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Entergy Volunteers Provide Free Tax Preparation for Qualified Customers

At Entergy, We Power Life means working together to improve lives, create opportunities, strengthen communities and proactively find solutions to customers facing economic challenges. 

Top 20 Corporate Social Responsibility Moments of 2020

During a year of unprecedented challenges, Entergy and its employees went above and beyond to support our customers and communities throughout 2020. As we welcome a new year, we reflect on our top 20 corporate social responsibilities moments of 2020.Entergy’s commitment to its communities has earned the company several national and local honors in recent years, and 2020 was no exception. Here are five recognitions we received in 2020 honoring our philanthropic endeavors.20.Entergy Recognized Among the Most Community-minded CompaniesEntergy was recognized as one of the 50 most community-minded companies in the U.S. for the fifth consecutive year.19.‘Newsweek’ Names Entergy One of America’s Most Responsible CompaniesNewsweek’s list of America’s Most Responsible Companies included Entergy among its 300 top performers.18.Entergy Named a Top Sustainability Company for 19th Consecutive YearEntergy was recognized among the top 20% of companies in North America demonstrating sustainable business practices as noted by S&P Dow Jones Indices in its 2020 Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index.17.JAG Honors Entergy With Partner in the Pandemic AwardJobs for America's Graduates honored Entergy with their Partner in the Pandemic Award for the company’s extraordinary leadership and support in helping young adults succeed in their career pursuits.16.Entergy Named to 100 Best Corporate Citizens of 2020Entergy was named one of the 100 Best Corporate Citizens for the ninth year.We believe a high-quality education for everyone provides individuals with the resources and opportunities they need to achieve their full potential and positively contribute to society. The next five moments are related to our efforts fulfilling this commitment to education and workforce development in the communities where we live and work.15.Entergy Supports American Heart Association’s Women in STEM InitiativeEntergy sponsored the American Heart Association of Greater New Orleans' STEM Goes Red initiative to encourage young women's interests in STEM careers.

JAG Honors Entergy With Partner in the Pandemic Award

Jobs for America's Graduates has honored Entergy with their Partner in the Pandemic Award.  

Serving Our Most Vulnerable Customers

This is the time of year when we reflect and give thanks for what we have and look forward to new beginnings. Of course, the events of 2020 have made that a tall order for some.

Entergy Receives 2020 HIRE Vets Award

Entergy has been awarded the HIRE Vets Medallion Award for the third straight year. The company is one of only 58 employers in the country who have earned this award three times since the inception of the program in 2018.

Entergy Shareholders Award $11.3M in Charitable Contributions Year-to-Date to Help (Cont.)

Third quarter grants included $2.7 million to fund disaster relief efforts, educational programs and economic development.

See How Entergy, Employees Have Powered COVID-19 Relief Efforts

At Entergy, community means everything to us. Our neighbors, our family, our home.

Entergy Funding Supports Ochsner Health Care Workers on Frontlines of COVID-19 Response

Entergy is providing funding to support Ochsner Health’s current team of health care workers, as well as those training to join the frontlines of the COVID-19 response.

ENO, Burns & McDonnell Partner to Deliver Protective Gear to New Orleans East Hospital

Employees at the Entergy New Orleans Power Station and Burns & McDonnell donated approximately 1,500 N95 masks to the hospital’s health care workers.

Entergy Employees, Community Partners Participate in LIHEAP Action Day

Entergy employees traveled to Washington, D.C., for the National Energy and Utility Assistance Coalition's LIHEAP Action Day Feb. 25-26 to urge Congress to continue funding the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.Participating in NEUAC's LIHEAP Action Day is one of the many ways we power life for our customers, including those in need.Twelve Entergy employees, along with local community action and utility partners, attended 26 meetings with Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas congressional members and their staff to deliver the message that LIHEAP is underfunded and serving only a fraction of families in our service territory who qualify for assistance.The team was joined by three LIHEAP recipients from Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana who shared their personal stories about their challenges and the lifesaving assistance LIHEAP provided to help them during hard times.Team members urged Congress to help more families by using the latest energy prices and socioeconomic data to help determine where funds are sent. They also asked Congress to grow LIHEAP funding to better support residents of all states.