Cox awards grants to 10 R.I. educational programs

WEST WARWICK – Ten Rhode Island organizations providing after-school and summer science, technology, engineering and math educational programs to youth received more than $130,000 grants this week from Cox Charities, the philanthropic initiative of Cox Communications.
The grant awards were given April 26 at Cox Communications. They were presented by Cox Senior Vice President and Region Manager Jay Allbaugh and State Treasurer Seth Magaziner.

“Every day, 14 million students across the country leave school and have nowhere to go. We are proud to support organizations that encourage academic aspirations and increase the likelihood of those students earning high school diplomas, pursuing higher education and bringing their talents and creativity into Rhode Island’s workforce,” Allbaugh said in a statement.

Said Magaziner, “Cox has always been a true supporter of youth and education in our state. The company has consistently recognized and funded deserving organizations, all of which are working tirelessly to enrich children’s lives with creative and effective STEM-based programs.”

Organizations being honored are:

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  • Boys and Girls Clubs of Warwick, $12,000, to give students the opportunity to build their own digital worlds, experience fashion and video game design and learn coding.
  • Breakthrough Providence, $10,000, to help combat summer learning loss by providing interactive activities that focus on math and English. Young people also will participate in critical-thinking and communications exercises that will focus on the upcoming presidential elections and their roles as change-makers.
  • Center for Dynamic Learning in Providence, $12,905, to offer youth in Central Falls learning opportunities through hands-on exploration. Students will explore mechanical and theoretical physics through the Young Inventors program and/or learn about life sciences and chemical reactions in the Weird Science program.
  • City Year Providence, $15,000, to provide 200 students at three Providence middle schools STEM enrichment activities including Ocean Explorers Club; Ready, SET Explore Club and intensive math tutoring.
  • College Crusade of Rhode Island in Providence, $15,000, to offer STEM programming to students at five middle schools in Rhode Island. Its after-school STEM program focuses on building basic principles in math, science and engineering.
  • Newport Community School, $11,000, to offer students computer coding, robotics and engineering programs. Students also will participate in Cyber Patriot, a program designed to teach youth about cybersecurity where they will compete nationally to solve mock cybersecurity issues.
  • North Providence Marine Trades, $14,450, to engage students in boat building and design by combining math and science concepts in the design, building and sailing of the boats created in the program.
  • Project GOAL in Providence, $15,000, to offer students enrichment programs with a focus on science, technology, engineering and math through the Thinking Outside the Pitch program.
  • South Kingstown CARES, $15,000, to help students in their Homework Club and summer reading program gain confidence and increase their knowledge of math and science concepts.
  • SPIRIT at Blackstone Academy Charter School, Pawtucket, $15,000 to offer students a six-week intensive summer learning program focusing on math and English. Students will work on building their academic skills and gain key communication skills and public speaking.

Since 2001, Cox Communications said it has invested more than $6 million in Cox Charities grants and in-kind support in the Northeast.

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