We are thrilled to share incredible news to start your day! One of our outstanding students, Rodolfo Gonzalez is a 2023-2024 National Youth Advisory Council Member for The Kroger Co’s Zero Hunger | Zero Waste environmental and social impact plan. Over the last several years, we have engaged youth with Zero Hunger | Zero Waste activities, workshops, and awards. This is the second year of selecting and collaborating with a 15-member Youth Advisory Council of committed student leaders across the US who have invested time and talent into issues including hunger, climate, and responsible consumption and recycling.
The program officially kicked off in November 2023 and will conclude and be celebrated in May 2024. Each student is working with their local community partners. Our team is supporting check points with the Youth Council via interactive webinar sessions including content, planning support, and of course dynamic discussions. Rodolfo has designed, is actively planning, and will lead a Community Impact Project this semester in Houston, Texas. We are committed to encouraging innovative solutions to achieve Zero Hunger | Zero Waste and based on Rodolfo Gonzalez’s Zero Hunger project proposal, we are issuing a micro-grant to their nonprofit partner to collaborate and support this youth-driven initiative.
This year, more than 1,500 students were considered for this Youth Advisory Council role. We are immensely proud to have such a remarkable representative from Alief Hastings High School in this national leadership program.
The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation, a non-profit public charity focused on food system change and innovation, was established in 2018. Since then, the Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation has directed about $59 millions to organizations and change makers across the country. The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste signature program is the Innovation Fund, which provides capital to innovators with creative solutions to the challenges of food access, food security, and food waste. Through innovation, collaboration, and community engagement The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation is committed to creating communities free of hunger and waste.