NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JANUARY 08: Megan Thee Stallion attends the “Mean Girls” premiere at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on January 08, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images)

Megan Thee Stallion is stepping up to support her hometown of Houston as the area recovers from the devastating impacts of Hurricane Beryl. The 29-year-old rapper announced on Thursday, July 18, that her Pete and Thomas Foundation is partnering with Bread of Life Inc. to launch an Emergency Power Program. The initiative aims to provide generators to senior citizens across Houston, ensuring they have access to electricity during natural disasters.

Hurricane Beryl recently tore through the Caribbean and the Gulf Coast of the United States, claiming at least 52 lives and causing over $6 billion in damage. In Houston alone, the hurricane left 2.7 million people without power for an extended period, contributing to six heat-related deaths due to the sweltering Texas summer.

It’s been painful to watch the elderly population in Houston suffer without electricity during these devastating storms.

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“It’s been painful to watch the elderly population in Houston suffer without electricity during these devastating storms,” Megan Thee Stallion said in a press release. “That’s why we wanted to partner with Bread of Life to take a strategic approach to this problem and secure generators to help protect our senior citizens. We need to do our part to provide our elders with the best resources possible to withstand future emergencies.”

More than a week after the storm dissipated, thousands in the Houston area are still without power. The Emergency Power Program seeks to address this issue head-on.

HOUSTON, TEXAS – JULY 11: Robinette Gardley, 46, speaks about her situation from her living-room after her apartment lost power during Hurricane Beryl in the Kashmere Gardens neighborhood on July 11, 2024 in Houston, Texas. “This is my life, from inside to out there just trying to keep cool. I work in a nursing home, and it’s the same there. The power was out, the heat is bad. The patients there are basically sleeping in their diapers because it’s hot… I took off today because I just can’t do it. I’m going through it here, so to go to work facing the same thing, no AC just nothing, it’s hard… I took the day off because it’s mental. I need a mental break,” said Gardley. Millions of residents around the Houston metropolitan and costal areas continue braving the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl’s destruction. Weather reports are indicating a stall in recovery efforts as chances of storms increase throughout the region. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

“We want to expand our support of the most vulnerable people in the city, and Hurricane Beryl, the derecho, and other storms have highlighted that our seniors are in dire need of assistance,” said Rudy Rasmus, founder of Bread of Life. “Through our partnership with Megan Thee Stallion and her Pete and Thomas Foundation, we hope to provide generators to senior personal care homes this hurricane season. Our goal is to provide generators to our most vulnerable seniors ahead of storms or other events that knock out power so there is no interruption in service.”

Bread of Life, a Houston-based nonprofit organization, is dedicated to providing resources and support to the city’s most vulnerable populations. The collaboration with Megan Thee Stallion’s foundation represents a significant effort to safeguard the well-being of Houston’s elderly residents in the face of future natural disasters.

For more information about the Emergency Power Program or to learn how you can support this initiative, visit www.breadoflifeinc.org.

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