Making A Difference In Every Community We Serve

Feeding the hungry has always been our number-one giving priority — and not just during the holidays. With the generous participation of our customers and supplier partners, we have been able to provide almost 3 million meals to help feed and support our neighbors in need over the past 12 months.

In November we kick off a new initiative with the New Orleans Saints. Tackle Hunger will help provide food directly to our neighbors in need. The food and funds raised will also go a long way to replenish our local food banks, which are still stretched thin from the pandemic, Hurricane Ida and other storms in recent years.

Our local food banks don’t just collect and distribute food. Second Harvest, the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank, Feeding the Gulf Coast and others run vital programs, including senior programs, mobile food banks and the backpack program to reduce child hunger. They help supply our local food pantries, school pantries and community kitchens, as well as provide emergency food box deliveries.

Next time you visit a Rouses Markets, look for the collection bins in the front of the store. We accept nonperishable food and household supplies year-round. You can also donate cash at checkouts at any Rouses Market, with 100% of the proceeds going to our local food banks.

— Donny Rouse, CEO, 3 rd Generation