Nourishing Neighbors Partner Toolkit

We are doubling down on our efforts to feed all our neighbors and we thank you for your partnership in doing so.

The ideas outlined in this tool kit are simply suggestions of how you can get the word out about our collaboration to help feed our neighbors. None of the outlined ideas are required to be completed by your organization.

1Review noteUpdated from your 2021 Holiday Meals toolkit so it isn’t holiday-specific.

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Share your news.

The contents of this toolkit can be leveraged in your channels to help raise awareness of the programs you support in the fight against hunger.

Thank you for your partnership.

Your details

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Translator

In the materials, you will see highlighted sections. Below is a translator for each section:

Fill in a field and the highlighted sections update.

that’s the name of your organization

the name of the store you are working with (example Safeway, Jewel-Osco, Acme)

a local description of the location of the store(s) you are working with.

the name of the local campaign

The grant amount, shown as $10,000.

Finish the sentence “We will…”, for example “provide fresh groceries to local families.”

Press release details
Charity contact
Banner contact

The PDF says to reach out to the Foundation for the banner boiler plate and contact information.

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2Review noteI removed the PDF’s holiday examples (Santa Bucks, Turkey Bucks). This field is in the PDF’s translator, but none of the templates use it. Should it appear somewhere?

Press Release Template

Sample Press Release Copy

<CHARITY> Receives (amount) Nourishing Neighbors Grant from Albertsons Companies Foundation

CITY, State — Date — <CHARITY> received a (amount) grant from Albertsons Companies Foundation’s Nourishing Neighbors Program. The grant was provided from funds donated by generous customers at checkout stands and will be used to [what the grant will support].

“We’re excited to partner with [Banner] to help neighbors purchase the food they need to feed their families,” said [<CHARITY>president or top local official]. “Together with [Banner] we’ll continue to tackle the ongoing food insecurity issues in our community.”

[Paragraph about the Charity’s focus and history and any other important details on how the organization affects positive change in the community.]

“We’re proud to partner with <CHARITY> to address hunger issues in our community,” said [Banner President]. “Local organizations know their communities best, and we’re glad to support their work.”

Nourishing Neighbors is a charitable program of Albertsons Companies Foundation. The program aims to eradicate hunger in all of our neighborhoods by connecting people to long-term solutions while feeding the immediate need. Since 2014, Nourishing Neighbors has enabled more than 1.3 billion meals, including more than 90 million in 2025, and has contributed more than $390 million to fight hunger.

<INSERT CHARITY BOILER PLATE>

<INSERT BANNER BOILER PLATE> - Please reach out to us for this as well as the contact information

Contacts:

<CHARITY NAME><Banner Name>
NameName
PhonePhone
EmailEmail

3Review noteUpdated from the PDF so it isn’t holiday-specific. The gift-card wording now uses the grantee’s own description of what the grant will support (a new field in Your details), and the store president’s second sentence is new because the original was about holiday gift cards.

4Review noteUpdated: the PDF said “[Banner] Foundation.” Grants now come from Albertsons Companies Foundation.

5Review noteUpdated from the PDF’s 2020 statistics to the current figures on the website’s About page.

9Review noteCould you send the Banner boilerplate (and the banner contact information) so we can add it to the toolkit?

Newsletter Template

Sample Newsletter Copy

<Charity> Received a Generous Nourishing Neighbors Grant from <Banner>

<Charity> received a <amount> Nourishing Neighbors grant from Albertsons Companies Foundation’s Nourishing Neighbors fundraising campaign. Customers were asked to donate at the register to help feed our neighbors and this grant is a result of these generous donations.

<Charity> will use this grant to [what the grant will support].

Nourishing Neighbors is a charitable program of Albertsons Companies Foundation. The program aims to eradicate hunger in all of our neighborhoods by connecting people to long-term solutions while feeding the immediate need. Since 2014, Nourishing Neighbors has enabled more than 1.3 billion meals, including more than 90 million in 2025, and has contributed more than $390 million to fight hunger.

<Charity> is proud to partner with Nourishing Neighbors to help fight hunger issues in our community.

3Review noteUpdated from the PDF so it isn’t holiday-specific. The gift-card wording now uses the grantee’s own description of what the grant will support.

4Review noteUpdated: the PDF said “[Banner] Foundation.” Grants now come from Albertsons Companies Foundation.

