SOURCE:PNC Financial Services Group
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To enhance early childhood education, PNC recently announced a $5 million initiative with online charity DonorsChoose.org. The program helps pre-K teachers obtain instructionally rich school resources, such as books, art supplies, classroom technology and field trips to child-friendly museums.
On the initiative’s first day, PNC funded 849 projects in public and charter pre-K classrooms in 22 states and Washington, D.C. The initiative also expanded DonorsChoose.org’s crowd-funding platform to Head Start centers around the country. In addition, PNC will match donations to all eligible pre-K projects within its service area, subject to restrictions and a maximum dollar amount.
PNC’s investment was made as part of PNC Grow Up Great®, a $350 million, bilingual multi-year school readiness initiative for children from birth to age 5.
The DonorsChoose.org initiative adds to PNC’s existing programs that help enrich early learning and raises awareness of a quality early childhood education’s impact on the youngest students.
KEYWORDS: Education, pnc grow up great, csr, early childhood education, donorschoose.org, pnc financial services
