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L.A. Wildfires: YouTube, Google, Snap and Meta Donating Millions to Recovery Orgs


YouTube, Google and Meta are donating millions to help L.A. recover from the wildfires that have fanned out across the region.

YouTube and Google’s donations, made together with the tech giant’s Google.org philanthropic arm, will go to organizations providing immediate relief in L.A., including Emergency Network Los Angeles, American Red Cross and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy. Beneficiaries include the American Red Cross, Direct Relief, International Rescue Committee, Los Angeles Regional Food Bank and Pasadena Humane Society. Direct Relief and Harvard University have used Meta’s mobility data to report population changes from the Palisades and Eaton fires and have been working with the California Governor’s Office for Emergency Services to inform their response.

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