The Hormel Foods Corp. plant in Alma, Kan., will donate $5,000 to fight hunger in the Alma community.

Hormel Foods is donating $5,000 to the Community Health Ministry, a local charitable organization that distributes food to Alma’s hungry families.

“As a food company with deep roots in Alma, we feel it is important to help fight hunger in our community,” Carl H. Haga, plant manager in Alma, in a news release. “We hope this donation will help the Community Health Ministry continue the great work they are doing to feed the families in need in Alma.”

The donation from the Alma Plant is part of Hormel’s commitment to nourish the hungry in the United States one community at a time. The company is giving funds to more than a dozen U.S. manufacturing facilities to share with nonprofits in their respective communities to fight hunger.

“Hormel Foods is committed to combating the persistence of hunger in the United States,” said Julie H. Craven, vice president of corporate communications at Hormel Foods. “Each community has its own challenges, which is why we believe our plants can work with organizations on a grassroots level to help meet the residents’ needs and end hunger.”