09.11.23
Bath & Body Works has gifted a $250,000 grant to Besa, a Central Ohio-based nonprofit organization that connects people and businesses to community service.
From food pantries and community gardens to homeless shelters and senior homes, Besa has provided support to the Central Ohio region for over a decade.
The grant from Bath & Body Works will help fund four key Besa initiatives:
“For years, we have partnered with Besa on initiatives that serve and support underrepresented communities while inspiring volunteerism among our associates and fostering deeper connections to the community,” says Bath & Body Works Associate Vice President of Community Relations Rhoe Fields. “This investment will allow Besa to inspire that same volunteerism and connection with more in our community who are in times of crisis.”
Since partnering with Besa in 2018, over 1,800 Bath & Body Works associates have donated nearly 10,000 volunteer hours and facilitated more than $250,000 in community impact. Bath & Body Works was named Besa’s Corporate Partner of the Year in 2022, and today’s grant marks the largest corporate donation in Besa’s history.
From food pantries and community gardens to homeless shelters and senior homes, Besa has provided support to the Central Ohio region for over a decade.
The grant from Bath & Body Works will help fund four key Besa initiatives:
- Mobilizing Community Members to Respond to Crises: Allow Besa to mobilize even more volunteers to help people navigate unforeseen crises, like providing fans to people during a heat wave or checking on senior citizens during an electrical blackout.
- Advancing Equity in Underserved Neighborhoods: Build Besa’s capacity so it can better support nonprofits—and ultimately neighbors in need—by staffing food pantries and distributing diapers in communities like Linden and Franklinton.
- Overcoming Chronic Community Issues: Support Besa’s efforts to expand volunteer shifts with nonprofits addressing chronic issues, like helping outfit women at Dress for Success or preparing care packages for youth at Star House experiencing homelessness.
- Celebrating Heritage Months and Moments: Advancing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion by curating community engagement opportunities during meaningful times like Black History Month, Women’s History Month and Pride Month.
“For years, we have partnered with Besa on initiatives that serve and support underrepresented communities while inspiring volunteerism among our associates and fostering deeper connections to the community,” says Bath & Body Works Associate Vice President of Community Relations Rhoe Fields. “This investment will allow Besa to inspire that same volunteerism and connection with more in our community who are in times of crisis.”
Since partnering with Besa in 2018, over 1,800 Bath & Body Works associates have donated nearly 10,000 volunteer hours and facilitated more than $250,000 in community impact. Bath & Body Works was named Besa’s Corporate Partner of the Year in 2022, and today’s grant marks the largest corporate donation in Besa’s history.
