Kroger, NBC 5 Join Forces to Fight Hunger – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

Just in time for the holidays, NBC 5, Telemundo 39 and Kroger join forces to fight hunger in the region’s communities.

The campaign, titled End Hunger Here, kicked off Wednesday morning at a Kroger store in South Dallas.

Through December 7th, Kroger shoppers can purchase virtual grocery boxes by rounding up their grocery bills to the nearest $ 1, $ 5, or even $ 10.

The money raised will support five food banks in the area, including the North Texas Food Bank, Tarrant Food Bank, East Texas Food Bank, Central Louisiana Food Bank, and Northwest Louisiana Food Bank.

“For the past 18 months, we’ve gone from 5 mobile pantries to 23 mobile pantries every month and we can go into these communities and serve families who couldn’t get to us or a pantry,” said Linda Hutson with the Central Louisiana Food Bank .

Last year the effort raised $ 2.4 million and hopes to hit $ 3 million this year – the equivalent of 9 million meals.

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