Amazon Gives $1 Million Locally to Fight the Impact of Covid-19

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On March 18 Amazon announced it donated $1 million total to the four largest community foundations serving residents in the HQ2 area.

The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia received $25,000.

Food for Others, a large provider of free emergency groceries in Northern Virginia, distributes food to more than 2,000 families per week.

Funding will support Spouseforce, the workforce development platform from Blue Star Families.

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