December 3, 2024 (Hyannis, Mass.) – The Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod will provide $15,000 in financial support to food pantries throughout the region on Giving Tuesday 2024.
The bank’s decade-long tradition of supporting local food pantries on Giving Tuesday, which began in 2014 as a “restock the shelves campaign,” has been expanded this year to include food distribution organizations in all 15 towns in Barnstable County.
Food pantries receiving $1,000 donations include:
- Barnstable – Cape & Islands Veterans Outreach Center (Hyannis)
- Dennis – Hands of Hope Food Pantry and Outreach Center (a program of CapeCod Council of Churches)
- Harwich – The Family Pantry of Cape Cod
- Mashpee – Mashpee Tribal Council Food Pantry
- Provincetown – Soup Kitchen in Provincetown (SKIP)
- Sandwich – Sandwich Food Pantry/Food4Vets Program of Mass. Military Support Foundation
- Truro – Truro Community Kitchen
- Yarmouth – Yarmouth Food Pantry
Two pantries received an adjusted $500 Giving Tuesday donation. Both Friends Food Pantry in Bourne and Falmouth Service Center in Falmouth applied for and received grants from The Coop Foundation to help defray the cost of purchasing frozen meats, fresh produce and dairy items for their clients.
The Coop has also donated $3,000 to Lower Cape Outreach Council for its food pantries in Brewster, Chatham, Eastham, Orleans and Wellfleet. An additional $2,000 is a directed gift from two retiring trustees of The Coop Foundation.
“There are too many of our friends and neighbors suffering from food insecurity on Cape Cod, which is only exacerbated by inflation and the continuing affordable housing crisis,” said Lisa Oliver, Chair, President and CEO of The Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod. “The Coop applauds the dedication and hard work of our local food pantries and their volunteers to ensure Cape Cod families have food on the table. Please join us and generously support our local food pantries during the holiday season and throughout the year.”
Organizations providing food support to larger regions of the Cape are also part of the Giving Tuesday donations, including the AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod food pantries in Hyannis and Provincetown, Family Table Collaborative, Sustainable CAPE and Cape Kid Meals.
About The Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod
The Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod is an independent mutual community bank with more than $1.6B in assets and is a member of both the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Depositors Insurance Fund (DIF), guaranteeing 100% of deposit balances are insured in full.
The Coop delivers a robust suite of digital and traditional banking products for consumers and business owners including mobile and online banking, person-to-person payments, mortgages, and checking and savings accounts. The bank’s customized programs support businesses of all sizes, through a variety of business loans, cash management services, merchant card processing and payroll services.
Through The Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod Charitable Foundation Trust, the bank is a prominent philanthropic partner, providing more than $2 million in grant funding since 2018 to address the critical socioeconomic needs and challenges of the region. The Coop encourages its employees to become a powerful force for good through volunteerism in the communities where they live and work and was named a 2021, 2022 and 2023 Top 100 Charitable Organization by the Boston Business Journal.
Headquartered in Hyannis, The Coop also operates nine full-service branch locations throughout Cape Cod and a mortgage office in Provincetown. For additional information, please visit www.thecooperativebankofcapecod.com, www.facebook.com/mycapecodbank or call 508-568-3400.
