Making a positive impact on our communities is one of our company’s core values.
Our Community Goal
- Provide food to those in need and enhance education in our communities
Our Community Targets
- Provide 1 million servings a year of food for those in need
- Each Pork Group independent operating company (IOC) to support two Learners to Leaders® programs
- Each facility to support two National FFA Organization or education events
- Each facility to participate in at least one cleanup day
We focus in particular on programs that nourish the body and the mind. In addition to hunger- and learning-related initiatives, we provide significant support for local and international environmental stewardship efforts. In 2010, Smithfield companies contributed $2.9 million in cash donations to programs and organizations we support.
In many of the rural areas where we do business, a Smithfield independent operating company (IOC) is the primary employer in the community. Helping our employees and those who live around our farms and our plants helps us become a stronger, more vital company. From a business standpoint, our philanthropic efforts also correlate directly with our ability to recruit and retain good workers.
