While Arizona reels from the financial crisis caused by the coronavirus, many citizens are stepping up to help families facing unpaid bills and the prospect of homelessness.  Bashas’ Family of Stores conducted a fundraiser in their stores from June 16th to June 30th, and generous customers donated $78,413.69 to help families in need served by […]

To support the shopping needs of older adults during this critical time, starting this Wednesday, March 18, all Bashas’, Food City and AJ’s grocery stores in the state of Arizona will open from 5 a.m. to 6 a.m. on Wednesdays for anyone age 65+.   Bashas’ reservation stores will be open from  6-7 a.m. for those 65+. Shoppers will be required to show a valid I.D. at […]

Ham donations from Bashas’ and Hormel Foods’ “Hams for Hunger” campaign will feed 13,320 Arizonans this month, helping thousands of families facing food insecurity fill their bellies this holiday season. At the moment, Arizona ranks 10th in the nation in terms of its number of food-insecure citizens, with approximately one out of every four, or […]

Transportation network Lyft has partnered with Food City and Valley of the Sun United Way to improve access to healthy foods for people who live in food deserts in metropolitan Phoenix. The “Grocery Access Program” partnership will run now through Sept. 1. According to the Arizona Department of Health Services, food deserts are centralized in […]