TEGNA Foundation Supports Local Community COVID-19 Relief Efforts
TEGNA Foundation and our local stations are committed to making a difference in our communities through funding local COVID-19 relief efforts.
| WZDX Huntsville/ Decatur/ Florence |
Crisis Services of North Alabama, supporting the domestic violence program and shelter, providing safe and healthy housing for those in need within-19 guidelines Downtown Rescue Mission, for COVID-19 emergency relief Harris Home for Children, supporting the Boost Program, providing tutors and supplies for students being educated on site due to COVID-19 United Way of Madison County Inc., for the community-wide COVID-19 Relief Fund |
| KPNX Phoenix |
Boys & Girls Club of East Valley, converting clubs into distance learning centers to help children in need Joy Bus, providing supplies for COVID-19 relief workers Valley of the Sun United Way, for the community-wide COVID-19 Relief Fund KPNX partnered with Valley of the Sun United Way on Arizona Gives Day on April 7th to support those who are impacted by COVID-19 |
| KMSB Tucson |
Community Food Bank, supporting the increased needs due to COVID-19, providing families an accessible way to get the food they need Marana Health Center, enabling the purchase of additional COVID-19 testing kits and cameras to use for telemedicine services |
| KFSM Ft. Smith |
Community Services Clearinghouse, providing local emergency food support Crawford Sebastian Community Development Council, providing local emergency food support Ft. Smith Children’s Emergency Shelter, providing emergency food relief for children Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter, providing emergency food relief for children impacted by domestic violence Northwest Arkansas Food Bank, providing emergency community-wide food relief |
| KTHV Little Rock |
AR Kids Read, supporting the update of the organization’s website, which allows tutors to read to students studying remotely due to COVID-19 Heart of Arkansas United Way, for the community-wide COVID-19 Relief Fund KTHV joined forces with Heart of Arkansas United Way to host a virtual concert with the message of “Better Together” to help raise funds for COVID-19 relief |
| KXTV Sacramento |
Placer Food Bank, supporting community food needs United Ways of California, for the community-wide COVID-19 Relief Fund KXTV teamed up with United Way of California to raise funds to help the most vulnerable community members KXTV joined forces with Placer Food Bank to raise nearly $100,000 for COVID-19 food relief |
| KFMB San Diego |
Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Diego County, supporting increased needs for local mentoring programs for at-risk and underserved youth The San Diego Foundation, for the community-wide COVID-19 Relief Fund |
| KUSA Denver |
Food Bank of the Rockies, for emergency community-wide food relief 9Cares Colorado Shares is supporting the ongoing need for food throughout Colorado with Food Bank of the Rockies. They’ve helped raise more than $1 million – more than 4.1 million meals for Colorado families |
| WTIC Hartford |
Foodshare, distributing food and fresh produce to families in need due to COVID-19 |
| WUSA DC/MD/VA Metro Area |
Arc of Prince George's County, supporting efforts to purchase needed supplies to operate safely during COVID-19, as well as transition appropriate programming to virtual learning Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington, supporting new virtual programming options and continued in-person program delivery (at COVID-19 appropriate, reduced capacity) for the 2020-2021 academic year Capital Caring, for a medical decontamination unit Capital Food Bank, for emergency food relief Greater Washington Community Foundation, for the community-wide COVID-19 Relief Fund United Way of the National Capital Area, for the community-wide COVID-19 Relief Fund |
| WTLV Jacksonville |
Blessings in a Backpack, for emergency food support for local children Hubbard House, supporting the Emergency Shelter and Services Program, providing safe and secure shelter to victims of domestic violence and their children Hunger Fight, for emergency food support for local children Pie in The Sky Community Alliance, providing fresh produce and support services to low-income, isolated seniors in need First Coast News partnered with Feeding Northeast Florida for a virtual food drive to meet increased needs due to COVID-19, raising over $57,700 |
| WTSP Tampa |
Angels Against Abuse, supporting the Angel Assistance Program, providing needed items to children who have been victims of abuse, as needs have increased due to COVID-19 Dawning Family Services, creating a food pantry for housing insecure families, as local needs have increased due to COVID-19 Operation Homefront, supporting a holiday meal program for military families, and providing cleaning supplies to help combat COVID-19 |
