Chevron Announces More Than $2 Million in Additional Contributions to Nonprofits Working on Hurricane Harvey Recovery
December 13 2017 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
New wave of funding will support Save the
Children, Houston Food Bank, Houston Habitat for Humanity and the
American Red Cross
Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) today announced additional
contributions of more than $2 million as part of its long-term
commitment to help the Greater Houston area recover from Hurricane
Harvey.
“Even though Harvey hit more than three months ago, the storm’s
devastation was profound. It affected countless children’s ability
to learn, with thousands of families without reliable access to
food and many more displaced from their homes,” said Jeff
Shellebarger, president, Chevron North America Exploration and
Production Company. “Our partnerships with these exceptional
organizations are aimed at getting the Houston area solidly back on
its feet by providing long-term support to children, their families
and the community.”
Based on a methodical needs-assessment approach, Chevron has
decided to contribute $750,000 to Save the Children’s Journey of
Hope program that will provide mental health support to 50,000
children affected by the storm that devastated the Houston region
in late August. The Houston Food Bank will receive $226,000 for two
new temperature-controlled mobile food pantries that will
facilitate increased distribution of perishable items like meat,
milk and produce to provide 400,000 meals per month.
Houston Habitat for Humanity will receive $200,000 for heavy
equipment to restore more than 1,800 low-income homes damaged by
the storm. Chevron employees and retirees also contributed more
than $400,000 to the American Red Cross through Chevron’s Humankind
program, which the company will match 2:1.
The additional contributions from Chevron, its employees and
retirees increase the total donated to Harvey Relief and Recovery
efforts to more than $4 million. Immediately after the storm, the
company donated $1 million to the American Red Cross for immediate
relief and another $1 million to the company’s Fuel Your School
program to help Harris County teachers rebuild their
classrooms.
Chevron’s support for Save the Children’s Journey of Hope
program aligns with Chevron’s deeply rooted commitment to education
in the greater Houston region. While Chevron historically has
focused on science, technology, engineering and math, educators in
the region shared that before students could learn, they needed
help recovering from the emotional stress endured following
Hurricane Harvey.
With Chevron’s support, Save the Children’s Journey of Hope
program will reach 440 mental health care providers. Forty
providers will conduct training of trainers and 400 will be
implementing the program, ultimately reaching 50,000 children in
the Greater Houston area with age-appropriate psychosocial
support.
“Although the floodwaters have receded, thousands of children in
the Greater Houston area are still recovering from the emotional
distress of Hurricane Harvey. Through Journey of Hope, we can begin
to help children cope and build resiliency to better bounce back
after this unprecedented storm,” said Carolyn Miles, President
& CEO, Save the Children. “We are extremely grateful to Chevron
for their generosity and in joining Save the Children to do
whatever it takes to support children and families in their
recovery.”
With a local employee and contractor workforce of more than
8,000, Houston represents the single-largest concentration of
Chevron employees globally, and the company has important business
interests throughout Texas, including the Permian Basin and Corpus
Christi. A number of Chevron’s businesses are headquartered in
Houston, including our exploration and production companies for
North America, Africa and Latin America; our technology companies;
pipeline, power and global procurement businesses; and the supply
and trading function. In addition, many of Chevron’s major capital
projects are planned and developed from Houston.
Chevron Corporation is one of the world’s leading integrated
energy companies. Through its subsidiaries that conduct business
worldwide, the company is involved in virtually every facet of the
energy industry. Chevron explores for, produces and transports
crude oil and natural gas; refines, markets and distributes
transportation fuels and lubricants; manufactures and sells
petrochemicals and additives; generates power; and develops and
deploys technologies that enhance business value in every aspect of
the company’s operations. Chevron is based in San Ramon, Calif.
More information about Chevron is available at www.chevron.com.
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