Jackson & Sonora, CA….The Save Mart C.A.R.E.S. Foundation Awards $70,000 in Grants in Q2 to Local Non-Profits. One Amador Organization Included. The Save Mart Companies C.A.R.E.S. Foundation is pleased to announce that fourteen organizations throughout California and Northern Nevada received grants.

Amador-Tuolumne Community Action Agency $3,500

The Amador-Tuolumne Community Action Agency (ATCAA) helps individuals in Amador and Tuolumne counties move towards self-sufficiency, promote family services and other supportive environments so children, youth and elders can achieve their maximum potential and form partnerships and coalitions within the community to meet these needs. C.A.R.E.S. funding will go towards ATCAA’A Food Bank that helps address the nutritional and geographical barriers by delivering food to kids directly to schools and senior citizen centers for easier access and create partnerships throughout the community to ensure households that have limited access to food.

CARES stands for Community, Arts, Recreation, Education and Sports and focuses on improving lives under these categories. The Save Mart Companies C.A.R.E.S. Foundation donated more than $300,000 last year to nearly three dozen organizations in California and Northern Nevada. For more information, please visit www.SaveMart.com, under the Community tab.

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Based in the heart of the Central Valley, The Save Mart Companies, the parent company of Save Mart Supermarkets, Lucky Supermarkets and FoodMaxx, is committed to sourcing a wide variety of local products ensuring that ‘fresh comes first’ for neighborhoods throughout California and Northern Nevada. The company employs more than 14,000 team members and operates 208 traditional and price impact stores under the banners of Save Mart, Lucky, FoodMaxx, S-Mart Foods, and MaxxValue Foods. In addition to its retail operation, the company also operates Smart Refrigerated Transport and is a voting partner in Super Store Industries (SSI), which owns and operates a distribution center in Lathrop, Mid Valley Dairy in Fairfield and Sunnyside Farms ice cream plant in Turlock. For more information on the company, please visit: www.TheSaveMartCompanies.com.