Kroger

The Kroger Co. Foundation is committed to community engagement, positive social impact, and charitable giving at the national and local levels. As one of the newest partners to join First Book on the mission of achieving educational equity, we will focus our work on Kroger’s hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio. In collaboration with The Kroger Co. Foundation and Freestore Foodbank, First Book helped launch a pilot program bolstering literacy at local foodbanks in the Greater Cincinnati area to foster healthy development and academic growth for children in need during the summer. This program simultaneously combats food insecurity while fostering literacy development at a time when students are most susceptible to downturns in reading proficiency. Together, we seek to create a framework for addressing multi-pronged social issues in communities of need that acts as a sustainable model for nationwide impact.