| WXIA Atlanta |
Atlanta Community Food Bank, supporting COVID-19 food relief efforts Atlanta Mission, supporting relief services for individuals experiencing homelessness, especially those struggling due to COVID-19 Boys & Girls Club of America, providing a safe and supportive childcare option for children whose parents need to continue working during the COVID-19 crisis George West Memorial Health Foundation, providing mental health services for those impacted by COVID-19 Points of Light Foundation, supporting COVID-19 virtual volunteering efforts The Salvation Army, supporting the food pantry, providing food for those in need during the COVID-19 crisis United Way of Greater Atlanta, for the community-wide COVID-19 Relief Fund |
| WMAZ Macon |
Middle Georgia Community Food Bank, supporting the food drive partnership with 13WMAZ and the United Way of Central Georgia, assisting families impacted by COVID-19 and supporting the backpack program helping low-income children |
| WWL New Orleans |
NOLA Business Alliance, for COVID-19 emergency relief fund for gig workers To help support local gig and cultural economy workers impacted by COVID-19, WWLTV partnered with the New Orleans Business Alliance and hosted “Live from the Porch” virtual concert. They helped raised $500,000 for the NOLA Business Alliance |
| NEWS CENTER Maine |
United Ways of Maine, for the community-wide COVID-19 Relief Fund NEWS CENTER Maine and United Ways of Maine partnered together to host a telethon, raising over $633,000 for the United Ways of Maine COVID-19 Relief Fund NEWS CENTER Maine partnered with the Good Shepherd Food Bank for the third annual Feed Maine telethon, helping Mainers during the coronavirus pandemic and raising over $700,000. |
| WZZM Grand Rapids |
Meals on Wheels of Western Michigan, providing daily meals to senior citizens at high-risk for COVID-19 |
| KARE Minneapolis |
Greater Twin Cities United Way, for the community-wide COVID-19 Relief Fund HandsOn Twin Cities, providing staffing support to local nonprofits impacted by fundraising challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic Minnesota Computers for Schools, supporting the purchase of computers for students in need due to COVID-19 distance learning requirements Minnesota Health Fairs, as part of a Health Fair 11 project, support the Flu Fighters Clinic, providing drive-thru flu shots to members of the public Second Harvest Heartland, providing emergency food relief The Aliveness Project, meeting the increased needs of the HIV positive community due to COVID-19 through a to-go food program Twin Cities Music Trust, supporting the artists performing in KARE’s COVID-19 Relief Fund concert KARE and Greater Twin Cities United Way partnered together to host a virtual concert on April 17th to raise funds to help those in need during the coronavirus pandemic, raising $17,000 for Greater Twin Cities United Way KARE helped to raise $22,900 for Minnesota Computers for Schools KARE and Second Harvest Heartland joined forces to ensure that kids who are home from school and families facing hardships during the pandemic don’t go hungry, helping to raise over $140,000 for Second Harvest Heartland |
| KSDK St. Louis |
Food Outreach, Inc., for emergency community-wide food relief Operation Food Search, providing emergency COVID-19 food relief St. Louis Area Food Bank, for emergency community-wide food relief United Way of Greater St. Louis, for emergency community-wide food relief Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis, for emergency community-wide food relief KSDK is partnering with Schnucks and United Way of Greater St. Louis to “round up at the register.” Shoppers at the local grocery store can choose to round up their totals and all funds raised will go directly to United Way of Greater St. Louis |
| WGRZ Buffalo |
FeedMore WNY Inc., supporting COVID-19 related emergency food relief efforts WGRZ held a Dress 2 FeedMore fundraiser and helped raise $4,500 |
| WCNC Charolotte |
Loaves & Fishes, providing emergency food supplies to those impacted by COVID-19 |
| WFMY Greensboro |
Backpack Beginnings, providing food to children in need due to COVID-19 Greensboro Urban Ministry, supporting emergency community needs Second Harvest Food Bank, for emergency community-wide food relief WFMY partnered with the Greensboro Virus Relief Taskforce to host a text-a-thon to benefit the Greensboro Virus Relief Taskforce COVID-19 Relief Fund, raising $116,000 |
| WKYC Cleveland |
