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Milwaukee Bucks and Pick ‘n Save Team Up to Donate $50,000 Worth of Food for Fourth Consecutive Year

Six community groups to receive donated gift cards for food

For the fourth consecutive year, Pick ‘n Save and the Bucks have teamed up to donate $50,000 worth of food to local Milwaukee organizations in support of Kroger’s Zero Hunger | Zero Waste social and environmental impact plan. In lieu of in-kind non-perishable food products, Pick ‘n Save and the Bucks are distributing the $50,000 in the form of Pick ‘n Save gift cards to help alleviate immediate food insecurities in our community. Over the next three months Pick ‘n Save and the Bucks will donate to six different organizations to help alleviate hunger and provide access to food in our community.

“As our organization continues to drive positive change across the state, we couldn’t ask for a better partner than Pick ‘n Save to help address a major problem for families across the region: food insecurity,” said Milwaukee Bucks and Fiserv Forum President Peter Feigin. “These gift cards will go a long way to provide relief to families who experience hunger.”

The Bucks tipped off the giving by awarding gift cards to Bucks Community Partner MacCanon Brown Homeless Sanctuary. The gift cards will help provide access to healthy food for homeless and at-risk adults. Bucks and Pick ‘n Save staff distributed gift cards and volunteered with the pantry program.

“It is a privilege to team up with the Milwaukee Bucks to provide gift cards to support Milwaukee organizations like the MacCannon Brown Homeless Sanctuary,” said James J. Hyland, Roundy’s Vice President of Communications & Public Affairs. “With these gift cards, we hope to lift up members of our community by providing access to food for today and hope for a brighter tomorrow.”

Below are the five additional community groups in the Milwaukee area that will receive Pick ‘n Save gift cards during the months of May, June and July as part of the Zero Hunger | Zero Waste initiative.

Benedict Center: The Benedict Center provides services and advocacy for women in the criminal justice system so they can live safer, healthier lives for themselves, their children and the community.  Their services include community-based counseling for substance use disorders and mental health treatment, reentry support, neighborhood drop-in centers and street outreach. Gift cards will support women returning from the criminal justice system who are working to get back on their feet financially.

Pathfinders: Pathfinders helps homeless and housing insecure youth (primarily LGBTQ+-identified youth) find and sustain safe housing. Once housed, Pathfinders offers support to youth as they work towards stability, mental well-being, education, employment, and other personal goals. Gift cards will support youth and young adults receiving services from the supported housing program.

Meta House: Meta House is a nationally recognized, gender-responsive substance abuse treatment program dedicated to helping women through the progression of recovery. Gift cards will support women overcoming substance abuse disorder who need assistance buying groceries for themselves and family.

Milwaukee LGBT Community Center: The LGBT Community Center helps members enrich their lives through effective programs that support growth and connection. The center provides programming for the entire LGBTQ+ community. Gift cards will support the pantry program and members of the LGBTQ+ community receiving support and services from the community center.

Maroon Calabash: Maroon Calabash is a local, Black-led nonprofit organization committed to, among other things, establishing reproductive justice practices cultivating economic power for Black communities as well as providing prenatal, birth, postnatal and family support for Black families within the Milwaukee community.

In addition to the gift cards, Pick ‘n Save and the Bucks plan to continue their support these organizations through other programming.