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| | | Giving Back In Pennsylvania | | | | At Verizon Pennsylvania, we believe deeply in the power of communications to change people's lives for the better. We are committed to bringing the benefits of our technology to as many places as we can, in a way that respects the rich diversity of our customers. We are building on a legacy of service that goes back more than a century. Our employees are continuing that commitment, serving millions of customers every day on the job and contributing their own time to the well-being of communities all over America and the world. | | | |
| | | 2008 at a Glance | | | | Approximately 200 nonprofit groups in Pennsylvania received over $2.3 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 victims rebuild their lives.
Through Verizon Volunteers, one of the nation's largest employee-volunteer programs, Verizon employees and retirees in Pennsylvania donated over 45,000 hours and raised more than $908,000 for nonprofits while the Verizon Foundation matched approximately $1,174,000 through its matching gifts program. Read the press release. | | | |
| | |  | | | | Verizon Foundation is investing in online resources, community-based initiatives and national programs that teach non readers to read and advance the complex skills necessary for educational achievement and job success in the 21st Century. Learn more: Promoting Literacy Learn more: Advancing Education | | | |
| |  | | | | We focus our efforts on providing financial, human and technical support to programs and organizations that: Prevent domestic violence through education and provide victim relief and empowerment to individuals and families; help underserved populations access information on critical health issues; increase the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare providers; improve the lives of people with disabilities; and teach children and adults how to use the Internet safely. Learn more: Safety and Health Initiatives | | | |
| | | Featured Grant: "Hip Hop Readers" Graduation | | | | | | | |
| | Featured Event: One Book, Every Young Child Early Literacy Program | | | | | | |
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