In response, PepsiCo, Inc. and The PepsiCo Foundation have pledged $7 million to help communities of color devastated by the crisis, partnering with the National Urban League and UnidosUS to help fund their relief efforts.
In addition to the $2 million being donated to the National Urban League and UnidosUS, PepsiCo will distribute $5 million among local nonprofit organizations that serve black and brown communities and provide social services, housing, job preparedness programs, and health services.
Those areas include Baltimore, the Bay Area, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Los Angeles, Memphis, Miami-Dade, Milwaukee, New Orleans, New York City, St. Louis and Washington D.C.”
“Across the nation, the burden of COVID-19 is being disproportionately shouldered by Black and Latino communities that are facing higher rates of hospitalization, death and economic hardships,” said Kirk Tanner, CEO, PepsiCo Beverages North America.
“PepsiCo’s commitment to empowering communities of color allows the Urban League Movement to continue paving a path forward, and to expand and intensify our service as America’s economic first responders.”
This commitment from PepsiCo will directly support the UnidosUS Esperanza/Hope Fund benefitting our network of affiliated community-based organizations who are on the frontlines helping combat the health and economic impact of COVID-19 on the Latino community, from creating food delivery programs to offering mental health services via telemedicine portals.”
