Rihanna, Jay-Z and Twitter's Jack Dorsey are adding to their seven-figure efforts to aid coronavirus relief efforts, this time with a focus on marginalized communities in cities that have been hit hard during the current pandemic.
Rihanna's Clara Lionel Foundation,Jay-Z’s Shawn Carter Foundation, and Twitter and Square CEO Dorsey’s #startsmall on Wednesday announced additional joint grants totaling more than $6.2 million that will fund COVID-19 rapid response efforts protecting vulnerable populations with a focus on New York, New Orleans and Puerto Rico, and some international communities.
In the U.S., the grants will be distributed to the following: •Give Directlyto support cash transfers to low income families in the mainland U.S.