THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE WOODFOREST CHARITABLE FOUNDATION!

Woodforest Charitable Foundation is dedicated to enriching lives and communities through social and public service programs. The Foundation supports 501(c)(3) charitable organizations in the communities served by Woodforest National Bank. Below are some of the 2014-2015 Ohio recipients of gifts from the Woodforest Charitable Foundation®.

• Akron – Canton Regional Foodbank
• Cleveland Food Bank
• Family Promise of Greater Cleveland
• Family Promise of Lima/Allen County 
• Family Promise of Lorain County 
• Family Promise of Summit County
• Family Promise of Toledo
• Freestore Food Bank
• Interfaith Hospitality Network of Greater Cincinnati
• Interfaith Hospitality Network of Springfield
• Interfaith Hospitality Network of Warren County
• Mid-Ohio Foodbank
• Second Harvest Food Bank of Clark, Champaign 
& Logan Counties/Catholic Charities of Southwestern OH
• Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio
• Second Harvest Food Bank of the Mahoning Valley
• Shared Harvest Food Bank
• The Foodbank Inc.

At this time the Woodforest Charitable Foundation’s primary focus across the country is hunger relief. We believe our focus on child-hood hunger provides the most significant impact within an individual’s life

Hunger Relief:
Food is a basic requirement needed to sustain a healthy life. Children who lack proper nourishment are affected in a variety of ways. Hunger impacts a child’s development physically, emotionally and socially and can last a lifetime. More than 16 million children live in food insecure households in America. WCF is committed to supporting programs such as the Backpack program which provides a weekend food supply to children who may otherwise go without. WCF partners with organizations which support child nutrition programs:

• Food Banks
• Food Pantries

Housing:
WCF provides funding to organizations whose mission is to provide decent housing to the working poor and disabled veterans. A home is more than a physical location. It is a place of safety and stability for adults, teens and children. A home can provide both physical and emotional security. WCF partners with:

• Habitat for Humanity
• Helping a Hero

Health:
WCF partners with community non-profit agencies  that strive to improve healthcare for low-income families and individuals who are uninsured or under-insured

Family Support:
WCF provides funding to organizations whose mission is to empower disadvantaged, abused, neglected or those considered to be at-risk so that they may overcome obstacles, build a better future and become productive, contributing member of society. Such programs are:

• Shelters 
• Children homes
• Homeless
• Abuse intervention 
• Battered women’s shelters
• Child advocacy organizations
• At-risk youth programs
• Support of the mentally challenged