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Citizens partners with Feeding America

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September 15, 2022

Citizens Financial Group Inc. has renewed its partnership for the fifth year with Feeding America, a hunger-relief organization. Through the partnership, Citizens will provide more than $1 million, primarily as equitable access grants to improve access to nutritious foods for Black, Indigenous and People of Color, according to a press release.

In addition, bank employees can participate in the Step Up to Fight Hunger challenge, where healthy activities and steps are turned into meals for local communities. It will also run a virtual food drive.

"For millions of people in America, a daily meal isn't a choice between different dishes. It's often an impossible choice between food and other critical needs," Bruce Van Saun, chairman and CEO, Citizens Financial Group, said in the release. "Our partnership with Feeding America helps to tackle the root causes of hunger and aims to increase the scale and impact of local food banks, particularly now, as our communities continue grappling with economic instability."