During the 2024-25 college basketball season, Food Lion Feeds teamed up with 51 collegiate basketball programs, including 15 women’s teams, to address food insecurity with its Score to Give More initiative. The effort resulted in more than 1.6 million meals* provided to neighbors experiencing hunger.
For every free throw made by players during the regular season and tournaments, Food Lion Feeds helped provide 100 meals (up to 30,000 meals per team). Since the program’s inception in 2019, it has helped provide more than 6.5 million meals to nourish those in need. This innovative program benefits each school’s campus food pantry or affiliated Feeding America® partner food bank where each college is located. Food Lion Feeds was founded in 2014 by Food Lion to address food insecurity in the towns and cities it serves.
"The Score to Give More Program is about raising awareness about food insecurity in our communities and engaging college students in the fight against hunger,” said Kevin Durkee, Manager, Food Lion Feeds, Food Lion. “It also strengthens our college partnerships and supports our students and student-athletes. We are incredibly proud to collaborate with so many colleges dedicated to making a real difference."
During the 2024-2025 season, Food Lion Feeds’ Score to Give More program partnered with 51 men’s and women’s teams across Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.
The Score to Give More campaign is one of many efforts Food Lion Feeds leads in partnership with college campuses. In addition to this collegiate effort, Food Lion Feeds also teams up with universities for its Sack to Give Back campaign, providing 1,000 meals (up to 30,000 meals per school) for every quarterback sack made by the participating institution.
The Score to Give More participating schools and season totals include:
| School | School Location | Free Throws / Meals Provided |
| Appalachian State University (Men’s) | Boone, NC | 300 free throws / 30,000 meals provided |
| Bluefield State University (Men’s) | Bluefield, WV | 300 free throws / 30,000 meals provided |
| Bluefield State University (Women’s) | Bluefield, WV | 300 free throws / 30,000 meals provided |
| Bowie State University (Men’s) | Bowie, MD | 300 free throws / 30,000 meals provided |
| Bowie State University (Women’s) | Bowie, MD | 300 free throws / 30,000 meals provided |
| Catawba College (Men’s) | Salisbury, NC | 300 free throws / 30,000 meals provided |
| Claflin University (Men’s) | Orangeburg, SC | 300 free throws / 30,000 meals provided |
| Claflin University (Women’s) | Orangeburg, SC | 240 free throws / 24,000 meals provided |
| Coastal Carolina University (Men’s) | Conway, SC | 300 free throws / 30,000 meals provided |
| Duke University (Men’s) | Durham, NC | 300 free throws / 30,000 meals provided |
| East Carolina University (Men’s) | Greenville, NC | 300 free throws / 30,000 meals provided |
| Elizabeth City State University (Men’s) | Elizabeth City, NC | 300 free throws / 30,000 meals provided |
| Elizabeth City State University (Women’s) | Elizabeth City, NC | 245 free throws / 24,500 meals provided |
| Elon University (Men’s) | Elon, NC | 300 free throws / 30,000 meals provided |
| Fayetteville State University (Men’s) | Fayetteville, NC | 300 free throws / 30,000 meals provided |
| Fayetteville State University (Women’s) | Fayetteville, NC | 300 free throws / 30,000 meals provided |
| Hampton University (Men’s) | Hampton, VA | 300 free throws / 30,000 meals provided |
| James Madison University (Men’s) | Harrisonburg, VA | 300 free throws / 30,000 meals provided |
| Johnson C. Smith University (Men’s) | Charlotte, NC | 292 free throws / 29,200 meals provided |
| Johnson C. Smith University (Women’s) | Charlotte, NC | 300 free throws / 30,000 meals provided |
| Liberty University (Men’s) | Lynchburg, VA | 300 free throws / 30,000 meals provided |
| Lincoln University (Men’s) | Oxford, PA | 300 free throws / 30,000 meals provided |
| Lincoln University (Women’s) | Oxford, PA | 300 free throws / 30,000 meals provided |
| Livingstone College (Men’s) | Salisbury, NC | 300 free throws / 30,000 meals provided |
| Livingstone College (Women’s) | Salisbury, NC | 300 free throws / 30,000 meals provided |
| North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (Men’s) | Greensboro, NC | 300 free throws / 30,000 meals provided |
| North Carolina State University (Men’s) | Raleigh, NC | 300 free throws / 30,000 meals provided |
| Old Dominion University (Men’s) | Norfolk, VA | 300 free throws / 30,000 meals provided |
| Shaw University (Men’s) | Raleigh, NC | 300 free throws / 30,000 meals provided |
| Shaw University (Women’s) | Raleigh, NC | 300 free throws / 30,000 meals provided |
| South Carolina State University (Men’s) | Orangeburg, SC | 300 free throws / 30,000 meals provided |
| Tennessee Tech University (Men’s) | Cookeville, TN | 300 free throws / 30,000 meals provided |
| Tennessee Tech University (Women’s) | Cookeville, TN | 300 free throws / 30,000 meals provided |
| Towson University (Men’s) | Towson, MD | 300 free throws / 30,000 meals provided |
| University of Delaware (Men’s) | Newark, DE | 300 free throws / 30,000 meals provided |
| University of Maryland (Men’s) | College Park, MD | 300 free throws / 30,000 meals provided |
| University of Maryland (Women’s) | College Park, MD | 300 free throws / 30,000 meals provided |
| University of North Carolina (Men’s) | Chapel Hill, NC | 300 free throws / 30,000 meals provided |
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Men’s) | Greensboro, NC | 300 free throws / 30,000 meals provided |
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke (Men’s) | Pembroke, NC | 300 free throws / 30,000 meals provided |
| University of South Carolina (Men’s) | Columbia, SC | 300 free throws / 30,000 meals provided |
| Virginia State University (Men’s) | Petersburg, VA | 300 free throws / 30,000 meals provided |
| Virginia State University (Women’s) | Petersburg, VA | 300 free throws / 30,000 meals provided |
| Virginia Tech University (Men’s) | Blacksburg, VA | 300 free throws / 30,000 meals provided |
| Virginia Union University (Men’s) | Richmond, VA | 300 free throws / 30,000 meals provided |
| Virginia Union University (Women’s) | Richmond, VA | 300 free throws / 30,000 meals provided |
| Wake Forest University (Men’s) | Winston-Salem, NC | 300 free throws / 30,000 meals provided |
| William and Mary College (Men’s) | Williamsburg, VA | 300 free throws / 30,000 meals provided |
| Winston-Salem State University (Men’s) | Winston-Salem, NC | 300 free throws / 30,000 meals provided |
| Winston-Salem State University (Women’s) | Winston-Salem, NC | 300 free throws / 30,000 meals provided |
Food Lion Feeds has helped to provide more than 1.5 billion meals to individuals and families since 2014 and has committed to donate 3 billion meals by 2032. For more information on Food Lion Feeds’ commitment to ending hunger, visit foodlion.com/feeds.
