Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been 4,000 reported cases of hate crimes against Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) people and businesses and unfortunately, these hate crimes have continued to increase exponentially over that past few months. Of those 4,000 reported hate crimes against Asians, 500 of them occurred in the last two months. As a company and as a team, we must talk about these acts of hate and violence and show our support for our …
$500,000 to Hope of The Valley to Help Curb Homelessness in Los Angeles
As part of the ongoing partnership with Hope of The Valley, Beachbody Foundation has donated $500,000 in conjunction with the 30 Day Breakaway virtual 5K. This puts the Beachbody Foundation's total contributions to date (as of December 2020) to $11,980,476. Tents line the sidewalk in downtown Los Angeles | via LA Times As homelessness continues to be a growing problem across the United States, especially with the economic crisis as a results of job losses due to Covid-19, the Beachbody …
$500,000 Beachbody Foundation Donation Helps Lakota Tribe Renew Infrastructure
The Beachbody Foundation contributed $500,000 to the Lakota Tribe as part of the Lakota Pine Ride Project. The Lakota Tribe in South Dakota suffers from rampant health issues -- including obesity, depression, diabetes, high suicide rates, and alcoholism -- in large part due to the contaminated ground water in their area. This donation is part of Beachbody's mission to help people achieve their goals and lead healthy, fulfilling lives. Ella Coleman, front, and daughter Tricia Coleman on the Pine …
Beachbody + Go Campaign Announce Hand Across Watts Initiative
Together the Beachbody Foundation and GO Campaign are launching the Hand Across Watts Initiative. In response to the recent announcement that LAUSD will not reopen schools until 2021 due to COVID-19, GO Campaign is bringing together multiple Local Heroes and community organizations across the Southeast and Newton Divisions of inner-city Los Angeles to launch this new initiative to ensure that students K-12 do not fall behind in school. Working with Avalon Carver Community …
The Beachbody Foundation’s Ongoing Commitment to Improve the Lives of Children Worldwide with GO Campaign
Since 2005, The Beachbody Foundation has donated over $1M to GO Campaign to fight poverty and inequality faced by vulnerable children across the globe. Each year since GO’s inception, the Beachbody Foundation has worked with GO Campaign to identify and address critical issues and greatest needs for at-risk children where our funds can have the most impact. Together we have: Broken the cycle of poverty, through economic and educational development programs Supported the creation of …
Beachbody Foundation Donates $1M to support NAACP
A Message from Carl Daikeler, CEO Beachbody I wanted to take a moment and share how we are being proactive regarding the current environment of long overdue dissatisfaction with the distribution of rights and freedom in our country and society at large. We are now going to be more active and realistic as a company in addressing the inequality experienced by so many, whether in our company, our state, the country or the world. First, so you understand that I have publicly stated where I …
$250K to Save A Warrior Foundation
A message from CEO Carl Daikeler. After the last 70 days where our freedom was interrupted by an invisible faceless enemy, I’m inviting you to remember those who have served on our behalf for a couple of hundred years, and help the Beachbody Foundation support those who have stepped up to defend our freedoms from those who would contemplate taking it away. Do not forget how hard we still fight to stay free. Do not forget our warriors. In general, I think our politicians give a lot of lip …
Addressing Homelessness in Los Angeles with Hope Of The Valley
Affordable housing is extremely hard to come by. In 2018 alone, 21,000 people fell into homelessness in 2018. These are new people without homes. As a business citizen of the Valley of Los Angeles, Beachbody is contributing to help Hope of the Valley achieve their mission of providing resources and programs to help people overcome their homelessness. Our partnership includes company wide initiatives, paid volunteer time to work at Hope of the Valley facilities, and ongoing …
The Beachbody Foundation Helps Polaris Project Eradicate Modern Slavery In North America
Thanks to the incredible generosity of our Team Beachbody coaches and customers, we were able to help raise $1.22 Million for Polaris Project to fight the ongoing problem of human trafficking right here in North America. We offered to quadruple match any donations up to $500,000 up to midnight on Valentine’s Day, giving us the potential to match $125,000, and with that, donate $625,000 to Polaris Project. Our people opened their hearts—and wallets— to show just how powerful love is, exceeding …
The Beachbody Foundation Donates $500K To Help End Human Trafficking with International Justice Mission
Thanks to the “BEAT YOUR BEST” challenge in July 2018, The Beachbody Foundation was able to donate $500,000 to The International Justice Mission to help end human trafficking! Over 2,500 of our Team Beachbody Coaches stepped up to the challenge to beat their personal best for productivity, helping more people than ever achieve their goals and enjoy healthy, fulfilling lives. And by helping those people, they’ve helped countless others, as we donated $200 for each Coach who beat their personal …