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Jay-Z’s Shawn Carter Foundation & Rihanna’s Clara Lionel Foundation Donate A Combined $2 Million For COVID-19 Relief Efforts

<p>Jay-Z and Rihanna are teaming up through their foundations to donate a combined &dollar;2 million to help with COVID-19 relief efforts&period; Together they will be helping undocumented workers&comma; children of healthcare workers that are on the frontline&comma; first responders&comma; as well as incarcerated&comma; elderly and homeless people&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The organizations that the money will be going to is Mayor&&num;8217&semi;s Fund for Los Angeles&comma; The Fund for Public Schools&comma; The American Civil Liberties Union and New York Immigration Coalition&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Justine Lucas&comma; the Executive Director of the Clara Lionel Foundation said&comma; &&num;8220&semi;There are a number of populations who are especially vulnerable during this pandemic — those who are undocumented&comma; incarcerated&comma; elderly and homeless&comma; as well as children of frontline health workers and first responders&period; Now more than ever&comma; we need to support organizations prioritizing the health and rights of these individuals&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to the organization&&num;8217&semi;s official <em><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;claralionelfoundation&period;org&sol;news&sol;rihanna-and-jay-z-join-forces-to-fight-covid-19&sol;">website<&sol;a><&sol;em>&comma; the funds will go specifically to &&num;8220&semi;Offering daycare&comma; learning materials&comma; food and supplies for the children of frontline healthcare workers and first responders&period;&&num;8221&semi; As well as&comma; &&num;8220&semi;learning materials for the more than 20&comma;000 children and youth learning in shelters and virtual mental health support for parents&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The money will also support&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>• Ensuring child care centers are clean and that all personnel are protected&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>• Supporting the expansion of home-delivered meals for the elderly and meals for homeless populations in emergency shelters<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>• Providing emergency economic support and the expansion of rights for immigrants and undocumented workers<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>• Advocating for free testing and treatment for all New Yorkers&comma; regardless of immigration status<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>• Provision of legal support to protect members of marginalized populations&comma; including advocating for people to be released from jail and detention&comma; encouraging voting and civic engagement during the COVID-19 response period and protecting immigrant communities<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;rihanna-donates-personal-protective-equipment-to-the-state-of-new-york&sol;">Recently<&sol;a><&sol;em>&comma; New York Governor Andrew Cuomo thanked Rihanna for donating personal protective equipment to the state&comma; and her CLF organization also made a &dollar;5 million donation for relief relating to the virus&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>TSR STAFF&colon; Jade Ashley &commat;Jade&lowbar;Ashley94<&sol;p>&NewLine; <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-wrap wpra-plugin-container" style&equals;"justify-content&colon; center&semi;&semi;"> <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-container" data-ver&equals;"1&period;3&period;10" data-post&lowbar;id&equals;"58754" data-show&lowbar;count&equals;"true" data-enable&lowbar;share&equals;"onclick" data-behavior&equals;"regular" data-animation&equals;"true" data-share&lowbar;url&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;jay-zs-shawn-carter-foundation-rihannas-clara-lionel-foundation-donate-a-combined-2-million-for-19-relief-efforts&sol;" data-secure&equals;"0fd8f29de8"> <div class&equals;"wpra-call-to-action" style&equals;"color&colon; 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