Our Core Initiatives
Eliminating Hunger
The bread slice serves as a universal symbol for food. Our strategic national nonprofit partners in alleviating hunger are: Feeding America, Share Our Strength/No Kid Hungry, Congressional Hunger Center and FoodCorps. Local nonprofit partners: food banks in the Feeding America network.
Strengthening Communities
The heart reflects the humanity of our associates and the belief that children and families are the heart of communities. Our national nonprofit partners to strengthen children and communities are: The United Way and First Book. Local nonprofit partners: many, of all types and sizes, supported by the C&S Mini Grant program.
Protecting Our Environment
The apple symbolizes the beauty of our planet and our commitment to the environment. Our national environmental nonprofit partners are: The Conservation Fund (Go Zero carbon sequestration program) and the Student Conservation Association.
Encouraging Volunteerism
The hand represents C&S associates’ willingness to roll up their sleeves as volunteers in their communities. Our initiatives include: National Volunteer Week, Dollars for Doers and our Team Up & Make Strides program. Our national nonprofit partners to propel volunteerism are: Points of Light and generationOn.
Purpose & Values
Click here to read our company's Purpose & Values statements.
Giving Back
At C&S we strive to participate in our communities as an engaged, values-driven corporate citizen. Our community involvement is led by our principles, driven by purpose, and oriented towards outcomes. We are an engaged corporate citizen supporting causes that positively impact our communities.
To view a (partial) list of organizations we support, please see the C&S Community Involvement Report, published annually since 2004, or click through the photos below to see some examples from 2018.
Announcements
2019 C&S Charity Golf Outing Donates More Than $1.5M August 12, 2019 Read More
C&S Wholesale Grocers Goes Green June 26, 2019 Read More
C&S Wholesale Grocers Announces 2019 Volunteer of the Year and Volunteer Month Projects May 2, 2019 Read More
See us in action:
Community Involvement Report
As a way to inspire, inform and engage our employees, our customers and vendors, and leaders in the communities where we operate, C&S produces an annual Community Involvement Report.
Click the cover to view the most recent edition and previous years.
Latest Tweets
Mahalo! Our colleagues at @HansenDistributionGroup in #Hawaii volunteered at their local #HeadStart #school on… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…, Jan 24
Our employees joined w/ppl across the US to celebrate the life, ideas, and spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…, Jan 22
Our company is sending financial support to @WCKitchen for their work in #PuertoRico , to help bring good #food and… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…, Jan 15
We are so proud to sponsor @nokidhungry ‘s second Rural #Child #Hunger Summit on March 31-April 1, 2020 in Columbus… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…, Jan 14
These states have the highest rates of hunger in America-- do you call one of them home? Learn more about what's be… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…, Jan 11
Ten years ago, our company and our employees mobilized to help the people of #Haiti. We stepped up quickly and gene… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…, Jan 13