Jeffie’s Choice, Inc., through Mariner Finance, donated $2,500.00 to The Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri on October 10th, 2024.
In Missouri, 1 in 7 people and 1 in 5 children were food insecure in 2022. Based on recent local data, that number is even higher now. Serving more people with less food is daunting, but donations like ours allow The Food Bank to fund new and creative ways to get food to neighbors and improve long-term food security in communities.
Jeffie’s Choice, Inc., through Mariner Finance, donated $2,500.00 to Harvest Hope Food Bank on October 8th, 2024.
South Carolina Mariner Finance team members also volunteered at Harvest Hope Food Bank with the Fill a Backpack program. The program stuffs bags with non-perishable foods that are then distributed at schools.
Harvest Hope is South Carolina’s largest food bank, providing over 25 million meals on average to neighbors in need across the Midlands, Pee Dee and the upstate. The food pantry feeds over 200 families per day. Since the Hurricane Helene, this number has reached close to 900 families. The Fill a Backpack program seeks to fill the gap faced by 1 in 5 children in South Carolina who are food insecure and often go hungry on the weekends and during school breaks.
Jeffie’s Choice, Inc., through Mariner Finance, donated $3,500.00 to MANNA Food Bank on September 7th, 2024.
MANNA FoodBank, located in Asheville, North Carolina, is a private, not-for-profit service organization working to end food insecurity in the 16 counties of Western North Carolina, including the Qualla Boundary. MANNA links the food industry to over 200 partner pantries and other human service organizations to get food to thousands of families’ tables.
Jeffie’s Choice, Inc., through Mariner Finance, donated $2,500.00 to Mississippi Food Network on July 17th, 2024.
Mississippi Food Network (MFN) has been feeding Mississippians since 1984. MFN distributes more than 1.5 million pounds of food and feeds more than 150,000 every month — or a total of 1.8 million people per year.
Jeffie’s Choice, Inc., through Mariner Finance, donated $3,500.00 to Food Bank of Delaware on June 24th, 2024.
Their mission is to inspire hope in their communities by providing food to nourish Delawareans, while collaborating on long-term solutions to hunger and poverty. They distribute millions of pounds of food each year to the community through on-site food pantries, mobile food pantries and a network of hunger-relief partners throughout the state.
Jeffie’s Choice, Inc. received a very generous $10,000.00 donation from R.H. Parker United Foundation on May 6th, 2024.
The R. H. Parker/United Foundation, an independent private foundation, was established in Oregon in 1994 by Richard H. Parker, Jr. and other members of the family. Its primary mission is to further education and youth programs in the areas United Finance Co. serves. They are committed to helping their communities grow and prosper. Each year, through the R. H. Parker/United Foundation they assist many local nonprofit organizations working to make the communities they share a better place to live and work.
Jeffie’s Choice, Inc., through Mariner Finance, donated $3,500.00 to Greater Chicago Food Depository on February 22nd, 2024.
The Greater Chicago Food Depository, Chicago’s food bank, started with one purpose – to nourish their neighbors at risk of hunger. And as the needs of their neighbors have evolved, so have they. Their work against hunger has expanded to address the issues that cause food insecurity and poverty.
Jeffie’s Choice, Inc., through Mariner Finance, donated $3,500.00 to Greater Chicago Food Depository on February 22nd, 2024.
The Greater Chicago Food Depository, Chicago’s food bank, started with one purpose – to nourish their neighbors at risk of hunger. And as the needs of their neighbors have evolved, so have they. Their work against hunger has expanded to address the issues that cause food insecurity and poverty.
Jeffie’s Choice, Inc., through Mariner Finance, donated $3,500.00 to Capital Area Food Bank on February 22nd, 2024.
CAFB was founded 44 years ago on Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. Their founders were passionate advocates for social justice and participated in the civil rights campaigns led by Dr. King. Over four decades, CAFB has grown from distributing a million meals out of an old, leaky warehouse to working with hundreds of their area’s nonprofits to distribute food and pilot initiatives that create opportunities for their neighbors to thrive. Today they are the anchor of the hunger relief infrastructure in the Greater Washington Region.
Jeffie’s Choice, Inc., through Mariner Finance, donated $2,500.00 to Feeding the Gulf Coast on January 18th, 2024.
