Verizon has a long history of supporting quality educational resources and programs. We focus on preparing children to be successful; enabling teachers, parents and caregivers to help children learn; and educating adults so they are prepared to achieve their goals and contribute to their communities.

In the section you'll discover just a few examples of our commitment to lifelong learning.

BRiDGE Educational Foundation - Bucks County
Verizon's participation in the PA Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program provides educational opportunities for students at St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Charles of Borromeo, Our Lady of Fatima and St. Ephrem in the Bucks County community.

Temple University: New City Writing Institute
$24,500 Verizon grant supports Temple University's New City Writing: Institute for the Study of Language, Literacy, and Culture.

Thinkfinity.org is the cornerstone of Verizon Foundation's Literacy, Education and Technology initiatives. Our goal is to improve student achievement in traditional classroom settings and beyond by providing high-quality content and extensive professional development training, free of charge. Learn more.

Verizon participated in the Pennsylvania Education Improvement Tax Credit Program (EITC) in 2008.  The recipients of this funding, totaling $100,000.00, included:

The Corporation for Penn State – Behrend College, Erie ($25,000)

YMCA of Philadelphia & Vicinity, Philadelphia ($25,000)

Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh ($10,000)

Urban Youth Action Inc., Pittsburgh ($10,000)

Beaver County Educational Trust, Beaver ($5,000)

Big Brothers/Big Sisters of the Lehigh Valley, Allentown ($5,000)

Allegheny West Foundation, Philadelphia ($5,000)

Taller Puertorriqueño, Philadelphia ($5,000)

Skills USA Council, Allentown ($5,000)

Harrisburg Area YMCA, Harrisburg ($2,500)

Allentown Symphony Association, Allentown ($2,500)

Through these resources and our partnerships with nonprofit literacy, community-based and educational organizations, we not only help teach non-readers to read, we help advance the skills necessary to live and work in the 21st Century.