SACRAMENTO, Calif. (March 4, 2019) – The Sundt Foundation awarded $5,000 to Interfaith Ministries of Greater Modesto, Inc., to support their Feed Modesto Pantry. The program provides over 40,000 children throughout Stanislaus County with healthy food to meet the gaps in nutrition left by EBT shortfalls, poverty, parental incarceration and insecure housing. 
“[We are] thrilled to be able to use the grant funds to provide nutritious food, including fruits, vegetables, grains and protein sources in our Feed Modesto Pantry, the first ever healthy-food-only pantry,” said Elizabeth M. Wight, CEO of Interfaith Ministries of Greater Modesto and the Feed Modesto program. “These funds will help provide an emergency supply of groceries to low-income families in Stanislaus County, where 24 percent of children face poverty and food insecurity.”
The Foundation awarded grants to three additional local nonprofits during its first-quarter disbursements. First-quarter grants also include:
Pediatric Dental Initiative of the North Coast, Inc., which received $2,500, maintains a sustainable dentistry resource that serves low-income children in Northern California with safe sedation for treatment of severe tooth decay, regardless of their ability to pay, and will provide prevention education and promote oral health to families.
City Year Sacramento received $2,500 to build democracy through citizen service, civic leadership and social entrepreneurship by uniting young adult AmeriCorps members to serve for a year in low-performing schools.
Roseville Home Start, Inc., received $2,500 to provide transitional housing and crucial supportive services to children and their families in order to end the cycle of poverty.
The Sundt Foundation awards grants quarterly to area charities that support disadvantaged children and families. Nonprofits are selected through an application process and reviewed by a committee of Sundt employee-owners.
About the Sundt Foundation
Sundt’s purpose is to build environments where its clients, employee-owners and communities prosper. The Sundt Foundation was established in 1999 as a way for employee-owners to give back to the communities in which they live and work. The organization is funded primarily by contributions from Sundt employees, which are matched by the company. To date, the Foundation has awarded more than $9.2 million in donations. Nonprofit organizations interested in applying for a grant may call (480) 293-3000 or visit www.sundt.com/community-industry/sundt-foundation/ for more information. Sundt has offices in Tempe and Tucson, Arizona; Salt Lake City, Utah; San Antonio, Fort Worth, Irving and El Paso, Texas and Sacramento, San Diego and Irvine, California.
About Sundt
Sundt Construction, Inc. (www.sundt.com) is one of the country’s largest and most respected general contractors. The 129-year-old firm specializes in building, transportation, industrial and concrete work and is owned entirely by its 2,000 employees. Sundt is distinguished by its diverse capabilities and experience, unique employee-ownership culture and depth of self-perform expertise in 13 major trades. Half of Sundt’s workforce is comprised of skilled craft professionals who, together with the company’s administrative employees, enable Sundt to fulfill its mission to be the most skilled builder in America. Sundt has 11 offices throughout California, Arizona, Texas and Utah and is currently ranked the country’s 65th largest construction company by ENR, the industry’s principal trade magazine.
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