C&S Community Grocers

Our Core Initiatives

Core Values

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.

Core Values

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.

Core Values

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.

Core Values

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.

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.

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CAN DO Houston, Texas Enfield Food Shelf, Connecticut Edison Wetlands Association , New Jersey On Course Foundation, Florida
Water Education Foundation, California Mauldin Fire Department , South Carolina Hundred Nights Emergency Cold Weather Shelter , New Hampshire The Animal Food Bank of the Lehigh Valley , Pennsylvania

Announcements

FoodCorps and C&S Wholesale Grocers Announce
 Winner of Fourth Annual Victory Growers Award September 27, 2017 Read More

Providing Support for Relief and Rebuilding Efforts September 20, 2017 Read More

2017 C&S Charity Golf Outing Donates More Than $1.5M August 7, 2017 Read More

Corporate Leaders Join in the Support of Conservation Efforts at Success Pond Forest in New Hampshire June 14, 2017 Read More

C&S Wholesale Grocers and The Conservation Fund 
Celebrate 10 years of Partnership and Sustainability Leadership May 8, 2017 Read More

C&S Wholesale Grocers Announces 2017 Volunteer of the Year and Volunteer Month Projects April 27, 2017 Read More

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See us in action:

Community Involvement Report

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. 

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Did You Know?

Lending a (volunteer) hand

138 million+ Americans (62.5 percent) are "informal” volunteers, and assist neighbors with tasks as watching each other's children, helping with shopping, or house sitting.

Pitching in

Last year 62.2 million Americans (24.4%) volunteered 7.7 billion hours of their time.
Learn how C&S is inspiring people to give time, energy and skills.
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