: Corporate Citizenship Center
Last week, the leader of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Brock Long, asked me and two other CEOs: What can the private sector do to better prepare the country for natural disasters?
Success starts with opportunity. Comcast NBCUniversal celebrates the people, programs, and partners who are helping to provide opportunities across the country and drive positive change.
When disaster strikes, business acts. From donating millions to support relief organizations, to activating countless employee volunteers, to providing in-kind products and services—communities recover quicker because the private sector mobilizes in times of need.
Last month, Giving USA 2018: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2017 provides estimated amounts of total giving to charitable organizations across the United States over the past year.
As the population grows more diverse and medical costs soar, the greater burdens of health risks, disease, and premature death among people of color and the poor are a matter of increasing urgency.
In August of 2017, Hurricane Harvey, a Category 4 storm, made landfall near Houston. Its effects were catastrophic. FEMA (the Federal Emergency Management Agency) designated 41 counties in southeast Texas and 20 parishes in Louisiana as federal disaster areas.








