JCPenney afterschool fund distributes over $9.25 mn in grants
24 Oct '07
2 min read
This school year, more than 20,000 children across the nation are participating in safe, life-enriching afterschool programs thanks to the JCPenney Afterschool Fund and its contribution of more than $9.25 million through the organization's access grant program.
This year's contribution includes $2.2 million raised from the Afterschool Round-up program. JCPenney customers were recently invited to "round-up" their purchases to the nearest whole dollar and donate the difference to the JCPenney Afterschool Fund, which used 100 percent of their donations to provide children with access to high-quality afterschool opportunities.
"Thanks to their donations, JCPenney customers and Associates have directly improved the lives of more than 20,000 children," said Mike Theilmann, chairman of the JCPenney Afterschool Fund. "With grants from the JCPenney Afterschool Fund, at-risk children now have access to afterschool programs that will keep them safe and foster their academic, physical and social development."
Through four national afterschool program providers and funders -- Boys & Girls Clubs of America, YMCA of the USA, National 4-H and United Way of America -- the JCPenney Afterschool Fund assisted children who were currently not in afterschool programs or on the verge of leaving afterschool programs due to a lack of funds.
These national organizations identified the at-risk children and provided matching funds for full or partial financial assistance. The grants reached youth from kindergarten through the 12th grade in all 50 states, Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico.
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