Cox Communications Grants $25K To San Diego Food items Financial institution
SAN DIEGO, CA — Cox Communications donated $75,000 to Southern California food items banking companies, it was announced Friday, including $25,000 to the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Foodstuff Financial institution to help feed family members during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A further $25,000 every single was provided to the Next Harvest Food stuff Bank in Orange County and the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County.
“Cox has always supported the communities we serve,” mentioned Sam Attisha, vice president and location manager for Cox Communications in California.
“Now extra than ever, supporting our foodstuff banking institutions and enabling obtain to healthy foodstuff for people and young children who need our assist is so significant. We are dedicated to carrying out our component and will carry on to associate with good organizations to fight food insecurity.”
The $25,000 donation from Cox will provide 125,000 foods to all those in have to have in San Diego County. The grants arrive from the James M. Cox Basis, the charitable arm of Cox Enterprises, the guardian organization of Cox Communications.
“We extend our heartfelt gratitude to Cox Communications and the James M. Cox Foundation for supporting the meals financial institution during this unprecedented public overall health disaster that has experienced a devastating impact on our local community and area financial state, forcing tens of 1000’s of family members to search for support from the food bank,” claimed James Floros, president and CEO of the San Diego Meals Lender.
“With common business enterprise closures, report unemployment and skyrocketing foodstuff insecurity, donations are crucial to the food stuff bank considering that we are at present feeding virtually 600,000 men and women for every month because of to the pandemic and soaring have to have.”
Prior to the pandemic, the San Diego Food items Financial institution fed 350,000 individuals for every thirty day period. That number has practically doubled, Floros explained. They are also the only diaper lender in San Diego County licensed by the condition, and associate with dozens of nonprofit corporations to distribute diapers to regional families in want.
Given that the start out of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, the James M. Cox Foundation has donated $150,000 to food financial institutions in Cox’s California markets.
