J/P stood for Jenkins-Penn, a reference to Sanela Diana Jenkins, whose foundation supported initial relief efforts with Penn.
[10] In the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, J/P HRO employed nearly 350 people, 95 percent of whom were Haitian, to provide health, education and community development, and housing and economic opportunities.
[11] CORE treated 500,000 patients at two community clinics following the earthquake, providing free emergency and primary medical care for a nominal sum.
[12] CORE has frequent turnover of its financial management staff, who have reported that the organization lacks the necessary accounting processes to handle the funds it receives.
"[8][15] Site locations included Los Angeles, Oakland, Detroit, Chicago, Atlanta, New Orleans, New York, North Carolina, Navajo Nation, Napa, Bakersfield, and a "super-site" at Dodger Stadium, where up to 6,000 people are tested daily.
Responding to the staff concerns, Penn excoriated the employees, writing in an email that "in every cell of my body is a vitriol for the way your actions reflect so harmfully upon your brothers and sisters in arms".
[9] In April 2023 Administrative Law Judge Lisa D. Ross, who presided over the matter, dismissed the NLRB case stating that Penn's message to CORE disaster response staff was a rallying cry in the wake of the organizations's efforts during their work battling COVID, not a threat.
[21] Multiple reports of sexual misconduct by Los Angeles Fire Department personnel at CORE response sites were raised.
CORE lacked the necessary approvals and registration to provide medical care, and pivoted to distributing hygiene kits, warm meals, and baby formula.
When relief supplies arrived on the island, its sole employee had already departed for another assignment and materials were left sitting unclaimed in storage.
[13] The Travel Channel's food show No Reservations, hosted by Anthony Bourdain, featured Haiti as the 2011 season opener which first aired on February 28, 2011.