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SAG-AFTRA Foundation president Courtney B. Vance, in his latest "fireside chat," is calling for calm amid nationwide protests that have frequently turned violent and destructive. "I know many of you are feeling the pain and frustration of what has happened in Minneapolis and other parts of the country," he said today…

SAG-AFTRA Foundation president Courtney B. Vance, whose weekly "fireside chats" have offered messages of hope, generosity and dogged determination during the coronavirus shutdown, is cautioning against letting our guard down amid the reopening.” “I know that many of you are preparing for a few more months of continued…

The SAG-AFTRA Foundation's COVID-19 Relief Fund has distributed more than $4 million in direct financial assistance to some 4,000 SAG-AFTRA members in urgent need, with hundreds of applications still being reviewed. In his seventh "fireside chat," Foundation president Courtney B. Vance noted today that "it's still…

The SAG-AFTRA Foundation has distributed more than $3.5 million in emergency aid to SAG-AFTRA members from its COVID-19 Relief Fund – up by $2.5 million since April 7. Foundation president Courtney B. Vance, in his sixth "fireside chat" video update on the Relief Fund's efforts, noted that there's a "substantial queue…

With every kid in the country being home-schooled, business is booming for Storyline Online, SAG-AFTRA Foundation's children's literacy website, which streams free videos of well-known actors reading aloud from children's books. "We’ve seen a major spike in traffic to our site, video views and activity guide…

The SAG-AFTRA Foundation continues to be deluged with requests for assistance. Its COVID-19 Relief Fund has distributed over $1.7 million in emergency relief to the union's members nationwide – up from $1 million just a week ago – and has some 100 new applications coming in every day. Foundation president Courtney B. V…

The SAG-AFTRA Foundation's COVID-19 Relief Fund has distributed $1 million in emergency assistance to members in need, foundation president Courtney B. Vance said Monday night in his second "fireside chat." The fund has another 3,000 applications for assistance that it's processing. "We appreciate your patience as…

The SAG-AFTRA Foundation says it's "experiencing an extremely high volume of requests" for assistance due to the industry's coronavirus shutdown. Effective on Thursday, the Foundation says it will be streamlining its application process "to make it more seamless and efficient." The Foundation’s COVID-19 Disaster Fund…

The SAG-AFTRA Foundation has temporarily suspended all in-person programs at its offices in Los Angeles and New York because of the coronavirus pandemic. Foundation president Courtney B. Vance on Monday called it "an unfortunate but necessary response to prioritize the health and safety of our employees and…

SAG-AFTRA, in an effort to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, is canceling, postponing or re-configuring national and local in-person meetings and will not reschedule any new national group meetings in the immediate future "to help reduce the possibility of potential exposure or transmission through travel…

It was a night of reunions at the SAG-AFTRA Foundation's fourth annual Patron of the Artists Awards – reunions of colleagues, activists and Friends in a gala celebration of actors and the many social causes they champion. Jennifer Aniston, Ava DuVernay, Mark Ruffalo and Greg Berlanti were the honorees, who were…

Courtney B. Vance has been named president of the SAG-AFTRA Foundation, succeeding JoBeth Williams, who will retire after 10 years in the post. The transition will take place at the Foundation's fourth annual Patron of the Artists Awards on Thursday at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Los…