Paris Hilton and Nicky Hilton Rothschild’s family are donating a whopping $10 million to help COVID-19 relief funds.
The donation was announced on Wednesday, with roughly half of the funds going address, ‘the urgent needs facing the homeless population in Los Angeles.’
The other half of the funds will be devoted to, ‘helping African countries prepare for a pending outbreak,’ according to the Hilton Foundation website.
Family donation: Paris Hilton and Nicky Hilton Rothschild’s family are donating a whopping $10 million to help COVID-19 relief funds
The Los Angeles grants will be divided between three organizations, Brilliant Corners, California Community Foundation and United Way of Greater Los Angeles.
Brilliant Corners will receive $2,250,000 in a partnership with Los Angeles County Department of Health Services.
The grant will, ‘provide flexible funding for Brilliant Corners to immediately purchase essential supplies and cover expenses related to developing and implementing a COVID-19 response plan to care for individuals experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles County.’
Family grant: The Los Angeles grants will be divided between three organizations, Brilliant Corners, California Community Foundation and United Way of Greater Los Angeles
The next grant will go to the California Community Foundation for $500,000 that will, ‘immediately purchase essential supplies and cover expenses at six of LA County’s federally qualified health clinics, which have a special designation to serve clients who are unhoused.’
The funds will also go to, ‘triaging those experiencing homelessness who are sick, exposed, or in need of testing to the appropriate temporary housing intervention.’
The third Los Angeles based grant goes to the United Way of Greater Los Angeles for $2,250,000 to its Pandemic Relief Fund.
Third grant: The third Los Angeles based grant goes to the United Way of Greater Los Angeles for $2,250,000 to its Pandemic Relief Fund
The fund will go to the, ‘bulk purchasing of supplies and will also release funding through strategic sub-grants directly to providers.’
The fund will also help supply ‘personal protective equipment, hand sanitizer, thermometers and testing kits’ to overcome shortages.
The Africa grants will be divided through three more organizations, Sharing Hope for Communities Inc, The World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa and the United Nations Children’s Fund.
Africa grants: The Africa grants will be divided through three more organizations, Sharing Hope for Communities Inc, The World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa and the United Nations Children’s Fund
The Sharing Hope for Communities is a Hilton Humanitarian Prize laureate, receiving $500,000 to, ‘support outreach initiatives and establish a trusted information source.’
The funds will implement, ‘Kenya’s COVID-19 response plan within four of the largest informal settlements in Kenya: Kibera, Mathare and Mukuru (in Nairobi), and Bangladesh (in Mombasa).’
The WHO will get $3,000,000 to, ‘strengthen the capacity of health systems in nine high-risk countries to respond to COVID-19 cases: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Senegal and South Africa.’
UNICEF is receiving $1,500,000 to, ‘strengthen risk communication and community engagement capacity of four high-risk countries in East Africa to respond to COVID-19: Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.’
UNICEF: UNICEF is receiving $1,500,000 to, ‘strengthen risk communication and community engagement capacity of four high-risk countries in East Africa to respond to COVID-19: Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda’