The Verizon Scholarship Program assists children of Verizon employees who plan to pursue a college education. The application period runs from November 1, 2009 - February 1, 2010.
Verizon Corporate Responsibility Report
The 2008/09 Verizon Corporate Responsibility Report is out, and it tells the story of what Verizon has done over the past year to expand the reach and impact of its signature programs and partnerships.
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President's Corner
Patrick R. Gaston We focus on the issues of education and literacy, and safety and health. Our goal is to help people achieve the skills they need to live, learn and work in the 21st Century.
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Watch as Ebay gadget guru Cat Schwartz showcases Verizon Thinkfinity. Schwartz highlights Thinkfinity as the place to go for teacher approved free homework help.
Massachusetts Nonprofits Receive Verizon Foundation Grant for Domestic Violence Prevention and Survivor Support
Thirteen nonprofit agencies tackling the difficult challenges of domestic violence across the state of Massachusetts received a $160,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation. They will use the funds for education, advocacy, support and prevention initiatives.
Verizon New England President Donna Cupelo presented the grants in recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month to Holyoke, Massachusetts Mayor Michael Sullivan.
read more >>New Tele-Health Care Project to Provide Dental Care to Underserved Communities in California
More than four hundred foster-care students within the Twin Rivers Unified School District will be able to receive free dental care thanks to a new telemedicine project created jointly by the California Dental Association Foundation, University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry and the California HealthCare Foundation with start-up funding from Verizon.
read more >>Afterschool Alliance National Kick Off Features Thinkfinity Demonstration
Fourteen million children in the United States (26 percent), including 40,000 kindergarten children, are on their own when the school day ends. That's why the Afterschool Alliance, a national organization dedicated to advocating for more investment in afterschool programs, and the U.S. Department of Education kicked off the annual "Lights on Afterschool" rally on Oct. 6 in Washington, D.C.
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Verizon Foundation Fourth Annual Domestic Violence Prevention Summit
Although one in every four women in this country may experience domestic violence, according to a study by the U.S. Department of Justice, this problem is much more than a woman's issue.
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Highlights from the 2009 Domestic Violence Summit
Pilot Program Funded by Verizon Foundation Helps Domestic Violence Victims Use Technology to Protect Vital Information
The National Family Justice Center Alliance (NFJCA) announced the launch of a pilot program, funded by a grant from the Verizon Foundation, to help victims of domestic violence protect and store vital legal and financial information via electronic safety deposit boxes. The announcement was made on Oct. 1 at the Family Justice Center of Hillsborough County, Fla., one of the program's pilot locations.
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Sisters Walk Their Way to Adventure, Accomplishment and Support for Breast Cancer Research
Sisters Maureen Griffith, Verizon HSI executive director, and Cathy Wozniak, Senior Consultant Verizon Performance Management, walked through tired muscles, time constraints and freezing rain to raise money for breast cancer research.
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