Fighting Poverty

CIT and its Pasadena-based banking subsidiary CIT Bank, N.A. recently announced a grant to Urban League of San Diego County (ULSDC) to enhance digital access for underrepresented individuals in San Diego County during COVID-19.

America Recycles Day, a Keep America Beautiful initiative, is a nationally recognized day dedicated to promoting and celebrating recycling in the United States.

Today the Bob Woodruff Foundation (BWF) announced a collaboration with the Wells Fargo Foundation (WFF) to address veteran homelessness and housing instability exacerbated by COVID-19.

Commemorating “ENERGY STAR® Day” 2020, LG Electronics USA joined forces with Lowe’s and Rebuilding Together to help local families “save today, save tomorrow and save for good” with energy efficiency upgrades using ENERGY STAR certified LG home appliances.

Sodexo has been mobilizing its resources and providing support to its clients and staff to help them stay safe and healthy amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Whole Foods Market’s three philanthropic Foundations have combined forces to kick off the Communities Campaign today, a two-week drive to raise awareness and funds, enabling shoppers to join the retailer in efforts to alleviate global poverty, improve children’s nutrition and increase healthy food access in communities facing barriers.

The Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation announced today that a donation of $1 million from Sodexo’s global Stop Hunger Endowment Fund was distributed to 27 food banks during Hunger Action Month. Areas included Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Los Angeles, Louisville, KY, New York City, Washington, and more.

Porter Novelli and strategic partner Plan C joined together for a Climate Week virtual event on the business case for climate justice. The theme of the session was the role of racial justice and social equity in climate action. We heard from Jessica Appelgren of Impossible Foods; Celso White of Igniting Business Growth LLC; Bee Hui Yeh of the Power of We and Plan C and Erin Osher, Managing Director of Porter Novelli Seattle. Here, we’ve highlighted five key takeaways from the event:

Sodexo has been mobilizing its resources and providing support to clients and staff to help them stay safe and healthy amid the COVID-19 pandemic and its resulting economic impact.