HERNDON, Va.–The NWFCU Foundation, the charitable arm of Northwest Federal Credit Union, held its annual Food for Kids Drive in partnership with Giant Food to collect non-perishable food items for at-promise children. The Foundation received almost 42,000 food items and several-thousand dollars in donations from generous credit union members, employees and corporate partners. Giant Food customers at 17 local stores generously bought and donated over 22,000 food items for this important initiative.
“The NWFCU Foundation has the absolute best supporters, credit union members and corporate partners,” said Executive Director Kaycee Childress. “We believe that no child should go hungry. With the help of our partners and supporters we are helping to change that terrible reality and put much needed food in hungry tummies. We cannot thank everyone who donated to this important initiative enough.”
Each year the Foundation works alongside Northwest Federal members, employees and corporate partners to gather and deliver food to Fairfax County and Loudoun County public school systems for distribution to at-promise students and various after school programs for at-promise young people.
With many students still home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and many families still suffering extreme financial hardships during this trying time, the Foundation was ready to distribute much needed supplies to food-insecure children.
“We are so grateful for the incredible support the NWFCU Foundation received during the Food Drive,” said Jeff Bentley, president and CEO of Northwest Federal Credit Union and chairman of NWFCU Foundation. “With an increase of nearly 25% in donations from last year, we can expand our support to local families who have found themselves in need of help. We could not have exceeded our goal without our partner, Giant Food, and local Giant employee, My Pham, who helped make this partnership a reality.”