LAS VEGAS – The Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation celebrated its annual “Week of Joy” by honoring Three Square Food Bank and presenting the organization with a $1,000 gift. This donation is part of a $100,000 gift to Feeding America to celebrate National Volunteer Week (April 18-24) and honor past Week of Joy volunteers and volunteer sites.
The Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation and the generosity of its franchisees, guests, vendor partners and employees, provides the simple joys of childhood to kids battling hunger or illness. They partner with food banks, children’s hospitals and nonprofit organizations to fund joyful environments and joyful experiences for kids when they need it most.
Three Square Food Bank is Southern Nevada’s only food bank and largest hunger relief organization, providing food to hundreds of thousands of people in need. They have earned a reputation as one of the most efficient and effective food banks in the country.
In addition to awarding three rounds of emergency grants totaling $3.25 million, Dunkin’, the Foundation, and Dunkin’ franchisees have also delivered more than 100,000 cups of free coffee to more than 300 hospitals, food banks, and emergency sites across the U.S.
For more information about the Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation visit www.bringjoy.org.
About the Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation
The Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation, the charitable foundation supported by Dunkin’ and the generosity of its franchisees, guests, vendor partners and employees, provides the simple joys of childhood to kids battling hunger or illness. The Foundation partners with food banks, children’s hospitals and nonprofit organizations to fund joyful environments and joyful experiences for kids when they need it most. Since 2006, the Joy in Childhood Foundation has granted more than $25 million to hundreds of national and local charities across the country. For more information, please visit www.bringjoy.org.
About Three Square Food Bank
Three Square is Southern Nevada’s only food bank and largest hunger relief organization, serving Las Vegas and all of Clark, Lincoln, Esmeralda and Nye counties. Since opening in 2007, Three Square has provided more than 444 million pounds of food to hundreds of thousands of people in need and earned a reputation as one of the most efficient and effective food banks in the country. When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, Three Square immediately implemented a disaster response plan to answer sudden school and business closures, drastic declines in retail food donations, social distancing limitations on volunteer efforts, reduced on-site staff support, and the need for low-contact food distributions. Within days, Three Square had increased food distribution by 250,000 meals a week and increased the capacity of its Call Center to refer Southern Nevadans to available food resources, social services, and unemployment benefits. While Three Square’s COVID-19 relief efforts have superseded regular programs and operations for the foreseeable future, it is more committed than ever to its mission of providing wholesome food to hungry people, while passionately pursuing a hunger-free community. Three Square is a member of the Feeding America network of food banks. If you or someone you know needs food assistance, or wants to learn more about Three Square’s vision of a community where no one is hungry, please connect at threesquare.org, Facebook (@ThreeSquareFoodBank), Instagram (threesquarelv) and Twitter (@threesquarelv).
