Cox donates $105K to nonprofits providing STEAM services to youths
JOE PRATT is the CEO and executive director of the Boys & Girls Club of Newport County, which recently received a grant from Cox Communications. / COURTESY COX COMMUNICATIONS
WEST WARWICK – As part of its annual Cox Charities Day, Cox Communications gave $105,000 in grant money to local organizations committed to providing science, technology, engineering, arts and math education to youths.
Recipients included: Boys & Girls Club of Newport County, Connecting for Children and Families, DownCity Design, STEAM Box, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rhode Island and Center for Dynamic Learning.
According to a statement from Cox, elected officials, community partners and business leaders assisted in choosing recipients for the grants, which provide after-school and summer-learning programs. One, for example, will use its grant money to build an off-the-grid tiny home constructed from a recycled storage container, Cox officials said.