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Entergy employees recognized for donating over $230,000 to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Entergy was recognized this year as one of the top 25 workplace giving contributors for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, donating more than $230,000 through the company’s employee payroll contributions across its service areas. The recognition was announced Aug. 29, 2024, during the company’s Northern Regional employee meeting. Each year, Entergy employees actively participate in United Way campaigns to raise funds for their communities. To further amplify the impact of these contributions, company shareholders match employee donations dollar-for-dollar.

Billing assistance still available for grocery workers in Orleans Parish
Entergy New Orleans is continuing its commitment to support customers in need of billing assistance through the United for Grocery Workers Relief Fund. New Orleans customers who work in a business that sells groceries are encouraged to apply for funding if they are in need.

Entergy Earns Top Most Generous Workplace Award From United Way
Entergy was once again recognized as the most generous workplace by United Way of Southeast Louisiana during their June 23 annual meeting.

Entergy Supports Latest Louisiana Association of United Ways ALICE Report
Do you know a family struggling to make ends meet – despite one or both parents working? Then you know ALICE, which stands for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed.

Entergy Partners With United Way, HandsOn to Power Volunteer Center
Entergy is partnering with United Way of Southeast Louisiana and HandsOn New Orleans to create the United Way HandsOn Entergy Volunteer Center. This partnership is an opportunity to power thousands of volunteers in creating sustainable value for communities we serve across a seven-parish region in Southeast Louisiana. After normal volunteer activities resume post-COVID-19, the volunteer center will support 170 community partners in recruiting and managing volunteers to execute high-impact service projects helping to revitalize schools, improve early childhood education, ensure economic stability, restore natural and built environments, and create safe, healthy and vibrant neighborhoods. "On our journey to build the premier utility, collaborative partnerships such as this one are vital in helping us honor our commitment to improve the quality of life in the communities we serve," said Patty Riddlebarger, vice president of corporate social responsibility. "There is no single organization impacting as many people in as many ways as United Way. We are proud of our continued partnership, identifying and addressing gaps in the stability and well-being of Louisianans." Phone a Senior

Palisades Power Plant Grants $37,500 To Aid Local COVID-19 Relief
Entergy’s Palisades Power Plant in Covert Township, Michigan, has awarded $37,500 to support local COVID-19 pandemic response.

‘A Servant’s Heart’: Miller Named VITA Volunteer of the Year
Entergy Louisiana employee Steve Miller got involved with the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program in Baton Rouge two years ago and quickly became one of its most productive and well-liked volunteers. In April, he was named VITA Volunteer of the Year by Capital Area United Way.

Gerald Andrus Employees Team Up for United Way Housing Initiative
Part of Entergy's mission is to "create sustainable value for community stakeholders through volunteerism and philanthropy." What does that mean, exactly? We help people!