SAN DIEGO, Nov. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Sempra
Energy (NYSE: SRE) today announced that for its third annual
Veterans Day grant, the company is donating $20,000 to Operation Homefront, the San Antonio, Texas-based national nonprofit
whose mission is to build strong, stable and secure military
families, including those in the communities where Sempra Energy
operates. Operation Homefront works to help military families by
providing critical financial assistance, transitional and permanent
housing, and recurring family support programs and services
throughout the year to help these families overcome short-term
bumps in the road, so they do not become long-term chronic
problems.
"This year, military veterans and their families need our
support more than ever due to impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic,"
said Lisa Alexander, senior vice
president of corporate affairs for Sempra Energy. "We are proud to
partner with Operation Homefront to further support military
veterans who have impacted the lives of every American through
their commitment to serve our country. I am proud that our company
has programs in place to champion both our veteran employees and
veterans in our communities."
Operation Homefront serves tens of thousands of military
families each year and over 90% of their expenditures go toward
delivering programs for families struggling to make ends meet. The
grant from Sempra Energy will support the organization's "11 Days
of Impact" campaign, an effort to raise $111,000 to support military families in honor of
Veterans Day. Specifically, Sempra Energy's funds will go toward
the Critical Financial Assistance program to assist veterans in
California and Texas with mortgage and rent payments,
utilities, groceries and more.
"We are deeply grateful to the entire Sempra Energy team for
their enthusiastic support of our 11 Days of Impact campaign," said
Brig. Gen. (ret.) John I. Pray, Jr.,
president and CEO of Operation Homefront. "Our nation is currently
facing a number of unprecedented challenges and many military
families are really struggling to make ends meet. With Sempra
Energy's help, we will be able to continue to provide much-needed
financial assistance to this very special and deserving group of
our fellow citizens."
Sempra Energy launched its annual Veterans Day grant program in
2018 as part of the company's overall commitment to supporting its
veteran employees, as well as veterans who live in the communities
where the company operates. More than 1,000 employees across the
Sempra Energy family of companies have served in the U.S. Armed
Forces.
In the past five years, the Sempra Energy family of companies
has donated more than $1.4 million to
causes supporting military veterans or active-duty service members.
Sempra Energy and its operating companies regularly participate in
job-recruitment events for veterans and have employee groups in
Los Angeles and San Diego to support the recruitment,
on-boarding and engagement of veteran employees. Additionally, the
company has supplier-diversity programs that advocate for
procurement opportunities for businesses owned by service-disabled
veterans, women, minorities and LGBTQ-owned business enterprises.
This year, the company also received a bronze designation from the
"Military Friendly" organization, honoring Sempra Energy for
exceeding benchmark standards that measure businesses' commitment,
effort and success in creating sustainable and meaningful
opportunity for the military community.
About Sempra Energy
Sempra Energy's mission is to be North
America's premier energy infrastructure company. With more
than $60 billion in total assets at
the end of 2019, the San
Diego-based company is the utility holding company with the
largest U.S. customer base. The Sempra Energy companies' more than
18,000 employees deliver energy with purpose to over 35 million
consumers. The company is focused on the most attractive markets in
North America, including
California, Texas, Mexico
and the LNG export market. Sempra Energy has been consistently
recognized for its leadership in sustainability, and diversity and
inclusion, and is a member of the S&P 500 Utilities Index and
the Dow Jones Utility Index. The company was also named one of the
"World's Most Admired Companies" for 2020 by Fortune Magazine.
About Operation Homefront
Founded in 2002, Operation Homefront is a national nonprofit
organization whose mission is to build strong, stable, and secure
military families so that they can thrive – not simply struggle to
get by – in the communities they have worked so hard to protect.
Recognized for superior performance by leading independent charity
oversight groups, over 90% of Operation Homefront expenditures go
directly to programs that support tens of thousands of military
families each year. Operation Homefront provides critical financial
assistance, transitional and permanent housing and family support
services to prevent short-term needs from turning into chronic,
long-term struggles. Thanks to the generosity of our donors and the
support from thousands of volunteers, Operation Homefront proudly
serves America's military families. For more information, visit
OperationHomefront.org. http://www.OperationHomefront.org.
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