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WASHINGTON, Sept. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, at an event in Washington, DC to promote Comcast's Internet Essentials program, City Year co-founder and CEO Michael Brown renewed the organization's strong support for this transformational initiative, a program that brings affordable broadband Internet access to low-income families across the country. As a result of this program, more than 100,000 families currently have affordable broadband Internet access. (Logo:...
BOSTON, July 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- This week, David Einhorn, founder and president of Greenlight Capital, entered the World Series of Poker Big One for One Drop Tournament, and pledged to donate his winnings to City Year, a national, education-focused nonprofit organization that deploys diverse teams of young people to high-need urban schools nationwide. City Year's corps members dedicate a year to service keeping students in school and on track to graduate. Michael Brown, City...
BOSTON, June 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- City Year, an education-focused nonprofit organization that unites young leaders for a year of service to keep students in school and on track to graduate, today announced a renewed, multi-year international commitment from National Grid, an international energy delivery company in the U.S. and the United Kingdom. National Grid will help support City Year programs at schools in Boston, Providence, Brooklyn and London. (Logo:...
PROVIDENCE, R.I., June 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- City Year, an education-focused nonprofit organization that unites young leaders for a year of service to keep students in school and on track to graduate, today announced a renewed, multi-year international commitment from National Grid, an international energy delivery company in the U.S. and the United Kingdom. National Grid will help support City Year programs at schools in Boston, Providence, Brooklyn and London....
BROOKLYN, N.Y., June 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- City Year, an education-focused nonprofit organization that unites young leaders for a year of service to keep students in school and on track to graduate, today announced a renewed, multi-year international commitment from National Grid, an international energy delivery company in the U.S. and the United Kingdom. National Grid will help support City Year programs at schools in Brooklyn, Boston, Providence, and London. (Logo:...
WASHINGTON, May 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Three local nonprofit organizations are the beneficiaries of AmeriCorps grants totaling $3.4 million dollars. Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee and a leading advocate of programs for young people who commit themselves to national service made the announcement saying more than 600 AmeriCorps members will be supported by the grants. These grants are the result of the 2012...
BOSTON, April 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- City Year corps members are gearing up for a day of service in cities across the country where they will serve alongside thousands of Comcast and NBCUniversal volunteers giving back to their communities as part of Comcast Cares Day. As one of the nation's largest days of corporate volunteerism, Comcast Cares Day has engaged community partners like City Year since its start in 2001. Comcast is a City Year National Leadership Sponsor, and a...
PHILADELPHIA, April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ARAMARK, the global professional services company, today announced a $1 million investment in grants, in-kind resources, and volunteer support to community centers in 2012 through ARAMARK Building Community (ABC), the company's signature volunteer and philanthropic program. The commitment includes $100,000 for the second annual ARAMARK Building Community Innovation Awards plus more than 100 employee volunteer projects around the world,...
BOSTON, Oct. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- As City Year corps members are launching a year of service in high-need urban schools across the country, the organization announced today $8.275 million in support from CSX, a leading supplier of rail-based freight transportation in North America. CSX has been a sponsor of City Year since 1994 and a National Leadership Sponsor, City Year's largest and most strategic national partners, since 2003. (Logo:...
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- On October 18th, J Brand will launch a charitable initiative, benefitting the nonprofit organization City Year, which aims to reduce the high school dropout rate by identifying public school students at risk of dropping out and providing them with mentoring, role-model and tutoring services to stay on track. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click...
