The UPS Foundation Supports Its Global Network of Humanitarian Partners and Local Community Organizations to Combat the Impac...
18 Mars 2020 - 3:00PM
- Support surpasses $6 million in grants, logistics and
transportation, and collaboration with more than a dozen relief
agencies deploying novel Coronavirus initiatives.
- Relief spans local, national and global efforts bringing urgent
medical supplies, food and housing support, and financial
assistance to aid recovery efforts.
The UPS Foundation, which leads the global citizenship programs
for UPS (NYSE: UPS), announced it has expanded its response to the
novel Coronavirus, including new grant allocations, surpassing $6
million to United Nations agencies, humanitarian relief partners
and community-based non-profit and international non-government
organizations.
The relief support includes collaboration with more than a dozen
organizations and the provision of in-kind transportation, supply
chain consultation, and cash contributions to expedite the
distribution of personal protective equipment for healthcare
workers and other life-sustaining activities for impacted
individuals and communities.
“The UPS Foundation and UPS have extensive experience in helping
communities prepare for, respond to, and recover from sudden onset
and prolonged crises. That expertise enables us to provide
critical support to our partners during this unprecedented time of
need,” said Eduardo Martinez, president of The UPS Foundation and
UPS chief diversity and inclusion officer.
“The public-private partnerships we have developed around the
world span years – even decades in some cases. We’re able to work
together, inspire each other, and rapidly deploy our support and
logistics expertise toward meaningful actions to drive
life-sustaining results,” he continued.
The new grant allocations will be provided to the following
agencies:
- United Way of America: Providing families, children and
the elderly with critical support, including food and financial
assistance to aid in recovery.
- American Red Cross: The organization is now facing a
severe blood shortage due to the unprecedented number of blood
drive cancellations. Funding will help sustain the vital blood
supply needed by public health systems across America.
- Salvation Army: Bringing shelter and feeding programs to
the most vulnerable people in our communities.
- Operation Hope: Supporting the national response
infrastructure in partnership with FEMA and the American Red Cross
for individuals and small businesses in need. National counseling
centers will provide emergency budgeting consultation and creditor
management guidance to workers placed at risk by income
interruptions.
- Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP): Providing
strategic council on private sector engagement efforts, including
home food delivery and medical assistance to the elderly and other
vulnerable individuals.
- Good360: Providing needed materials for healthcare
providers, including personal protective equipment (PPE) and other
medical supplies and cleaning kits.
- UNICEF: Providing aid to countries and regions lacking
the healthcare infrastructure and social support systems needed to
address novel Coronavirus needs.
- World Food Programme (WFP): Overseeing and implementing
the supply chain and delivery of critical supplies for all United
Nations agencies and maintaining lifesaving operations, including
prepositioning stocks of food, mobile warehouses and tents for
immediate delivery.
- CARE: Supporting vulnerable populations in more than 19
countries by pre-positioning emergency supplies, providing water
and handwashing stations, and hygiene kits, and providing
self-isolation kits for rapid response teams.
- United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR):
Prepositioning plastic tarpaulins and other needed items, and
providing emergency funding to support displaced families and help
prevent the spread of the novel Coronavirus among displaced
families.
- International Federation of Red Cross/Red Crescent
(IFRC): Supporting community-based health activities, access to
basic services, and information management, all crucial to
controlling the spread of the virus.
- NVOAD: Supporting vulnerable populations by providing
food, shelter and other social support.
The new grants are in addition to support provided previously,
through which The UPS Foundation and medical product donors and
relief partners MAP International, MedShare and Good360 provided
more than 4 million respirator masks, 11,000 protective suits and
280,000 nitrile gloves to healthcare workers.
Most recently, UPS announced its participation in the White
House Rapid-Response Taskforce for Coronavirus Testing Sites,
providing logistics planning and operations to support drive-up
patient test facilities and deliver test kits and test samples.
The UPS Foundation is a key consultative partner with the global
coalitions organizing private sector engagement, including the
Private Sector Roundtable of the Global Health Security Agenda, the
World Economic Forum Pandemic Supply Chain Network and the World
Economic Forum COVID Action Platform.
In 2019, The UPS Foundation responded to 28 major world
disasters, providing in-kind support of humanitarian aid and relief
across 74 countries – almost $6.5 million worth of in-kind services
– including loaned experts and relief shipments leveraging UPS’s
owned and contracted global network in the air, on the ground, by
rail and on the ocean. Throughout 2019, The UPS Foundation invested
more than $20 million in funding, in-kind, and technical support
for community safety initiatives to enhance preparedness, urgent
disaster response and recovery, public health strengthening, and
road safety.
About UPS
UPS (NYSE: UPS) is a global leader in logistics, offering a
broad range of solutions including transporting packages and
freight; facilitating international trade, and deploying advanced
technology to more efficiently manage the world of business.
Headquartered in Atlanta, UPS serves more than 220 countries and
territories worldwide. UPS was awarded America’s Best Customer
Service company for Shipping and Delivery services by Newsweek
magazine; Forbes Most Valuable Brand in Transportation; and top
rankings on the JUST 100 list for social responsibility, the Dow
Jones Sustainability World Index, and the Harris Poll Reputation
Quotient, among other prestigious rankings and awards. The company
can be found on the web at ups.com or pressroom.ups.com and its
corporate blog can be found at longitudes.ups.com. The company’s
sustainability eNewsletter, UPS Horizons, can be found at
ups.com/sustainabilitynewsletter. To get UPS news direct,
follow @UPS_News on Twitter. To ship with UPS, visit
ups.com/ship.
About The UPS Foundation
Since its founding in 1907, UPS has built a legacy as a caring
and responsible corporate citizen, supporting programs that provide
long-term solutions to community needs. Founded in 1951, The UPS
Foundation leads its global citizenship programs and is responsible
for facilitating community involvement to local, national, and
global communities. In 2019, UPS and its employees, active and
retired, invested more than $123.8 million in charitable giving
around the world. The UPS Foundation can be found on the web at
UPS.com/Foundation and
@UPS_Foundation on Twitter.
June Holder
404-828-4805
jholder@ups.com
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