President's Corner
Patrick R. Gaston We focus on the issues of education and literacy, and safety and health. Our goal is to help people achieve the skills they need to live, learn and work in the 21st Century.
read more >>Summertime is a Great Learning Time
Virtual Field Trips. Book Clubs. Recipe Creation. These are a few of the fun-filled activities brought to you this summer by the literacy experts at ReadWriteThink.
Their new web portal, Summer Activities: Learning Beyond the Classroom, will keep children and teens reading and writing all summer long through engaging activities and challenging online games and tools.
Foundation News:
Verizon Foundation President Discusses the Importance of Giving Back
Patrick Gaston, in an interview with the New York Carib News Editorial Board talks about "seizing opportunities and climbing on the shoulders of others."
"Shower for the Shelter"
Collection Drive Nets More than $400,000 in Goods
Georgia Teachers to Receive Free Training on Thinkfinity.org
View Parkside Elementary School teacher Michele Alford leading her 4th grade class through an interactive lesson on fractions using Thinkfinity.org resources. Recently, the Verizon Foundation announced a $50,000 grant to train teachers throughout Georgia to use the free resources on Thinkfinity.org.
