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Humana Partners with Leading Ohio Nonprofits to Address Food Insecurity and Housing
January 8, 2021 GMT
COLUMBUS, Ohio (BUSINESS WIRE) Jan 8, 2021
Health and well-being company Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) today announced partnerships with several of Ohio’s leading community service organizations to address social factors that can significantly impact individual and community health, including food insecurity and housing insecurity. Both of these social determinants of health are even more acute today in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and the related economic downturn.
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These latest community investments total nearly $500,000 and build on an earlier Humana initiative to provide more than $1.6 million in COVID-19 relief and recovery assistance in Ohio.
Humana supports Ohio nonprofits with $500,000
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Two Cleveland nonprofits are among five organizations in Ohio to share in a nearly $500,000 investment from Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM).
Humana announced partnerships with several Ohio community service organizations to address social determinants of health that are particularly acute during the COVID-19 pandemic and the related economic downturn, according to a news release. The funds will focus on organizations that address food and housing insecurity.
More than 1.6 million Ohioans are struggling with hunger, nearly 500,000 of whom are children, according to Feeding America. The Greater Cleveland Food Bank will receive funds, along with Columbus-based Mid-Ohio Food Collective and The Foodbank, a Dayton-area organization serving the Miami Valley, according to the release.