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Rihanna & Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey Team Up To Donate $4.2 Million To Domestic Violence Victims Affected By COVID-19

<p>Rihanna is back again with yet another major donation to help out during this hard time that many people are experiencing due to the spread of COVID-19&period; This time&comma; she and her Clara Lionel Foundation have teamed up with Twitter&sol; Square CEO Jack Dorsey to make a joint donation of &dollar;4&period;2 million to domestic violence victims&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to <em><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;billboard&period;com&sol;articles&sol;news&sol;9355436&sol;rihanna-clara-lionel-foundation-jack-dorsey-co-fund-4-2-million-grant-coronavirus">Billboard<&sol;a><&sol;em>&comma; the donation will be granted to the Mayor&&num;8217&semi;s Fund for Los Angeles&comma; who is helping domestic violence victims that have been ordered to stay at home amid the spread of the virus&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Los Angeles Housing Authority has reportedly determined that &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;approximately 90 people per week have been turned away from full domestic violence shelters in Los Angeles since the Safer at Home Order was issued&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>With their donation&comma; &dollar;125 per day will help fund 10 weeks of shelter&comma; meals&comma; and counseling for 90 domestic violence victims per week&comma; and an additional 90 victims will be able to receive help every week thereafter for another 10 weeks&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Prior to joining forces&comma; both Rihanna and Jack Dorsey have made donations to COVID-19 relief with hopes of pushing things in the right direction&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Recently&comma; Jack announced he would be donating &dollar;1 billion of his equity in Square to help fund COVID-19 relief efforts&comma; girls&&num;8217&semi; health&comma; and education and Universal Basic Income pilot programs&period; As we <em><a href&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-covid-19-relief-efforts&sol;">previously<&sol;a><&sol;em> reported&comma; Rihanna&&num;8217&semi;s Clara Lionel Foundation teamed up with Jay-Z&&num;8217&semi;s Shawn Carter Foundation to donate a combined &dollar;2 million for relief efforts&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Prior to that&comma; 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