Corporate-community partnership provides books to kids in underserved communities
Students will get more books to help increase literacy through this fund.
and last updated 2021-04-08 10:29:10-04
PHOENIX â It s a corporate-community partnership that is giving children in underserved Phoenix communities the gift of reading.
When Microsoft put up $15,000 in grant money, community organization Jack & Jill Phoenix Chapter jumped at the chance to purchase books for children.
In late March, Jack & Jill presented the big check to staff and students at Rancho Santa Fe School in the Litchfield Elementary School District.
Jack & Jill Phoenix Chapter President, Jo Anne Curry, was excited to provide first- and second-graders a tremendous head start on their journey to reading.
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Studies show racism can impact work, school and even health
By: Kailey Latham
and last updated 2021-02-16 09:52:06-05
Communities of color are facing barriers in their daily lives, but now there is work being done to eliminate the things that divide us. Eric Bailey, President and CEO of Bailey Strategic Innovation Group, works to help companies learn more about the importance of diversity and inclusion. That s one of the things that I ve been doing a lot of work with is helping people realize that not having the answer is not a reason to not enter the conversation, Bailey said.
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