5Review noteUpdated from the PDF’s 2020 statistics to the current figures on the website’s About page.

6Review noteUpdated so every template uses the same mission line. The PDF’s newsletter and blog said “eradicate childhood hunger in America by keeping food banks stocked and supporting meal distribution programs at schools,” while its press release used this line.

Sample Blog Post

Sample Blog Post

Albertsons Companies Foundation’s Nourishing Neighbors Program Gives <amount> Grant to <Charity>

<Charity> recently received a <amount> grant from Nourishing Neighbors. The grant was made possible by generous customers who visited [Banner] at [location] and donated at checkout to help feed our neighbors.

As the charitable partner for this [Banner] location (or these [Banner] locations) we are please to receive all of the funds collected from customers during the fundraiser. We plan to use the funds to [what the grant will support].

Nourishing Neighbors is a charitable program of Albertsons Companies Foundation. The program aims to eradicate hunger in all of our neighborhoods by connecting people to long-term solutions while feeding the immediate need. Since 2014, Nourishing Neighbors has enabled more than 1.3 billion meals, including more than 90 million in 2025, and has contributed more than $390 million to fight hunger.

<Charity> is proud to partner with Nourishing Neighbors to help fight hunger issues in our community.

3Review noteUpdated from the PDF so it isn’t holiday-specific. The gift-card wording now uses the grantee’s own description of what the grant will support.

4Review noteUpdated: the PDF said “[Banner] Foundation.” Grants now come from Albertsons Companies Foundation.

5Review noteUpdated from the PDF’s 2020 statistics to the current figures on the website’s About page.

6Review noteUpdated so every template uses the same mission line. The PDF’s newsletter and blog said “eradicate childhood hunger in America by keeping food banks stocked and supporting meal distribution programs at schools,” while its press release used this line.

7Review noteThis is a typo in the PDF (“please” should be “pleased”). Should I fix it?

Social Media Copy

Sample Social Media Copy – Post Campaign

Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn

  1. Thanks to generous customer donations at [Banner] (location), <Charity> received (amount) through the #NourishingNeighbors campaign.

  2. We’re grateful to [Banner] at (location) and their generous customers who donated to the Nourishing Neighbors fundraising campaign. As their charity partner, we received a (amount) grant that will help us [what the grant will support].

  3. A big thank you to everyone who donated to <Charity> through the [Banner] Nourishing Neighbors fundraiser. All funds donated at the (location) store were donated to <Charity>. We are using the funds to [what the grant will support].

Include in all posts: #NourishingNeighbors@<Banner>

3Review noteUpdated from the PDF so it isn’t holiday-specific. The gift-card wording now uses the grantee’s own description of what the grant will support.

8Review noteTwitter is now X. Also, is “#NourishingNeighbors@<Banner>” still the right hashtag format?

Additional Images

Select a photo to see it larger and download it.

Download images here

10Review noteThese were pulled from the PDF, so they aren’t high quality, and the PDF’s “Download images here” link led to an empty folder. Could you provide the images? I’m also happy to use other images if needed.

Running your program.

How-to guides and the basics for running your program.

13Review noteYou wanted toolkits to be less focused on creative and more focused on the how-to and the basics. This section would be a place where we could gather information from the advisory group and create some how-to guides.

Current SNAP guidance

SNAP is a federal program, and Nourishing Neighbors isn’t a SNAP program. For current information in your area, reach out to an organization like the Food Research and Action Center or your local 211 organization.

14Review noteThere have been some SNAP changes. Please confirm the wording.

More how-to guides

Coming soon, developed with our advisory group.

Your grant.

What your grant covers and who to contact with questions.

What your grant supports

Your application describes the work you were funded to do.

If your organization is not able to fulfil the grant as written, we kindly request you return the grant per our agreement.

15Review noteCould you give me feedback on this copy? It’s adapted from your Aug 13 reply to a grantee, and I want to make sure it belongs here and reads the way you’d like.

Who to contact

Your local division contacts are your contacts for questions and reporting. For anything else, contact [contact email, e.g. nourishingneighbors@albertsons.com].

12Review noteIs this the right email, or what is the right email for this?

Thank you for your support.

We know that together we can make a difference for our communities as we work together to nourish our neighbors and end the cycle of hunger in our communities.

Please contact [contact email, e.g. nourishingneighbors@albertsons.com] with any comments or questions.

12Review noteIs this the right email, or what is the right email for this?

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