{"id":15588,"date":"2025-11-20T09:41:41","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T14:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rmff.org\/?p=15588"},"modified":"2025-11-20T09:41:42","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T14:41:42","slug":"fairbanks-foundation-awards-grants-to-support-food-insecurity-efforts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/old.rmff.wrhosting.net\/pl\/2025\/11\/fairbanks-foundation-awards-grants-to-support-food-insecurity-efforts\/","title":{"rendered":"Fairbanks Foundation Awards Grants to Support Food Insecurity Efforts"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"container  block wordpress-block wordpress-heading core-heading\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Fairbanks Foundation Awards Grants to Support Food Insecurity Efforts<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"aligncenter block wordpress-block wordpress-paragraph core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><em><em><em>Grants offer one-time, unrestricted funding to Indianapolis organizations<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"block wordpress-block wordpress-paragraph core-paragraph\">\n<p>Earlier this month, the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation awarded $25,000 grants to seven nonprofit organizations addressing food insecurity in Indianapolis:<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"container  block wordpress-block wordpress-list core-list\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ccfpindy.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Crooked Creek Food Pantry<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flannerhouse.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Flanner House<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gleaners.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kheprw.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kheprw Institute<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nine13logistics.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nine 13 Logistics<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oldbethel.org\/food-pantry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Old Bethel &amp; Partners Food Pantry<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.svdpindy.org\/category\/food-pantry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">St. Vincent de Paul-Indianapolis<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"block wordpress-block wordpress-paragraph core-paragraph\">\n<p>Six of the grants were awarded as part of our annual Charitable Grants program. Since 2021, the Fairbanks Foundation has awarded Charitable Grants \u2013 one-time, $25,000 grants to Indianapolis nonprofits whose work aligns with a funding theme reflecting the city\u2019s most pressing needs. The program honors the legacy of Dick Fairbanks\u2019 interest in making small, unrestricted grants to organizations where these funds can make a significant impact.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"block wordpress-block wordpress-paragraph core-paragraph\">\n<p>To further support this important work outside of the Charitable Grants program, the Fairbanks Foundation also awarded $25,000 to Gleaners to help fund their food distribution efforts.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"block wordpress-block wordpress-paragraph core-paragraph\">\n<p>This year\u2019s funding theme, food insecurity, has been identified by Indianapolis city and community leaders as an ongoing challenge. In fact, the Indy Hunger Network\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indyhunger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2023-IHN-Hunger-Study-FINAL-2-2-24.pdf-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2023 Food Assistance and Hunger in Indiana<\/a> report indicates that food insecurity in Marion County is worse than it was before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2023, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rmff.org\/community-data-snapshot\/vitality-of-indianapolis\/\">15.9% of people in Marion County<\/a> lived in a food-insecure household, according to data available on the Vitality section of our Community Data Snapshot.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"block wordpress-block wordpress-paragraph core-paragraph\">\n<p>As Claire Fiddian-Green noted in her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibj.com\/articles\/claire-fiddian-green-even-modest-investments-can-spark-meaningful-change\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">November IBJ Forefront column<\/a>, \u201cThe impact of hunger goes beyond empty stomachs. Children who lack consistent access to food are at higher risk for chronic disease, poor mental health, and lower academic achievement in reading and math. These outcomes affect not only individual families but the health and prosperity of our entire community.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"block wordpress-block wordpress-paragraph core-paragraph\">\n<p>The Fairbanks Foundation is pleased to support each of these organizations.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"block wordpress-block wordpress-paragraph core-paragraph\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this month, the Richard M. 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