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Verizon
is proud of the tremendous impact our people and
our company have in our communities. Our employees
serve millions of customers every day on the job
and contribute their own time to the well-being
of communities across America and around the world.
Our core values of integrity and respect are
a fundamental part of our culture, in how we interact
with customers, investors and the public. We were
one of the first large employers to create an
ethics office headed by an executive responsible
for compliance, and our comprehensive Code of
Business Conduct has become a model for other
companies. Our goal is to operate with the highest
level of integrity and accountability, while continuing
to build on the trust we have earned over the
years.
Being responsible members of our communities
makes us better at what we do. As we succeed,
we produce not only a good return for shareowners
and a good living for our employees, but we also
create something of lasting value for society.
We are committed to using our technical, financial
and human resources to help create powerful networks
for progress. In our philanthropy, we use our
resources to bring the benefits of technology
to our communities, helping them address key social
issues. Together, we are making sure people have
the fundamental skills – particularly literacy
and the ability to use technology – to succeed
in the digital era.
More information about our corporate responsibility
initiatives can be found at www.verizon.com/responsibility. |
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Washington, D.C., like many cities, is home to
a number of workforce development programs. What
makes the Community Preservation and Development
Corporation (CPDC) unique is its consistency in
programming and its reliance on comprehensive
support services.
CPDC is a nonprofit organization that preserves
affordable housing developments and provides community
programs. It provides job training in the IT sector,
academic and career counseling, and job placement,
and has wired its residential units and computer
labs at Edgewood Terrace with broadband Internet
connections.
Since the mid-1990s, Verizon has partnered with
CPDC on workforce development initiatives that
have resulted in CPDC students graduating, obtaining
IT jobs and seeking higher education.
Over the course of the partnership, Verizon has
contributed to CPDC’s success by staffing
classrooms with guest lecturers, placing Verizon
employees as volunteers, hiring and mentoring
summer students, and staffing its board of directors
and advisory teams. |
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| 2004
Good Works Index |
| $71.4
million |
Total
funds given by the Verizon Foundation
in support of local communities |
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| 528,000 |
Hours
donated to nonprofit organizations by
Verizon employees |
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| $18.7
million |
Funds
contributed or raised by the Verizon
Volunteers program |
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| 11,600 |
Number
of nonprofit organizations that received
time or money from Verizon employees |
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| $18.8
million |
Matching
gifts and grants awarded to nonprofit
organizations by the Verizon Foundation |
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| 3,500 |
Number
of nonprofit organizations receiving
grants directly from the Verizon Foundation |
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| 50
plus the District of Columbia |
Number
of states in which nonprofit organizations
have received grants through Verizon’s
matching gift program |
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