The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation donated $50,000 to the Greater New Orleans Foundation's Louisiana Service & Hospitality Family Assistance Program.
With all schools closed, many families are figuring out how to provide an extra meal for children staying at home, which can stretch the resources of families already on tight budgets. A gift of just $1 to a local food bank can provide three meals for a family in need. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana is making sponsorships to several food banks that add up to $30,000 to date. Just a few weeks ago, teams from Blue Cross also packed 102,212 meals which are now able to be distributed to families in need. BCBS Louisiana is also 1-1 matching employee donations to food banks, to regional disaster relief funds as well as to employees 1st funds designed to provide relief to colleagues and their families.