| 3,962
school-aged youth participated in safe and supportive after-school
programs. |
| 14,160
people feel safer and more committed to living in their own
neighborhoods. |
| 201,227
people received food to feed their families when they found themselves
unable to provide it on their own. |
"Be the change you want to see in the world."
-Mahatma Gandhi
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United Way’s Volunteer Connection Receives Chase Grant
September 21, 2011, Dayton, Ohio - United
Way of the Greater Dayton Area’s Volunteer Connection has received a
$15,000 grant from the JPMorgan Chase Foundation. The grant will
be utilized to develop and enhance the youth component of Volunteer
Connection called, “Youth Changing the World”. This project will
cultivate character development through the utilization of authentic,
sustainable, and long-term community service goals while simultaneously
educating youth as volunteers, academic achievers, and peer mentors.
According
to Cinnamon Pelly, Vice President of the JPMorgan Chase Foundation in
Ohio, this engagement of youth was a primary factor in the awarding of
the grant. “We were drawn to the fact that this program engages
young people in constructive ways, encouraging good citizenship,” she
said. “The added elements which aid in academic performance,
positive work ethics, and a sense of professionalism that will benefit
these students and our communities in the long-term are especially
appealing.”
Joey D. Williams, President of Chase in
the Dayton area, added, “JPMorgan Chase is committed to being a
responsible corporate citizen. To that end, we foster partnerships with
organizations like United Way so that we can be a catalyst for
meaningful, positive, and sustainable change within our neighborhoods
and communities.”
The JPMorgan Chase Foundation receives
thousands of requests for grants/funding each year. In 2010,
JPMorgan Chase and its Foundation gave more than $150 million through
grants and sponsorships to thousands of not-for-profit organizations
across 28 domestic markets and 25+ countries abroad.
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United Way of the Greater Dayton Area supports local health and human
service programs provided by 73 Partner Agencies in Montgomery,
Greene, and Preble Counties.
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please contact Mary Fessler, Marketing Director, at (937) 271-3815, or
Chatoya Hayes, Manager, Volunteer Connection, at (937) 225-3039.
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