America’s Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia is the proud recipient of a $25,000 grant thanks to the Chick-fil-A Foundation’s efforts to support Child Hunger Programs located in donor key markets.  Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia is able to benefit from the foundation grant due to the recent opening of the Chick-Fil-A Savannah Quarters in Pooler.  Leigh Fisher, Director Organizational Development for Chick-fil-A Savannah Quarters stated “as a new business, in the Pooler and Savannah markets, we are so grateful to partner with America's Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia to serve those most vulnerable in our community.”

Created out of a desire to honor Chick-fil-A Founder Truett Cathy's legacy of giving, goodwill and passion for supporting youth, the Chick-fil-A Foundation seeks to nourish potential in every child, especially in the areas of education, homelessness and hunger.  Chick-fil-A Foundation's giving is driven by a desire to create caring communities where every child – regardless of economic background, race, religion or orientation has the opportunity to become all they can be.

In early FY21, the Chick-fil-A Foundation invested $3M to the Feeding America network, to support their mission to end hunger and provide support to Child Hunger Programs in donor key markets.  In 2021, Chick-fil-A continued to expand its landscape by opening new restaurants across the United States.  Food banks were deemed eligible for this grant opportunity due to their proximity to the new Chick-fil-A Restaurant(s).  Chick-fil-A Foundation is providing $925,000 in grant funding to support this grant opportunity.  Thirty-one (31) food banks have been awarded grants in the range of $12,500 - $50,000 each.

Second Harvest is overjoyed to receive $25,000 that will go toward our Childhood Hunger Initiatives.  Our Kids Cafe program provides a hot meal, tutoring and enrichment in a safe haven for more than 3,800 children each week day during the school year.  The program was adopted by Feeding America in 1993 and has grown to be the third largest childhood hunger initiative in the nation.