Rent-A-Center Donates $20,000 to Los Angeles Regional Food Bank

October 23, 2013 - A Rent-A-Center payment of $20,000 was made to the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank on September 10, 2013. The Rent-A-Center payment comes on the heels of a recent donation of 10 refrigerators earmarked for partner agencies of the food bank.

The Los Angeles-based food bank is one of eleven across the nation sharing in $250,000 worth of Rent-A-Center funding for hunger relief this year. The donation is in addition to the grassroots hunger-relief campaign being staged across Rent-A-Center's 3000-plus U.S. stores throughout September. Dubbed "Soup to Nuts" and in support of Hunger Action Month, this virtual food drive leverages Rent-A-Center stores as collection points for cash donations. The donated funds will be distributed to food banks across the country at the conclusion of the month-long campaign.

"We're so grateful for Rent-A-Center's continued support," said Michael Flood, president and CEO of Los Angeles Regional Food Bank.

Rent-A-Center (NASDAQ: RCII), headquartered in Plano, Texas, operates more than 3,000 stores in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada and Mexico. The company employs over 21,000 coworkers. Learn more about the company and Rent-A-Center payment options at www.rentacenter.com.