Media

Media Inquiries
With media inquiries regarding the Greater Houston COVID-19 Recovery Fund, contact:

Cherri Carbonara
cherri@carbonaragroup.com
832-473-6380

Hannah Payne
hannah@carbonaragroup.com
713-819-1320

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Press Releases

[OCTOBER 1, 2020] Greater Houston COVID-19 Recovery Fund Invests Remaining $2.3 Million in Grants, Including Newly Launched COVID-19 Lost Loved One Fund

[AUGUST 18, 2020] Greater Houston COVID-19 Recovery Fund Invests $1.45 Million to Provide Emergency Financial Assistance for Area’s Most Vulnerable

[JULY 29, 2020] Greater Houston COVID-19 Recovery Fund Grows to Nearly $17 Million as Region’s Most Vulnerable Continue to Struggle to Meet Basic Needs

[JULY 15, 2020] $1.525 Million Invested to Support Area’s Unemployed and Food Insecure
Households in Greater Houston COVID-19 Recovery Fund’s Latest Emerging Needs Grants

[JUNE 18, 2020] Greater Houston COVID-19 Recovery Fund Grows to $16.8 Million as Region’s Most Vulnerable Continue to Struggle to Meet Basic Needs

[JUNE 4, 2020] Greater Houston COVID-19 Recovery Fund Grows to $15.5 Million as the
Region’s Most Vulnerable Continue to Struggle

[MAY 28, 2020] $8.2 Million Invested to Aid Area’s Most Vulnerable as Greater Houston COVID-19 Recovery Fund Distributes Second Round of Grants to Nonprofits

[MAY 12, 2020] Greater Houston COVID-19 Recovery Fund Grows to $13.8 Million with $1 Million Gifts from Arnold Ventures and The Brown Foundation

[MAY 7, 2020] Homeless, Domestic Violence Survivors and Food Insecure Identified for
Emerging Needs Grants by Greater Houston COVID-19 Recovery Fund

[APRIL 28, 2020] Donations Increase Greater Houston COVID-19 Recovery Fund to $11.6 Million As Financial Hardships Expand for Community’s Most Vulnerable

[APRIL 21, 2020] Greater Houston COVID-19 Recovery Fund Expands to $8.7 Million as Economic Crisis Creates Growing Demand for Basic Needs

[APRIL 15, 2020] $1.5 Million Invested in Houston-Area Nonprofits in Greater Houston COVID-19 Recovery Fund’s First Round of Grants

[APRIL 8, 2020] As Economic Hardships Rise for Community’s Most Vulnerable, Donations Urged to Greater Houston COVID-19 Recovery Fund

[MARCH 25, 2020] United Way of Greater Houston and Greater Houston Community Foundation Launch Greater Houston COVID-19 Recovery Fund

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Media Highlights

Community Impact: Greater Houston COVID-19 Recovery Fund invests $764,600 in area nonprofits

Houston Business Journal: Houston COVID-19 Recovery Fund continues to grow, makes first investment in 30 local nonprofits

Houston Business Journal: Houston nonprofits’ coronavirus recovery fund more than quadruples in size

Houston Chronicle Op-Ed: by Tony Chase and Jamey Rootes: United Way, Greater Houston Community Foundation join forces to fund recovery assistance for Houston

KHOU / Great Day Houston: Houston’s community organizations are here to help

Houston Chronicle: Hidalgo endorses COVID-19 recovery fund for residents hurt by pandemic

Community Impact: With $1 million starting gift from Houston Endowment, new COVID-19 recovery fund looks to address critical needs

Houston Business Journal: Houston nonprofits launch local coronavirus recovery fund, starting with $1M gift

Univision.com: Existe ayuda para las personas que han perdido su empleo durante la crisis del coronavirus

KPRC-TV NBC Ch. 2: Houston Newsmakers with Khambrel Marshell featuring Anna M. Babin, UWGH and Diana Zarzuelo, GHCF about Greater Houston COVID-19 Recovery Fund

Houstonendownment.com: United Way of Greater Houston and Greater Houston Community Foundation Launch Greater Houston COVID-19 Recovery Fund: Houston Endowment makes lead gift of $1 million; additional gifts pledged from JPMorgan Chase, Houston Texans Foundation and Wells Fargo Foundation