Elanco Foundation Pledges To Fight Food Insecurity

The recently-formed Elanco Foundation is pledging support for organizations working to stop food insecurity during the pandemic. The foundation is  offering over $700,000 to food banks and other organizations across the country. The organizations include Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana, the European Food Banks Federation, as well as food banks in Clinton and Greenfield, Indiana, Winslow, Maine, Ft. Dodge, Iowa and the Kansas City area. 

“In this time of uncertainty, the health and well-being of our employees, customers, animals and the communities where we operate are our top priority,” said Jeff Simmons, Elanco president and CEO. “Such an unprecedented time underscores the critical importance of a safe, affordable food supply, particularly meat, milk and eggs. And the needs are growing. There is no better time than during an urgent philanthropic need to launch our newly created Elanco Foundation to deliver on our promise of health by increasing access to healthy animal protein for all people. We challenge everyone to help us ‘fill the banks.’”

Elanco is involved in a coalition to raise over $1.5 million to feed 10,000 families with children in the IPS school system for the next two months. The Elanco Foundation funds are expected to meet the needs of 2,500 families.