With visionary leadership, an entrepreneurial spirit, and a collaborative approach to ending hunger, Share Our Strength exemplifies the traits the Case Foundation values in its partnerships. In 1984, in response to a devastating famine in Ethiopia, founder and executive director Bill Shore set out to create an innovative nonprofit that would inspire and organize individuals and businesses to share their strengths to help end hunger. Through its Taste of the Nation events, cause-related marketing, and corporate partnerships, Share Our Strength has raised more than $180 million to support more than 1,000 anti- hunger and anti-poverty programs worldwide.

 

Share Our Strength has raised more than $180 million to support more than 1,000 anti-hunger and anti-poverty programs worldwide. In addition to supporting Share Our Strength's national efforts, the Case Foundation and the Sodexo Foundation have provided funding for "Ending Childhood Hunger in the Nation's Capital: A Plan to Ensure that Every District of Columbia Child Has Daily Access to Nutritious Food within 10 Years." The initiative, led by Share Our Strength, D.C. Hunger Solutions, and the Food Research and Action Center, is bringing together public and private leaders to design and implement a 10-year strategic plan to end childhood hunger in the District of Columbia, where nearly 45,000 children are food insecure.