“We wanted to be there for the team the moment we were able to.”Īt left, top right and center: Team Target shows up for one another with true care at our Team Member Resource Centers. “Some lost everything,” says volunteer Mark Lilley, an assets protection business partner.
From unloading boxes to giving a comforting hug, these team members stepped up and pitched in without hesitation. “We knew we couldn’t relieve all the pain and heartbreak, but we could provide some of those desperately needed essentials and show our team members how much we care.”ĭozens of team members from stores throughout the South Florida region volunteered to staff the centers, with some traveling from more than three hours away to offer their support.
“The hurricane hit the Fort Myers area especially hard, destroying homes and leaving hundreds of team members without power or basics like food, water and fuel,” says Group Vice President Roman Staszko, who helped coordinate onsite relief efforts. Hundreds of team members pitched in to launch and run the centers, with planning taking place over only a matter of days among teams across the company. Located at two Fort Myers area stores, the centers put Target’s culture of care front and center. To help our team members in the region get access to essentials - and offer a small boost during a truly difficult time - Target took a personal approach by creating our first Team Member Resource Centers. Think clean water to drink, a place to wash clothes, fuel for your car. Those who were hard-hit by Ian also had immediate needs, especially those whose homes were damaged or lost power. The American Red Cross is already at work distributing the meals and relief supplies, and nonprofit Team Rubicon began clearing roads and fallen trees so first responders and citizens could get through.Īnd we knew our team needed our support, too. It began with our $5 million commitment to the communities most impacted, with funding to support local and national disaster response partners. For Target, it was important to provide support on two fronts. Recover and rebuild: After the devastation of Hurricane Ian, thousands of people in South and Central Florida face this overwhelming task.
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