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Verizon: Nonprofits in Maryland and the District of Columbia Received Nearly $2.9 Million in 2008 From the Verizon Foundation; Funds Helped Support Education, Literacy and Domestic Violence Prevention Initiatives
(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge)
RDATE:12032009
BALTIMORE - More than 200 nonprofit groups in Maryland and Washington,
D.C., received nearly $1.8 million from the Verizon Foundation in 2008.
The grants have enabled the recipient organizations to improve basic
literacy skills, create new and diverse approaches to technology-based
learning, including Internet safety programs, and help domestic
violence survivors rebuild their lives.
In addition, through Verizon Volunteers, one of the nation's largest
employee-volunteer programs, Verizon employees and retires volunteered
more than 56,000 hours and raised close to $1.1 million for nonprofit
groups in 2008.
"Verizon has a long-standing tradition of working to improve the
communities where we live and work by supporting organizations that
strive to make a difference in the lives of individuals," said William
R. Roberts, Verizon's regional president for Maryland and Washington,
D.C. "Through grants and the generous contributions of time and talent
from our employees, we are having a positive impact on our communities."
Among the grants that Verizon awarded in 2008 are:
- African American Civil War Memorial Freedom Foundation - $5,000 to
support the 10th anniversary of the African American Civil War Memorial.
- Annapolis Area Ministries - $10,000 for its Building Futures Program,
which helps women and children who are victims of domestic violence.
- Bright Beginnings - $7,500 for its Early Literacy Program to help
ensure nearly 200 homeless children receive the high-quality services
needed to prepare them for kindergarten.
- CASA (Citizens Assisting and Sheltering the Abused) - $10,000 for its
Transitions program, which provides comprehensive services to those
involved in domestic violence situations.
- Grupo de Artistas Latinoamericanos (GALA, Inc.) - $15,000 for its
Language Access Program, which commissions Latino authors to translate
scripts, study guides and other works into Spanish or English versions
for use in classrooms and during live performances.
- FIRN (Foreign-Born Information & Referral Network) - $5,100 for Club
LEAP, an after-school enrichment program to help English Speakers of
Other Languages students improve their English proficiency.
- Literacy League of Dorchester County - $5,000 for its Home Libraries
program, which enables children to receive age-appropriate books to
read at home with their parents or caregivers.
- Living Classrooms - $3,500 for its Debris Cleanup event and Anacostia
River celebration at Kingman Island.
- Sexual Assault/Spouse Abuse Resource Center - $20,000 to support its
domestic violence prevention program.
- South Baltimore Learning Center - $5,000 to support its adult
literacy program.
- Union Hospital of Cecil County - $20,000 for its Electronic Medical
Records project, which will enhance the safety of healthcare services
by reducing errors and increase the timely delivery of vital patient
information.
- Urban Alliance - $19,000 to support its high school internship
program that exposes students to the work world and helps them set
goals for the future.
- Washington Hospital Center Medical House Call Program - $10,000 to
support the Washington Hospital Center Medical House Call Program,
which enables doctors, nurse practitioners and social workers to
provide quality medical care to disadvantaged elderly residents in
their homes.
- Woodworker for Children Charity - $5,000 for its Reading Is
Toyrific(r) program, designed to improve the reading skills of
low-income minority children and start a life-long enjoyment of reading.
- Youth Technology Institute (YouthTech) - $7,500 for Summer Explorers
of Washington, D.C., a summer technology camp that creatively uses
education to expose campers to cultures in Brazil, France, Scotland,
South Africa and the United States.
The Verizon Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Verizon
Communications, supports the advancement of literacy and K-12 education
through its free educational Web site, Thinkfinity.org, and fosters
awareness and prevention of domestic violence. In 2008, the Verizon
Foundation awarded more than $68 million in grants to nonprofit
agencies in the U.S. and abroad. It also matched the charitable
donations of Verizon employees and retirees, resulting in an additional
$26 million in combined contributions to nonprofits. Through Verizon
Volunteers, one of the nation's largest employee volunteer programs,
Verizon employees and retirees have volunteered more than 3 million
hours of community service since 2000.
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ), headquartered in New York, is a
leader in delivering broadband and other wireline and wireless
communication innovations to mass market, business, government and
wholesale customers. Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable
wireless network, serving more than 80 million customers nationwide.
Verizon's Wireline operations include Verizon Business, which delivers
innovative and seamless business solutions to customers around the
world, and Verizon Telecom, which brings customers the benefits of
converged communications, information and entertainment services over
the nation's most advanced fiber-optic network. A Dow 30 company,
Verizon employs a diverse workforce of nearly 224,000 and last year
generated consolidated operating revenues of more than $97 billion.
CONTACT: Sandra Arnette, Verizon
Tel: +1 410 393 7109
WWW: http://www.verizon.com
Verizon Foundation
WWW: http://www.verizonfoundation.org
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