GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. – Today, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation announced the award of over $6 million in grants to 700 schools, nonprofits and literacy organizations across the 40 states Dollar General (NYSE:DG) serves to support adult, family and summer literacy programs. “At Dollar General, we are passionate about our mission of Serving Others throughout the […]
SAN RAMON, Calif., – Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) announced today that it is increasing its support to the Niger Delta Partnership Initiative (NDPI) Foundation. Chevron is committing an additional $40 million over five years to expand a portfolio of programs and partnerships that have successfully promoted economic development, improved the capacity of civil society institutions, […]
[Rangoon, Burma] – Today at a signing ceremony attended by U.S. Ambassador to Burma, Derek J. Mitchell, and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)/Burma Mission Director, Chris Milligan, Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) announced that the company is partnering with USAID to invest in the social and economic growth of Burma. By producing its products from […]
MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis.– Kohl’s Department Stores (NYSE: KSS) today announced the renewal of its partnership with Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin with a donation of $3.7 million over the next three years to continue support of the Kohl’s Cares Grow Safe & Healthy Program, which is designed to make Wisconsin kids and families aware of safety […]
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Brazilian and FC Barcelona soccer star Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior with his Neymar Jr. Project Institute is joining forces with PayPal to bring clean water to communities in need across Brazil, through Waves for Water. The program asks people around the world to “compete” on behalf of their countries to […]
A successful pilot programme in London has helped 12 young people to secure jobs at Tesco, and it will now be rolled out in other areas of the country with high levels of youth unemployment including Glasgow, Liverpool, Middlesbrough, Birmingham and North Wales. It comes as new research shows that 74 per cent of British […]
The American Red Cross is helping people in Alaska and California impacted by wildfires and those affected by a tornado that touched down Monday in North Dakota. In Alaska, a wildfire on the Kenai Peninsula has consumed about 176,000 acres and is only 30 percent contained. Residents in several subdivisions were ordered to evacuate. Red […]
TORONTO–Procter & Gamble has partnered with Habitat for Humanity Canada to invest in healthy, happy homes across the country. The three year partnership, which includes a significant contribution of $900,000 and in-kind donations from brands like Tide, Mr. Clean and Swiffer, will provide much-needed support for Habitat builds throughout Canada. “P&G has a long-standing commitment […]
