Chick-fil-A’s charitable arm, the Chick-fil-A Foundation, said it will focus donations on a small number of organizations in the areas of hunger, homelessness and education and cease donations to the FCA and the Salvation Army. The company instead will give larger donations to work-readiness program Junior Achievement USA and homeless nonprofit Covenant House International. Chick-fil-A will start donating $25,000 to a local food bank after each new Chick-fil-A opening. LGBTQ organizations applauded the move, but remained skeptical Chick-fil-A would follow through on its promise and called on the company to actively support LGBTQ causes. Key background: In 2012, Chick-fil-A made headlines for its opposition to marriage equality and donations to groups fighting it (including the Family Research Council), which spurred nationwide condemnation and boycotts.

Source: Forbes November 18, 2019 21:10 UTC