Feeding the Gulf Coast shares how a $2500 Jeffie's Choice donation supports activities to help end hunger in AL, MS, and FL gulf communities:
1. Rescuing Food-working with the food industry to rescue food that would otherwise go to waste.
2. Storing Food- collect, store, and distribute food to local pantries and meal programs.
3. Distributing Food-the food pantries and meal programs distribute food to their communities.
Jeffie’s Choice, Inc., through Mariner Finance, donated $2,500.00 to Second Harvest Heartland on December 28th, 2023.
Second Harvest Heartland enthusiastically accepted a $2500 donation from Jeffie's Choice. The Minnesota food bank uses its unique position in the emergency food chain to make a large-scale impact across the region. Serving a 59-county area in Minnesota and Wisconsin, Second Harvest Heartland provides 94 percent of the food that their community partners distribute.
Jeffie’s Choice, Inc., through Mariner Finance, donated $2,500.00 to the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma on December 27th, 2023.
The Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma distributes food through a network of more than 1,300 community-based partner agencies and schools in 53 central and western OK counties. In addition to food distribution, the $2,500 Jeffies's Choice donation also helps to educate the public on hunger, advocate for those living with hunger and provides access to additional resources.
Jeffie’s Choice, Inc., through Mariner Finance, donated $2,500.00 to Oregon Food Bank on December 27th, 2023.
From Oregon Food Bank’s five main locations, they distribute food equitably across the region and work on policies and programs to address the root causes of hunger.
Jeffie’s Choice, Inc., through Mariner Finance, donated $2,500.00 to York County Food Bank on December 24th, 2023.
As one of the leading branches in participation during the Hands on Hunger campaign, the York PA branch chose to the local York County Food Bank as a recipient of a $2500 Jeffie's Choice donation. In 2023, through its programs and the Food Security Network, YCFB distributed 2.3 million healthy meals to seniors, families, and individuals in need all over York County.
Jeffie’s Choice, Inc., through Mariner Finance, donated $2,500.00 to Central California Food Bank on December 24th, 2023.
Central California Food Bank is the largest food bank in Central California serving Fresno, Madera, Kings, Kern and Tulare Counties. With the help of dedicated volunteers through 300+ partner feeding sites, they serve over 300,000 people each month. 46 million pounds of food was distributed to neighbors in need in fiscal year 2022.
Jeffie’s Choice, Inc., through Mariner Finance, donated $2,500.00 to Second Harvest Food Bank of South Louisiana on December 24th, 2023.
Second Harvest Food Bank leads the fight against hunger in South Louisiana by providing food access, advocacy, education, and disaster response. The donation made through Jeffie's Choice supports Second Harvest's outreach through 700+ community partners and programs across 23 parishes.
Jeffie’s Choice, Inc., through Mariner Finance, donated $5,000.00 Midwest Food Bank on December 24th, 2023.
Because Midwest Food Bank services over 2,200 agencies, serving hundreds of thousands of people each month, more diverse and greater numbers of people can be helped. Additionally, smaller agencies with few resources have an equal opportunity to share in the food Midwest Food Bank procures & distributes.
Jeffie’s Choice, Inc., through Mariner Finance, donated $5,000.00 to Arizona Food Bank Network on December 24th, 2023.
The Arizona Food Bank Network is a coalition of 5 regional food banks and almost 1,000 food pantries and agencies, working to address hunger in Arizona. Together, their network feeds almost one million people each year in all 15 counties in Arizona.
Jeffie’s Choice, Inc., through Mariner Finance, donated $2,500.00 to The Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano on December 24th, 2023.
The Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano provides over 3.4 million meals monthly to 18 northern California counties. The donation from Jeffie's Choice enables CSS Food Bank to pursue its mission to nourish neighbors in need and advocate for a hunger-free future.
Jeffie’s Choice, Inc., through Mariner Finance, donated $2,500.00 to Community FoodBank of New Jersey on December 24, 2023.
More than 530,000 people in the Community FoodBank of New Jersey's 15-county service area face hunger every day. A recent Jeffie's Choice donation provided a full day of food for 1,666 food insecure individuals in that community.
