Houston rapper Megan Thee Stallion is currently on tour duties outside the United States, but that has not deterred the 29-year-old from lending a helping hand to those affected by Hurricane Beryl back home.
Per the Houston Chronicle, the hurricane that struck Houston resulted in over two million residents being without power. But the Savage rapper has stepped in to help as she has launched Emergency Power Program to support senior citizens in Houston.
The program is a collaboration between her Pete and Thomas Foundation and Bread of Life, Inc. The initiative will see Houston senior citizens receive generators to prevent them from being left without electricity during other natural disasters. The number of Houston residents who died from Hurricane Beryl was reported to be 18, with six of those deaths stemming from heat exposure during the power outage.
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“It’s been painful to watch the elderly population in Houston suffer without electricity during these devastating storms,” the rapper, born Megan Jovon Ruth Pete, said in a statement to announce the Emergency Power Program.
“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.”
The executive director and founder of Bread of Life, Rudy Rasmus, also said that the derecho and hurricane that hit the city “have highlighted that our seniors are in dire need of assistance,” the Houston Chronicle reported.
Megan founded the Pete and Thomas Foundation in 2022. The foundation, per its website, provides “resources to effect meaningful and positive change in the lives of women and children, senior citizens, and underserved communities in Houston, TX and across the globe.”
The foundation also states that its programs are “focused in the areas of education, housing, health & wellness, and community goodwill.”
