Verizon Wireless, through
the Verizon Foundation, is entering its sixth year of supporting eligible
Connecticut non-profit organizations. Applications are welcomed from
qualified public charities to support programs in three priority areas:
Domestic Violence Prevention and Support for Survivors; Literacy; and
Technology for Healthcare and Accessibility.
"We're committed to supporting Connecticut organizations whose programs
are in alignment with our Foundation's priorities," said Ken Dixon, Verizon
Wireless New England president.
In 2007, Verizon Foundation awarded a total of $135,000 to diverse
Connecticut organizations, including:
Domestic Violence Prevention:
Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence, East Hartford
$5,400 in support of technology upgrades to improve fundraising and
coordination among 18 member organizations
My Sister's Place, Hartford
$5,000 toward the Life Skills for Women and Families in Crisis program,
which includes shelter and access to community benefits and resources
Domestic Violence Crisis Center, Norwalk
$6,000 for individual and family counseling, safety planning, crisis
intervention, advocacy and referral services
Safe Haven of Greater Waterbury
$5,000 to support survivors of domestic violence through bilingual
counseling, crisis intervention, outreach, legal and housing services
The Center for Women and Families of Eastern Fairfield County, Bridgeport
$6,500 to provide software and hardware upgrades for support of advocacy
services
YWCA of Greenwich Connecticut
$6,800 toward emergency counseling at the Domestic Abuse Service Crisis
Intervention Center
Literacy:
American School for the Deaf, West Hartford
$5,000 toward after-school literacy enrichment program focusing on reading
comprehension, vocabulary, language development and math skills
Burroughs Community Center, Bridgeport
$5,000 for after-school tutoring and mentoring program for at-risk 5th-9th
graders
Cardinal Shehan Center, Bridgeport
$5,000 in support of after-school and summer tutoring for children in
grades 1-8
CREC (Capitol Region Educational Council Foundation), Hartford
$5,000 to provide basic literacy, employment training, and job placement
assistance to clients
Griffin Health Services Corporation, Derby
$2,500 to fund a computer literacy and child internet safety awareness
program
Meriden-Wallingford Chrysalis
$4,800 for computer, educational and job training workshops for survivors
of domestic violence in transitional living programs
Technology:
Bethel Recovery Center
$4,500 to support software and hardware technology upgrades to assist
homeless women prepare for work opportunities
Hartford Area Habitat for Humanity
$5,000 to fund website enhancements for fundraising and inventory
management
Hartford Interval House
$5,200 for computer upgrades to provide direct services to survivors of
domestic violence
Quinnipiac Business and Education Foundation, Wallingford
$2,500 towards the Career Connection Online project, an interactive
website enabling business and educators to collaborate in forging
mentoring and career guidance partnerships
The Connecticut Institute for the Blind, Hartford
$5,000 to support the New England Assistive Technology (NEAT) Marketplace,
a demonstration center that matches people with disabilities with
assistive products and technologies
Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable wireless voice and
data network, serving 65.7 million customers. Headquartered in Basking
Ridge, N.J., with 69,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint
venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE:
VOD).
The Verizon Foundation
The Verizon Foundation is committed to improving literacy and K-12
education; fostering awareness and prevention of domestic violence; and
promoting the use of technology in health-care delivery. In 2007, the
foundation awarded $67.4 million in grants to nonprofit agencies in the
United States and abroad. Under the foundation's Verizon Volunteer
initiative, one of the nation's largest employee-volunteer programs,
company employees and retirees have also contributed nearly 3 million hours
of community service since Verizon's inception in 2000.
Source: Verizon Wireless
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