Duluth Student Awarded $10,000 In Scholarships To Combat Hunger

Over the past couple months, the Taco Bell Foundation has awarded $4.6 million in Live Más Scholarships to 531 students and employees across the country including Jack Griffin from Duluth. Griffin received a $5,000 scholarship to pursue his passion of community service to fund his nonprofit, FoodFinder, the foundation said in a news release.

Griffin was previously awarded $5,000 from the Taco Bell Foundation in 2018, bringing his total award amount to $10,000.

About Griffin:

• He is a recent graduate of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor where he earned a degree in Business and a minor in Community Action and Social Change. His goal is to eliminate hunger in America through his nonprofit Food Finder, which pairs underprivileged families with food assistance programs in their communities. Since receiving his first scholarship, Food Finder has grown tremendously and covers over 40,000 food pantries and assistance programs nationwide, with 35,000 people using the service from over 5,000 cities.
• Watch Griffin's application video.

About the Live Más Scholarship:

• The Taco Bell Foundation’s Live Más Scholarship is designed to help students pursue their unique passions. Unlike other scholarships, Taco Bell doesn’t choose winners based on academic merit or athletic ability. All the application requires is a 2-minute video describing what you love to do. The Taco Bell Foundation has now awarded $10.7 million total in scholarships and is committed to awarding $21 million in scholarships by 2021.

Griffin also recently attended the Taco Bell Foundation’s workshop series in Atlanta on July 23- 25 where he learned professional development, leadership, and entrepreneurial skills. The workshop convened about 35 scholars from a variety of backgrounds. The keynote speaker was Ryan Wilson, Co-Founder & CEO of The Gathering Spot, a private membership club aimed at building a community for diverse professionals in Atlanta.