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. supported by the C&S Mini Grant program.
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 lead by our principles, driven by purpose, and oriented towards outcomes.
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 2015.
Announcements
Employees at C&S Wholesale Grocers Corporate Headquarters Pack 100,000+ Meals August 20, 2018 Read More
2018 C&S Charity Golf Outing Donates More Than $1.8M August 13, 2018 Read More
C&S Wholesale Grocers Helps Feeding America® Spotlight Child Hunger June 13, 2018 Read More
C&S Wholesale Grocers Partners with No Kid Hungry to Support Summer Meals for Kids May 22, 2018 Read More
C&S Wholesale Grocers Announces 2018 Volunteer of the Year and Volunteer Month Projects April 27, 2018 Read More
C&S Wholesale Grocers Releases 14th Annual Community Involvement Report March 23, 2018 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
Excited to announce the winners of our 5th annual Victory Growers essay contest! The contest, sponsored by… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…, Sep 19
Our #Food for #Kids drive, during #hungeractionmonth at our corporate headquarters, underway. We're aligning with… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…, Sep 19
So proud of the three C&Sers who are #volunteering as "Loaned Employees" to @MonadnockUW . They're helping inform,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…, Sep 19
Congratulations to our colleague (and 2018 C&S #Volunteer of the Year), Joel Arvelo for being honored by the#… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…, Sep 18
Thank you to our long-time partners at the @centralpafb for honoring our family of companies with this #Hunger… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…, Sep 18
Great news from our friends at @FoodCorps about amplifying their work. twitter.com/FoodCorps/stat…, Sep 6