The Un-carrier unveils its next Difference
Maker Award, giving T-Mobile employees the power to give back to
local communities in Concord, Oakland, Palo Alto, San Francisco and
Santa Rosa
T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) today announced a donation totaling
$50,000 to five nonprofit organizations that are making a
difference in the Golden State. The organizations — Boys &
Girls Clubs of Oakland, Court Appointed Special Advocates of Contra
Costa County (CASA), Common Ground Society, Raphael House San
Francisco and the Ronald McDonald House Charities Bay
Area — each received $10,000 to support their vital programs
and initiatives.
T-Mobile employees in California had the opportunity to choose
the organizations as part of the company's Difference Maker Award —
a quarterly recognition program that the Un-carrier started last
year to recognize top-ranked business performance areas across the
company. Winning employees presented checks and participated in a
day of service at each organization. This marks the program’s
fourth quarterly recognition, following Puerto Rico, Virginia and
Hawaii and Washington.
“The Difference Maker Award goes beyond recognition — it's about
celebrating our employees and giving them the power to make a real
difference,” said Jon Freier, President, T-Mobile Consumer Group.
“As we cheer on our Northern California employees for their
incredible efforts, we've also topped $200,000 in charitable
donations since launching the program, showing our commitment to
creating positive change in communities nationwide.”
Here’s a closer look at how T-Mobile's donations are making a
difference.
(Oakland, Calif.) Boys & Girls Clubs of Oakland
Boys & Girls Clubs of Oakland is dedicated to developing its
community’s youth into positive contributors to society. The
organization’s Oakland facilities provide deserving kids and teens
ages 6 to 17 with safe places to learn and grow along with giving
them the help they need to achieve academic success, develop good
character and citizenship and adopt healthy lifestyles.
“T-Mobile is proving to be a true partner that's willing to
invest in the futures of Boys & Girls Clubs of Oakland youth.
Their time, energy, and commitment will be felt throughout the
Oakland community,” said Fred Frazier, Chief Operations Officer,
Boys & Girls Clubs of Oakland.
(Contra Costa County, Calif.) CASA of Contra Costa
County
Court Appointed Special Advocates of Contra Costa County (CASA)
provides advocacy for children and youth in the child welfare and
juvenile justice systems, allowing them to have a voice in the
system, in addition to access to the services they need to thrive.
These vital services include tutoring, therapy, reproductive health
education, and help within the juvenile justice system. CASA's
Volunteer Advocates and CASA's programs lead to excellent outcomes
for children who otherwise would have very little success in life.
T-Mobile's funding from the Difference Maker Award will go directly
toward the CASA Therapy Project, pairing licensed therapists with
current and former youth in foster care and providing teletherapy
services in partnership with A Home Within. This program ensures
youth in foster care receive the mental health services needed to
begin a path of healing toward a bright future.
“For over 40 years, CASA has trained volunteer advocates to
provide guidance, consistency, and support to youth in foster care,
helping them feel heard and understood during a vulnerable and
stressful time,” said Ann Wrixon, Executive Director of CASA Contra
Costa County. “CASA’s programs and services successfully work to
provide a much better chance at a positive life for the children
and youth we serve. T-Mobile’s generous donation of $10,000 will
ensure that CASA continues its mission of helping every child find
a permanent home and complete their education, in addition to
increasing their chances of staying out of a life of poverty.
T-Mobile’s gift will help bring a much brighter future to children
and youth in foster care.”
(Santa Rosa, Calif.) Common Ground Society
Common Ground Society is on a mission to educate and empower the
community to be more accepting, inclusive and supportive of people
with disabilities while also supporting their community of over one
thousand caregivers who have loved ones with unique needs. What
started as a grassroots effort to help the community understand a
population that is often under-supported and forgotten has grown
into a movement reaching nearly 70,000 K-12 students and thousands
more community members served by these mindset-shifting
presentations.
“Connection is key to inclusion. These funds will allow us to
grow in a way we couldn't before, touching more lives, supporting
more families and moving the needle each day toward creating a
community of belonging for all,” said Larkin O'Leary, Chief
Operating Officer of Common Ground Society.
(San Francisco, Calif.) Raphael House
As the first family homeless shelter in San Francisco, Raphael
House is on a mission to help low-income families and families
experiencing homelessness to strengthen family bonds by achieving
stable housing and financial independence. Since 1971, Raphael
House has been at the forefront of providing homeless and
low-income families in the San Francisco Bay Area the personalized
family-centered solutions they need to build brighter futures. On
average, 90% of families staying at the Raphael House achieve
long-term stable housing, and 93% maintain that stability long-term
through the non-profit’s Bridge Program.
“Each family who enters Raphael House is welcomed into a
compassionate, committed community devoted to their long-term
success,” said Marc Slater, Executive Director of Raphael House.
“T-Mobile’s donation powers our work to serve families with
individualized, crucial support services, laying the foundation for
their long-term stability. As a community-funded organization, your
support of our programs makes an immediate impact.”
(Palo Alto, Calif.) Ronald McDonald House Charities Bay
Area
Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) Bay Area provides
critically ill and underserved children with communities of
support, access to medical care, and the healing power of family
and home during medical crises, such as hospitalizations.
Established in 1979, RMHC Bay Area provides no-cost housing, free
meals and support services for thousands of families each year
along with providing free dental services to the community's most
vulnerable children through their Ronald McDonald Care Mobile
programs in the East and South Bay Area. In 2023, RMHC Bay Area
provided over 38,400 nights of housing and served over 104,000
meals to families nearby and inside the hospital.
“We are extremely honored to receive the Difference Maker Award.
This contribution will make an immense impact on the families we
serve, providing essential resources and support during challenging
times,” said Laura Keegan Boudreau, Chief Executive Officer for
RMHC Bay Area. “We are profoundly grateful for T-Mobile's
commitment to making a difference in our communities, and we pledge
to continue our mission of providing comfort and care to those who
need it most.”
T-Mobile's Ongoing Commitment to California
These donations underscore T-Mobile’s ongoing commitment to
making a difference in communities throughout Hawaii and
Washington. Other investments include the Un-carrier's Hometown
Grants program, which provides funding to 100 small towns each year
to use toward city beautification projects, public improvements and
more. Since launching the five-year program in 2021, 11 towns have
received nearly $500,000 across California.
In addition, Project 10Million is T-Mobile’s $10.7B initiative
aimed at helping close the digital divide in education by offering
free internet connectivity and mobile hotspots to up to ten million
eligible student households across the United States. Through
T-Mobile’s education programs, the company has connected over
33,000 students in Concord, Oakland, Palo Alto, San Francisco and
Santa Rosa, and is also offering school districts free and heavily
subsidized data plans and access to affordable laptops and tablets.
By the end of 2023, T-Mobile provided $6.4 billion in services and
connected nearly six million students across the U.S. through
Project 10Million and other education initiatives.
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