HOUSTON – October 17, 2024 – Today, Chevron employees and members of the Houston Texans Legends Community packed 18,000 lunches in celebration of Kids’ Meals, Inc.’s 18th birthday. With music playing, they rolled up their sleeves to pack a healthy, shelf-stable lunch, which includes a protein, fruit, drink, and snack, into Texans-themed, brown paper bags. In addition to the volunteer hours, Chevron supports Kids’ Meals through generous grants and unveiled new “Fueled by Chevron” stickers on Kids’ Meals vans to represent the ongoing support.
“Today, we had over 500 volunteers from across Chevron contribute to this record-breaking event. We are so proud of the way our employees have shown up to give back to Kids’ Meals and help support the work they are doing to address food insecurity,” said Josetta Jones, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at Chevron Corporation. Chevron is excited to host the Kids’ Meals team for a fun day of packing lunches and giving back to the community.
Since 2006, Kids’ Meals has delivered free, healthy meals to the doorsteps of Greater Houston’s hungriest preschool-aged children, totaling 15.3 million meals. The organization relies heavily on individual and corporate donations and volunteers and Chevron has been a longtime partner through its Humankind initiative.
Kids’ Meals CEO, Beth Harp expressed her gratitude for all Chevron has done to support the organization’s mission. “Local and longtime partnerships like the one we have with Chevron are critical to our operations. We’re facing higher need than ever before and seeing their employees come together to support local children means so much to us. Together, we can keep fighting to end childhood hunger in Houston.”
About Chevron:
Chevron is one of the world’s leading integrated energy companies. We believe affordable, reliable and ever-cleaner energy is essential to enabling human progress. Chevron produces crude oil and natural gas; manufactures transportation fuels, lubricants, petrochemicals and additives; and develops technologies that enhance our business and the industry. We aim to grow our oil and gas business, lower the carbon intensity of our operations and grow lower carbon businesses in renewable fuels, carbon capture and offsets, hydrogen and other emerging technologies. More information about Chevron is available at www.chevron.com.
About Kids’ Meals:
In 2024, Kids’ Meals will deliver more than 2.7 million free, healthy meals to the homes of hungry preschool-aged children who face debilitating hunger due to extreme poverty. Since 2006, Kids’ Meals has delivered more than 15 million meals and connected families to vital wraparound resources to help end the cycle of poverty. Kids’ Meals is the only program of its kind in the nation delivering more than 9,000 free, healthy meals every weekday to 56 Houston-area zip codes. Visit www.kidsmealsinc.org, or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and X.
Media Contacts:
Krystal Patout, on behalf of Kids’ Meals kpatout@piercom.com
713-627-2223