American Red Cross, supporting COVID-19 local relief efforts The Cleveland Foundation, supporting the Greater Cleveland COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund The Greater Cleveland Food Bank, for emergency community-wide food relief Medwish International, providing emergency medical equipment Near West Site Multi Service Corporation, supporting critical community relief services WKYC partnered with The Cleveland Foundation to help raise $8.5 million to address immediate needs of NE Ohio populations |
| WBNS Columbus |
YWCA, supporting the family center emergency shelter, which has served on the frontline during the COVID-19 pandemic as a safety net for families facing sudden unemployment and evictions |
| KGW Portland |
Schoolhouse Supplies, supporting the Free Store for Teachers program, providing free schools supplies to children in (including those in need due to COVID-19 related remote learning) |
| WPMT Harrisburg/York |
Central Pennsylvania Food Bank, supporting increased food relief needs due to COVID-19 Crispus Attucks Association of York Pennsylvania, supporting the Sonny Simpson Playzone project, providing youth with a clean, safe and joyful play area that is conducive to the restrictions of COVID-19 The Salvation Army, supporting increased food relief needs due to COVID-19 |
| KVUE Austin |
United Way for Greater Austin, supporting the All Together ATX fund, a community-wide philanthropic fund providing flexible resources to nonprofits working with community members impacted by COVID-19 KVUE partnered with Austin media outlets for a digital telethon to raise over $7 million for the All Together ATX Fund |
| KBMT Beaumont |
Southeast Texas Food Bank, for COVID-19 emergency food relief KBMT partnered with the Southeast Texas Food Bank to raise over $200,000 |
| KIII Corpus Christi |
Family Counseling Services, providing assistance to individuals and families needing therapy, education, and comprehensive mental health care – since April of 2020, the majority of services have been focused on COVID-19 related issues |
| WFAA Dallas |
Communities Foundation of Texas, supporting the North Texas Community Response Fund WFAA participated in North Texas Giving Tuesday, in partnership with The Communities Foundation of Texas, supporting the nonprofit organizations helping people adversely impacted by COVID-19. WFAA helped raise over $20.7 million |
| KHOU Houston |
Charles Atherton Elementary School, purchasing laptops, tablets, headphones and other electronic accessories that students need for remote learning Comp-U-Dopt, providing laptops for students without a computer at home, aligning with KHOU’s Computers for Our Kids telethon KHOU partnered with the Houston Food Bank to raise funds for Houston area families needing food assistance, raising $110,000, over 330,000 meals KHOU also partnered with Comp-U-Dopt, hosting the Computers for Kids Telethon and raising over $90,000 to provide laptops to kids in need |
| KWES Midland/Odessa |
Centers for Children and Families, supporting mental health counseling services and COVID-19 relief therapy session for first responders Hospice of Midland, supporting Rays of Hope Children’s Grief Center, serving children ages 4-18 overcoming drastic changes in their lives, including those changes as a result of COVID-19 Jubilee Center of Midland, supporting emergency COVID-19 food relief programs |
| FOX West Texas San Angelo/Abilene |
Concho Valley Regional Food Bank of Texas, supporting emergency COVID-19 food relief programs Food Bank of Abilene, supporting emergency COVID-19 food relief programs |
| KENS San Antonio |
San Antonio Food Bank, supporting COVID-19 food bank relief efforts San Antonio Zoological Society, supporting the zoo’s recovery fund, which will ensure the animals are taken care of despite COVID-19 related closures |
| KYTX Tyler |
Discovery Place, supporting low-cost, educational opportunities for children and help alleviate the organization’s funding gap due to COVID-19 fundraising losses The Salvation Army, supporting programs to assist those in need in the local community, especially those impacted by COVID-19 |
| KCEN Waco |
The Salvation Army, supporting local COVID-19 relief efforts in Bell and McLennan counties |
| KING Seattle |
American Red Cross, supporting the purchase of PPE needed to keep aid workers safe ArtsFund, supporting the COVID-19 Arts Emergency Relief Fund Northwest Harvest, supporting emergency community-wide food relief KING and Northwest Harvest are partnering together to make sure that no one in Washington goes hungry during this difficult time. They have raised $9 million for Northwest Harvest – which is more than 33 million meals for Washington state families |
