunger organizations
Public-Private Partnerships • Partners tackle same issue from different perspectives • Business can help non-profits add a business-like focus to their activities • Corporations must have a champion within the company to drive the effort • Corporate philanthropy is also good business • Include young people
STOP Hunger – A Sodexo Initiative Shondra Jenkins Director Community Relations shondra.jenkins@sodexo.com 301 987 4322 Visit Facebook.com/SodexoSTOPHunger Blogs.sodexoUSA.com/hunger