Verizon deepens commitment to help vulnerable communities and bridge digital divide
2020-2025 Responsible Business Investment to Exceed $3 Billion
Builds upon Fios Forward and now offers Emergency Broadband Benefit program for qualifying customers
What you need to know:
Today, Verizon serves the most rural wireless customers in the U.S. and has the highest reliability ranking in the industry.
As part of Citizen Verizon, the company’s responsible business plan to impact economic, environmental and social advancement, investment to help vulnerable communities is on track to exceed $3 billion by 2025.
New partnership with National 4-H Council announced, aimed at bringing digital skills training to rural communities though the 4-H Tech Changemakers program.
Verizon Food For Frontline Workers Program Expands For Holidays
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Dec. 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Verizon is expanding its “Food for Frontline Workers” program to doctors, nurses, first responders and healthcare workers in six cities experiencing high volumes of COVID-19 cases. An estimated 50,000 meals will be delivered during the 2020 holiday season and in January 2021.
This program is the continuation of Verizon’s initiative that kicked off in April, delivering more than 150,000 meals to frontline workers in cities across the U.S. including New York City. As cases have continued to spike entering the holiday season, Verizon saw a need to expand the program further and share a small gesture of thanks to more frontline workers in some of the nation’s hardest hit cities.