Wisteria has always prided itself on being a socially conscious and caring company of individuals. In many small and meaningful ways, we continue to support causes that our customers believe in, and we at Wisteria feel are in need of a supporting hand. In continuation of this purpose and mission, in 2021 we are supporting the following organizations in the work they are doing. In difficult times, this becomes even more meaningful as the needs are greater.
Meals on Wheels America is an organization supporting more than 5,000 community-based programs across the country that are dedicated to address senior citizen isolation and hunger. The organization serves virtually every community in America with its more than two million staff and volunteers delivering nutritious meals and friendly visits that enables America’s seniors to live nourished lives with independence and dignity.
Feeding America’s mission is to feed America’s hungry through a nationwide network of member food banks and engage our country in the fight to end hunger. What began in 1979 as a clearinghouse for national food donations is now the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization—a powerful and efficient network of 200 food banks across the country.
The International Elephant Foundation (IEF) has an encompassing mission of protecting elephants and their habitat the world over— from Africa to Asia. Projects protect elephants from poaching, seek solutions for human-elephant conflict, equip and train community conservationists, increase our knowledge of the treatment and prevention of disease and educate people.
Community-focused and independent restaurants are at the heart of every city, town and village across America, and the world. Open for Good is the James Beard Foundation’s campaign to help independent restaurants survive the current crisis, rebuild better, and thrive for the long term.
Amani helps to provide orphaned babies in Kenya with necessities such as food, diapers, clothes, assurance of safety, opportunities to learn and grow, and to be known and adored. Through the partnership with New Life Home in Kenya, Amani has been a part of making sure over two thousand babies have had all those things.
