SAN DIEGO, Nov. 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Sempra Energy
(NYSE:SRE) today announced it is providing $400,000 in contributions toward reducing
homelessness in cities where the company operates, reaching
communities throughout California,
Texas, Louisiana, Mexico, Chile
and Peru.
The grants are part of a giving campaign in honor of Sempra
Energy's 20th anniversary – the "20/20/20" campaign – in
which employees have been challenged to collectively engage in
20,000 volunteer hours in their communities. Thus far, Sempra
Energy employees have recorded approximately 60,000 volunteer
hours, triple the campaign goal.
"Our company's success is tied to the positive impacts we can
have on the community," said Dennis V.
Arriola, executive vice president and group president for
Sempra Energy. "Over the past 20 years, our employees have been
committed to volunteering in our communities and we've contributed
more than $260 million to charitable
causes. I'm excited that we're providing these grants through our
20/20/20 campaign because we believe it's critical to be a
responsible partner in the communities we're honored to serve."
In recognition of employee volunteerism, the company has
committed to issuing $20,000 grants
to 20 organizations supporting the battle against homelessness.
This includes Father Joe's Villages and Casa de Amparo in
San Diego County, where the
company is headquartered.
"From all of us at Father Joe's Villages, I congratulate Sempra
Energy on its 20-year anniversary and extend our deep appreciation
for this generous grant which will help us provide desperately
needed services for men, women and families who are homeless in
San Diego," said Deacon Jim
Vargas, president and CEO of Father Joe's Villages.
"Casa de Amparo has had the privilege of helping hundreds of
foster and former foster youth secure housing, obtain employment
and create economic stability for themselves and their families,"
said Tamara Fleck-Myers, executive
director of Casa de Amparo. "Casa de Amparo has been honored to
partner with Sempra Energy for many years to continue to meet the
needs of San Diego's foster and
former foster youth as they grow into self-sufficient young
adults."
Organizations receiving the $20,000 grants include:
Southern California
- Chula Vista: South Bay
Community Services;
- El Cajon: Crisis House;
- Irvine: HomeAid Orange
County;
- Los Angeles: Affordable Living
for the Aging; LA Family Housing; United Way of Greater Los Angeles;
- Oceanside: North County Lifeline;
- Oxnard: Habitat for Humanity
of Ventura County
- Riverside: Riverside County
Workforce Development Center;
- San Bernardino: Salvation
Army;
- San Diego: Father Joe's
Villages; Monarch School;
- San Marcos: Casa de
Amparo;
Texas
- Katy: Arrow Child & Family Ministries;
- Port Arthur: United Board of
Missions;
Louisiana
- Baton Rouge: Metanoia
Foundation Inc.;
- Sulphur: Care Help of Sulphur;
Mexico
- Mexico City: Fundación Para la
Protección de la Niñez;
Chile
- Santiago: Hogar de Cristo;
Peru
Sempra Energy is dedicated to supporting the communities it
serves. The company has numerous programs to support employee
charitable donations and volunteerism. In 2017, Sempra Energy
donated nearly $16 million to
charitable causes and employees donated an additional $2 million.
Sempra Energy owns and operates natural gas and electric
distribution utilities and is a major developer of North American
energy infrastructure.
Sempra Energy, based in San
Diego, is a Fortune 500 energy services holding company with
2017 revenues of more than $11
billion. Sempra Energy is the utility holding company with
the largest U.S. customer base. The Sempra Energy companies'
approximately 20,000 employees serve more than 40 million consumers
worldwide.
Sempra South American Utilities, Sempra North American
Infrastructure, Sempra LNG & Midstream, Sempra Renewables,
Sempra Mexico, Sempra Texas Utility, Oncor Electric Delivery
Company LLC (Oncor) and Infraestructura Energética Nova, S.A.B. de
C.V. (IEnova) are not the same companies as
the California utilities, San Diego Gas & Electric
Company (SDG&E) or Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas),
and Sempra South American Utilities, Sempra North American
Infrastructure, Sempra LNG & Midstream, Sempra Renewables,
Sempra Mexico, Sempra Texas Utility, Oncor and IEnova are not
regulated by the California Public Utilities Commission.
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