FSA Impacts Those in Need in 2023

There are many recent world events that have placed extraordinary pressures on food chains. With all these pressures, Food Shippers of America (FSA) continues to support organizations that can have a significant impact on its members operations and success. In fact, in 2023 FSA has chosen to provide financial resources to the following organizations:

American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN): Mobilizing for Emergency Response

This industry non-profit exists to provide supply chain assistance to disaster relief organizations and other non-profits. ALAN does this by bringing together the expertise and resources of the logistics industry with non-profit disaster relief organizations so that ALAN can help solve their most pressing supply chain challenges immediately after disasters strike. That way, help and op arrive sooner.

Just as important, ALAN helps humanitarian organizations make every logistics dollar count. After all, studies show that up to 80 percent of their crisis spending goes to logistics. And of that, as much as 40 percent may be wasted simply because these organizations do not have access to the right supply chain equipment, knowledge or connections.

In March, FSA renewed its ALAN Sustainer Sponsor status in 2023 – which continues a supportive relationship FSA has maintained with ALAN for more than a decade.

“We have been a long-time supporter of the disaster relief work that ALAN does,” says Paul Newbourne, FSA Executive Director. “The distribution of food and water are priorities following any disaster and given our involvement in the food industry we feel it is important that we support organizations that provide on-theground relief to those in need.

“In the past three years alone, ALAN has enabled the delivery and distribution of millions of dollars in relief supplies for hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, and the pandemic,” says ALAN Executive Director Kathy Fulton. “That’s only possible because of the support of organizations like Food Shippers of America, whose generous donation came at the start of a year already bustling with requests for disaster aid.”

Feeding America/FIND Food Bank: Working Together to End Hunger

In a country that wastes billions of pounds of food each year, it’s shocking that anyone in America can go hungry. Yet every day there are millions of children and adults who do not get the meals they need to thrive.

Feeding America is the largest domestic hunger-relief organization in the U.S. – and has a natural tiein to the food industry. For this reason, in 2023 FSA has made a substantial financial commitment to support Feeding America.

Thanks to the donation by FSA, as well as thousands of other businesses, government organizations, and individual Americans, the Feeding America network of food banks, pantries and meal programs serve virtually every community in the United States – 40 million people, including

12 million children and 7 million seniors. In fact, the Feeding America network has provided more than 6.6 billion meals, helping one in seven people facing hunger live more secure and stable lives.

“We have been a long-time contributor to this organization and the local food bank where we host our annual conference,” says Newbourne. “This year it was the FIND Food Bank. Our contributions here stem from our belief that giving back to the communities that our members operate in is important to the well-being of those less fortunate who could benefit from such contributions.”