{"id":890345,"date":"2025-09-29T11:29:55","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T15:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/firstenergy-foundations-largest-hunger-relief-grant-to-date-will-deliver-1-9-million-meals-in-west-virginia-maryland-and-virginia\/"},"modified":"2025-09-29T11:29:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T15:29:55","slug":"firstenergy-foundations-largest-hunger-relief-grant-to-date-will-deliver-1-9-million-meals-in-west-virginia-maryland-and-virginia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/firstenergy-foundations-largest-hunger-relief-grant-to-date-will-deliver-1-9-million-meals-in-west-virginia-maryland-and-virginia\/","title":{"rendered":"FirstEnergy Foundation’s Largest Hunger Relief Grant to Date Will Deliver 1.9 Million Meals in West Virginia, Maryland and Virginia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n <\/span>, Sept. 29, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ — The\u00a0FirstEnergy Foundation is supporting local communities as part of its Hunger Action Month initiative \u2013 awarding $620,000<\/span> in grants to 32 food banks and pantries in West Virginia<\/span>, Maryland<\/span> and Virginia<\/span>. In total, the initiative is granting $2.5 million<\/span> to more than 100 hunger relief organizations across New Jersey<\/span>, Maryland<\/span>, Ohio<\/span>, Pennsylvania<\/span>, West Virginia<\/span> and Virginia<\/span>, marking the Foundation’s largest hunger-relief investment to date.<\/p>\n

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The foundation’s grants will provide approximately 1.9 million meals in West Virginia<\/span> and Maryland<\/span> communities served by Mon Power and Potomac Edison, subsidiaries of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE). The grants will also provide meals in Virginia<\/span> \u2013 including Loudoun<\/span>, Frederick<\/span> and Clarke<\/span> counties \u2013 where Potomac Edison operates more than 300 miles of transmission lines.<\/p>\n

\n Tackling A Growing Hunger Epidemic<\/b>\n <\/p>\n

Food insecurity is a growing crisis across the U.S., according to Feeding America and the USDA. Over 2 million people in West Virginia<\/span>, Maryland<\/span> and Virginia<\/span> face food insecurity due to rising prices, climate-related disruptions and supply chain vulnerabilities.<\/p>\n

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\n Jim Myers<\/span>, FirstEnergy’s President of West Virginia<\/span> and Maryland<\/span>: <\/b>“I’ve seen the impact of food insecurity firsthand, and no one should ever have to wonder where their next meal is coming from. Hunger Action Month reminds us that our communities are stronger when we lift one another up. Together, we’re strengthening local hunger relief resources and helping deliver nutritious meals to neighbors who need it most.”<\/p>\n

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\n View photos of FirstEnergy employees and leaders providing local food bank donations on Flickr<\/a>.<\/i>
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Foodbanks receiving grants include:<\/p>\n