Community Organized Relief Effort

Community Organized Relief Effort
(CORE Response)
Founded2010 (J/P HRO)
2019 (CORE)
FoundersSean Penn, Sanela Diana Jenkins, Ann Lee (honorary)
TypeNon-profit organization
FocusCOVID-19 testing/contact tracing, wrap-around services, displaced persons camp and relocations management, health, education, community development and livelihoods, engineering and construction, including rubble removal
Location
Area served
Haiti, Bahamas, Caribbean, Puerto Rico, USA
Websitecoreresponse.org/

Community Organized Relief Effort, also known as CORE Response and formerly as J/P Haitian Relief Organization is a non-profit organization founded by actor Sean Penn and Ann Lee in response to the January 12, 2010 earthquake in Haiti. The organization was founded in 2010 and changed its name in 2019 to receive contracts and donations to work globally.[1] In March 2020, CORE began administering free COVID-19 tests in the U.S. amid the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

  1. ^ Gardner, Chris (2019-01-05). "Sean Penn's Haitian Relief Organization Undergoes Rebranding With New Name, Mission Statement". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  2. ^ Isaza, Marcela (April 11, 2020). "Sean Penn wants to 'save lives' with free COVID-19 testing". The Associated Press. Retrieved May 10, 2020.