05 July 2021

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Delta Dental foundation grants $1.5 M to Californians healthy foods

Katherine E. Pfaff

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Dental services and insurance company, Delta Dental’s foundation, has provided grants to food banks across California in a bid to improve overall health and thereby impact oral health. Delta Dental Community Care Foundation awarded $1.5 million in grants to more than 20 food banks across all the counties in California; grants were about $20,000 and up per food bank. The effort was coordinated in collaboration with Delta Dental of California, which highlighted the issue of food insecurity and its impact on oral health. 

"As the philanthropic arm of Delta Dental of California, the Delta Dental Community Care Foundation is committed to addressing the health of the whole person and providing access to healthy foods is absolutely critical to that effort," said Kenzie Ferguson, vice president of Foundation and corporate social responsibility for Delta Dental of California. "As the effects of the pandemic continue to ripple through our communities, we knew we couldn't take our foot off the gas in terms of providing support to the organizations that help millions of Californians put food on the table and provide a crucial building block to health."

Delta Dental’s foundation has a history of addressing food insecurities, giving $3.5 million in grants to food banks in 2020. That funding was across 15 states and Washington DC. 

Source: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/delta-dental-community-care-foundation-donates-1-5-million-to-feed-hungry-californians-301319280.html