In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Sempra Energy Foundation will donate up to $500,000 to help small to medium-sized nonprofits in Texas as they continue to serve critical needs related to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) situation.
This could include, among other things: support for the increased volume of services being provided to clients, such as meals for homebound seniors; support for unexpected expenses associated with fulfilling those services; and/or support to sustain operations and services to populations impacted by COVID-19 amid pandemic-related cancellation of major fundraisers.
Our community partners, the Southeast Texas Food Bank is among the recipients of this critical grant.
“Sempra continues to show its generosity and commitment to standing in solidarity with some of the neediest members of the Southeast Texas community,” said Dan Maher, president and CEO of the Southeast Texas Food Bank. “After Hurricane Harvey’s impact, Sempra showed its great corporate spirit and rallied around our community in a substantial way. It has been proactive in working with us to address community needs ever since. So, while it is not surprising that Sempra would wish to be a partner as we respond to the unique challenges of the coronavirus, it is truly impressive that at a moment when philanthropy is expected to dip because of the national scope of this crisis, Sempra has risen up to make a huge investment in health and well-being of children in Southeast Texas.”
The grants for Texas nonprofits will be part of a larger $1.75 million Nonprofit Hardship Fund from the Sempra Energy Foundation that will be made available to charities in the areas of the United States where Sempra Energy and its family of companies operate, including California, Texas and Louisiana.
Port Arthur LNG is a proud to champion the Southeast Texas Food Bank and their mission to lead the fight against hunger in Southeast Texas.
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