Tag Archives: State Farm

State Farm Increases Funding to Support Affordable Housing in Miami-Dade County

Miami, FL – January 17, 2024 – State Farm, furthering its commitment to affordable housing and community revitalization in Miami-Dade County, has increased its grant funding to Habitat for Humanity of Greater Miami to $10,000. As metro Miami continues to rank among the highest-cost housing market in the country, the work of Miami Habitat to help low-income families achieve affordable ...

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State Farm® and iHeartMedia team up with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) to Support Latino High School Students

State Farm, a long standing supporter of CHCI, has teamed up with iHeartMedia to support CHCI’s programs focused on developing the next generation of Latino leaders. IHeartMedia is providing a $150,000 grant to CHCI to continue providing leadership development, higher education opportunities, and career development experiences to young leaders.  Each year, CHCI accepts 20 percent of all applicants to the ...

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State Farm and The American Red Cross team up to Pledge to Prepare

On average, the American Red Cross responds to more than 60,000 disasters every year, the vast majority of which are home fires. Home fires are not only the most common disaster, but they are also deadly—claiming seven lives every day. Unlike natural disasters, home fires are largely preventable through fire safety education and preparedness.    State Farm paid $2.2 billion ...

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NALEO Educational Fund and State Farm Helping Educate Latino Elected and Appointed Officials

  The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund and State Farm® released the following statement from NALEO Educational Fund CEO, Arturo Vargas and State Farm Assistant Vice President and Counsel and NALEO Board Member, Michelle Mancias on the State Farm grant to NALEO Educational Fund and the partnership between the two organizations in support of ...

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Meet the 9 South Florida State Farm Teacher Assist Grant Winners

  Teachers in Florida were asked to submit their innovative teaching ideas the week of January 11 for an opportunity to win State Farm ® Teacher Assist grants. In less than 2 hours, two hundred entry forms were submitted by Florida teachers! We have 9 winning teachers in Miami-Dade and Broward County out of 200 entries submitted! Three of the teachers are from one school, McNicol Middle ...

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New Data: 88% Of Fatal Drownings In Kids’ Pools In 2020 Occurred At Home

    New data tabulated by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)’s Pool Safelycampaign based on media reports compiled by USA Swimming Foundation shows a 20 percent increase in the percentage of fatal child pool and spa drownings that took place in a home pool in 2020 compared to 2019. At least 88 percent of the 136 media reported total fatal child drownings ...

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NFPA and State Farm announce funding available for Wildfire Preparedness Projects

Wildfires burn twice as much land area each year as they did 40 years ago, and the threat continues to increase. State Farm is committed to helping communities prepare for and reduce their risk of wildfire damage. That is why for the seventh year in a row, State Farm is sponsoring National Wildfire Community Preparedness Day with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) on May 2, ...

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¡Cualquier perro PUEDE morder! Florida ocupa el puesto # 2 en reclamaciones de mordeduras de perro.

Se estima que hay $ 89,7 millones de perros viviendo en hogares de los Estados Unidos. Cada año, millones de personas son mordidas o atacadas por perros, sin embargo, estos incidentes a menudo se pueden prevenir. Según un nuevo reporte de State Farm y el Instituto de Información de Seguros (III), en 2018 hubo 17,297 reclamaciones por lesiones relacionadas con perros en los EE. UU. con más ...

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