Community Garden Magazine Issue Eight April 2016 Community Garden Magazine Issue Eight April 2016 | Page 29
Live better. Every day. Through our giving, Walmart and the Walmart Foundation
help people in thousands of communities live better every day. Our strategic
giving programs address pressing environmental and social problems such as
poverty, hunger, climate change, deforestation and natural disasters. In addition
to cash grants, each program draws on Walmart’s strengths, such as in-kind
donations (especially of food), and the expertise and passion of our 2.2 million
associates around the world, engagement of Walmart customers and last but not
least partnerships with suppliers, civil society and government agencies. We focus
on three priority areas: Opportunity Increase economic mobility and foster
economic growth • Retail and related sector opportunity • Women’s economic
empowerment • U.S. veteran reintegration • Small business development • Local
manufacturing Sustainability Enhance the sustainability of global supply chains in
food, apparel and general merchandise • Hunger relief • Nutrition education •
Sustainable commodities • Sustainable product design and manufacturing
Community Strengthen local communities and inspire associates to give back •
Disaster response and preparedness • Associate support • Community
development • Volunteerism
Grant cycle information coming in a month or
so……we’ll keep you posted! They do Grants
from $250 to $2,500 for Hunger Relief and
Nutrition Education.
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