CHANDLER, Ariz., May 9, 2022
/PRNewswire/ -- April was National Volunteer Month and Zovio
(Nasdaq: ZVO), an education technology services company, announced
today its employees partnered with 16 organizations, across five
states to volunteer their time and talents. Volunteer initiatives
included organizing a blood drive, collecting and distributing food
and clothing to those in need, supporting students in their college
and career development and partnering with the Televerde Foundation
an organization that provides incarcerated women with the
professional skills and resources to successfully re-enter society
as leaders, caregivers, innovators, and business professionals.
"We take pride in being an organization that is committed to
giving back to the communities where we work and live." said
Randy Hendricks, Zovio CEO.
"Zovio provides our employees 16 hours of paid volunteer time
off annually to support the causes they are passionate about during
National Volunteer Month and throughout the year."
The Televerde Foundation is one of the many organizations that
Zovio employees partnered with during National Volunteer Month. The
Televerde Foundation delivers a robust workforce development
program called the PATHS Program: Prepare Achieve and Transform
for Healthy Success. The PATHS Program focuses on personal
wellness, workplace readiness, employment strategies, financial
literacy, lifelong learning, and mentoring. Zovio employees
participated in the Televerde Foundation mock professional
interview day on April 25 for 90
women in the Televerde Program.
Additionally, Zovio's Z Women Employee Resource Group, whose
mission is to empower women in the workplace, sponsored a donation
drive and donated over 300 items to Televerde Foundation's
"Go-Bags" which supply women with the essential items they need as
they return to society.
About Zovio
Zovio (Nasdaq: ZVO) is an education
technology services company that partners with higher education
institutions and employers to deliver innovative, personalized
solutions to help learners and leaders achieve their aspirations.
The Zovio network, including Fullstack Academy and TutorMe,
leverages its core strengths to solve priority market needs through
education technology services. Using proprietary advanced data
analytics, Zovio identifies the most meaningful ways to enhance the
learner experience and deliver strong outcomes for higher education
institutions, employers, and learners. Zovio's purpose is to help
everyone be in a class of their own. For more information,
visit www.zovio.com.
Contact: Vickie Schray
vickie.schray@zovio.com
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