Intel allocates €500,000 for Coronavirus Relief in Ireland

Last week the Intel Foundation announced that they are making a financial commitment to support coronavirus relief efforts in communities where the company has significant presence, including here in Ireland.

Donating Funds
The Intel Foundation will be directly donating a total of €500,000 to Irish charities to support coronavirus relief and recovery efforts. The exact details of the recipients of the charitable donation will be shared in the coming days.

Additionally, for their employees in Ireland, the Intel Foundation is establishing a special donation matching campaign to amplify their contributions. Intel employees who donate to CMRF Crumlin, ALONE or Jigsaw will have their donation matched*.

• CMRF Crumlin provides vital funding for CHI Crumlin (previously known as Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin) and The National Children’s Research Centre to enable little patients to have the best possible outcomes. CMRF Crumlin together with donors and partners fund initiatives, research, equipment and projects. CMRF Crumlin is Intel Ireland’s 2020 signature charity.
• ALONE provides Housing with Support, Support Coordination, Befriending, BConnect training and technology, and Campaigns for Change to hundreds of older people every week, who are homeless, socially isolated, living in deprivation or in crisis. Their role in supporting older people in communities is particularly vital during this challenging time.
• Jigsaw is the National Centre for Youth Mental Health. Their mission is to advance the mental health of young people in Ireland (aged 12-25) by influencing change, strengthening communities, and delivering services through our evidence-informed and early intervention approach. Jigsaw is helping young people across the country cope with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

Donating PPE
In addition to these financial contributions, Intel Ireland has also donated 100,000 items of personal protective equipment – masks, gloves and other gear – to the HSE for health workers on the front lines to support our communities during this critical time.

Supporting their local communities
Intel sees it’s employees as their biggest asset and is encouraging them to share their experience, talents, and passions with schools and nonprofits in the communities where they live and work. As Intel adjust to this situation, they are also providing and encouraging virtual volunteer opportunities to help local communities.

Intel continues to work closely with organisations in their local community to support them through this challenging time and help them to deliver vital services. One example of local support is to the Leixlip Meals on Wheels organisation. One of the specific challenges that the group has at this time is how to continue to provide the service for elderly and vulnerable members of the community who are reliant on the meals. They made a donation to help ensure that they could continue their vital work over the coming weeks, hoping that small gestures such as this will be of practical support to their local community at this challenging time.

Intel’s Global effort
These efforts are part of a wider global response by Intel which includes a donation of 1 million gloves, masks and other equipment to healthcare workers and a $1 million International Red Cross donation Intel committed to in January. The Intel Foundation will provide a total of $4 million to support coronavirus relief efforts in communities where the company has a significant presence. The foundation will also offer a further $2 million to match employee donations to support relief efforts around major Intel sites. Additionally, Intel is applying technology and expertise to help better understand and combat the virus. For example, Intel NUCs are helping in the coronavirus fight, and Intel and Lenovo have teamed up with Beijing-based BGI Genomics to accelerate the analysis of genomic characteristics of COVID-19.