SMITHFIELD, Va., Oct. 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Smithfield Foods donated $150,000 to 30 food banks in its 22-state operational footprint to support neighbors in local communities experiencing food insecurity. “Smithfield believes in the power of community and the importance of supporting hunger relief,” said Jim Monroe, vice president of corporate affairs for Smithfield Foods. “This donation helps provide critical support to our neighbors facing hunger and reflects our continuing commitment to doing good ...

State’s largest single-day food drive nets enough food to provide 150,000 mealsRALEIGH, N.C., Oct. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For the fifth year in a row, Smithfield Foods Hunger Relief Day at the N.C. State Fair generated an outpouring of support for The Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina (the Food Bank) to help fight hunger in the state. On Thursday, Oct. 23, fairgoers from across North Carolina donated six cans of food in exchange for free admission. Thanks to their generosity, the event r ...

活动背景与目标 - WFAA电视台与北德州食品银行及塔兰特地区食品银行第五次合作 于2025年6月26日举办"Nourish North Texas"电话筹款活动 由H-E-B超市赞助[1] - 活动旨在为暑期缺乏学校餐食保障的儿童及家庭筹集资金 目标提供至少100万份餐食 H-E-B将匹配最高10万美元的捐款[4] 地区饥饿问题现状 - 德州成为全美食物短缺最严重州 超过540万居民面临粮食不安全问题[2] - 达拉斯-沃斯堡都会区粮食不安全率居德州首位 全美第三 约六分之一人口（含44.2万名儿童）面临饥饿威胁[2] 合作机构运营规模 - 北德州食品银行通过500家合作机构每年提供超过1.37亿份餐食 覆盖25个县[7] - 塔兰特地区食品银行每周通过500余家合作机构提供超过100万份营养餐食 服务13个县[10] - 两家机构去年合计提供超过6000万份营养餐食[3] 企业参与与社会支持 - 活动获得GM Financial、4Change Energy、ABC Home and Commercial Services等企业支持[4] - WFAA所属母公司TEGNA拥有全美51个市场的64家电视台 覆盖约39%全美电视家庭[6]