The Food Bank of North Alabama has received a pair of grants totaling $350,000 from Publix Charities to increase operational efficiency.
The Food Bank of North Alabama serves 206,820 people who experience food insecurity in North Alabama.
The grants will provide the food bank with a vehicle to use for collecting donations from grocery stores and a bar-coding system for its distribution center in Huntsville as well as other equipment. These items will help the food bank increase operational efficiency and better meet the elevated need for food assistance in North Alabama, including the nearly 60,000 kids in North Alabama who experience food insecurity.
The Food Bank of North Alabama’s coverage area includes Colbert, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marshall and Morgan counties.
“As a food retailer, we believe our greatest opportunity to give back is helping feed our neighbors in need — a responsibility we take to heart,” said Publix CEO Kevin Murphy. “We are grateful to Publix Charities for its generous support and working with food banks throughout the Southeast to provide nourishment to our communities.”
The $350,000 donation from Publix Charities to the Food Bank of North Alabama is one of several donations made this year to help provide food and other essential support to people who experience food insecurity. In all, Publix Charities is donating $25 million to Feeding America partner food banks and other nonprofit partners for hunger-related efforts in 2026.
Food Bank of North Alabama CEO Shirley Schofield said that groups like Publix Charities are instrumental to meeting the growing need in the region.
“We would love to see fewer people experience food insecurity, however we are so grateful for corporate partners like Publix Charities who step up in times like this to meet the need,” Schofield said. “They understand that people are at their best when they don’t have to stress about where their next meal will come from, and that our community is at its best when people aren’t going hungry.”
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