Supporting Local Communities: PG&E Contributes $200,000 to Celebrate and Support the Asian American Pacific Islander Community
May 07 2021 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
In honor of Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage
Month in May, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) today
announced it will contribute $200,000 to nonprofit organizations
that support the AAPI community, with a focus on safety for
individuals in PG&E’s service area and across the country.
“I stand in celebration and solidarity with my AAPI coworkers
and neighbors this month and every month. We call upon everyone in
our communities to come together and stand up to support safety,
kindness and respect for all. We are better and stronger together,”
said Patti Poppe, CEO, PG&E Corporation.
Initially, PG&E’s contributions will focus on local or
grassroots nonprofit organizations that are working to address
current safety issues in the AAPI community:
- PG&E is pledging $75,000 directly to local and grassroots
organizations including the San Francisco Community Youth Center
($25,000), the Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce ($20,000),
Stop AAPI Hate ($10,000), Hate is a Virus ($10,000) and the Asian
Business Institute & Resource Center ($10,000). Based in
PG&E’s Northern and Central California service area, these
organizations are focused on increasing safety for and addressing
hate and harassment toward the AAPI community through a variety of
strategies and programs.
- PG&E will donate $50,000 to the California Asian Pacific
Chamber of Commerce, which represents 600,000 AAPI-owned businesses
in California, toward efforts seeking the support, allyship, and
advocacy of other national and regional corporations and
organizations in addressing all forms of bias and racism that
disproportionately and negatively impact diverse communities.
- The PG&E Corporation Foundation will also match 100% of
employees’ donations, up to $100,000, to various organizations
focused on social justice, diversity and inclusion. Benefiting
organizations include but are not limited to the Asian Law Caucus
and the #AAPIstrong Campaign organized by the Asian/Pacific
Islander American Chamber of Commerce and Entrepreneurship, also
known as the national ACE Foundation.
“The community that I’m a part of, love and advocate for is
resilient and strong. Together, we will get through the extreme
adversity that we’ve experienced recently. Collaborating with
companies like PG&E helps us to expand our reach to further
support the diverse businesses and AAPI communities we’re proud to
represent,” said Pat Fong Kushida, President & CEO, California
Asian Pacific Chamber of Commerce.
As part of this contribution, PG&E will donate an additional
$75,000 to provide broader support for the AAPI community across
the state to provide more comprehensive assistance to key
organizations supporting the AAPI community.
About PG&E
PG&E, a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation (NYSE:PCG), is a
combined natural gas and electric utility serving more than 16
million people across 70,000 square miles in Northern and Central
California. For more information, visit pge.com and
pge.com/news.
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