[November 18, 2008] AT&T Awards $1.4M in Grants to Help High School Dropout Initiatives Across the State Tweet TRENTON, N.J., Nov 18, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) today announced it will award four High School Success grants that total $1,413,664 over four years to support high school retention programs in New Jersey. The grant recipients are: -- Civic League of Greater New Brunswick -- $391, 910 for an alternate online self-paced learning credit recovery program to assist incoming 9th and 10th grade students in recouping credits in core failed subjects. -- Cumberland Empowerment Zone, Inc. -- $221,754 to support a coordinator for Communities in Schools, a community-based integrated program for at-risk students, to work with 9th and 10th graders at Bridgeton High School and Millville High School who must recover credits for failed academic courses. -- Princeton Center for Leadership Training, Inc. -- $400,000 to transition 9th graders in the Union City school district through the implementation and expansion of Peer Group Connection, a peer leadership and mentoring program. -- Rutgers University Foundation/Center for Strategic Urban Community Leadership -- $400,000 to fund a high school retention partnership with LEAP Academy University Charter School that addresses the academic and social factors that impact high school performance of 8-10 graders in Camden. "This generous grant will help us keep our most vulnerable youth in school and prepare them to become successful members of our workforce," said Senator Shirley K. Turner (D-15), Chair, Senate Education Committee. "It is an economic investment in which all New Jersey residents have a stake." AT&T's competitive High School Success grants are part of the company's signature initiative, AT&T Aspire, which was announced earlier this year and helps address high school success and workforce readiness. Some 2,880 New Jersey students will participate with the four organizations who were awarded grants. "Investing in the educational success of our youth is one of the most important things we can do here in New Jersey," said J. Michael Schweder, President, AT&T New Jersey. "This initiative helps us to prepare our future workforce." AT&T has committed $100 million in philanthropy through 2011 to schools and nonprofit organizations that are focused on high school retention and better preparing students for college and the workforce. For more information about the AT&T Aspire initiative, please visit http://www.att.com/education-news. About Philanthropy at AT&T AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is committed to advancing education, strengthening communities and improving lives. Through its philanthropic initiatives and partnerships, AT&T supports projects that create learning opportunities; promote academic and economic achievement; and address community needs. In 2007, AT&T contributed more than $164 million through corporate-, employee- and AT&T Foundation-giving programs. AT&T and the AT&T Foundation, the corporate philanthropy organization of AT&T, combine more than $1.9 billion of historic charitable commitment to communities across the country. About AT&T AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is a premier communications holding company. Its subsidiaries and affiliates, AT&T operating companies, are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. Among their offerings are the world's most advanced IP-based business communications services and the nation's leading wireless, high speed Internet access and voice services. In domestic markets, AT&T is known for the directory publishing and advertising sales leadership of its Yellow Pages and YELLOWPAGES.COM organizations, and the AT&T brand is licensed to innovators in such fields as communications equipment. As part of its three-screen integration strategy, AT&T is expanding its TV entertainment offerings. In 2008, AT&T again ranked No. 1 on Fortune magazine's World's Most Admired Telecommunications Company list and No. 1 on America's Most Admired Telecommunications Company list. Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com. (C) 2008 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. AT&T, the AT&T logo and all other marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies. Note: This AT&T news release and other announcements are available as part of an RSS feed at http://www.att.com/rss. For more information, please review this announcement in the AT&T newsroom at http://www.att.com/newsroom. SOURCE AT&T Inc. http://www.att.com [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]