Tag: Coronavirus Pandemic

No Kid Hungry Releases $5 Million in First Phase of Emergency Grants in Response to Coronavirus Pandemic

Stuart Mitchell

No Kid Hungry, a national campaign to end childhood hunger in America, announced it will be immediately deploying $5 million in emergency grants to ensure children have access to free meals as the coronavirus pandemic forces school closures. As the first phase of an ongoing multi-million-dollar response, these funds will provide critical assistance to schools and community groups across the country, and help fill the gap as 22 million children in need lose access to the free school meals they rely on. This week alone, kids in need will miss…

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Ad Council, along with White House, CDC, HHS and Major Media Networks, to Launch National PSAs in response to Coronavirus Pandemic

Stuart Mitchell

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ad Council is working in collaboration with the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and major media networks to launch a series of national public service ads (PSAs) and multi-channel content to provide critical and urgent messages to the American public. The creative assets focus on reaching high-risk populations and the general public with messages around social distancing, personal hygiene and mental health. The PSAs direct audiences to visit www.coronavirus.gov, a centralized…

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