Verizon donates $15K to St. Louis’ Gateway Global to boost workforce development
03 Agosto 2022 - 10:00AM
Coinciding with a new local investment of $15,000 and a STEM event
today in St. Louis, Verizon is celebrating the completion of a
mentoring program with St. Louis nonprofit Gateway Global, whose
STEM-based apprenticeship education and workforce development
solutions foster entry-level tech jobs, promotions to management
and beyond.
Gateway Global focuses on geo-spatial careers, working to
prepare youth for the high-quality jobs that will be needed to
support the nearly $2 billion National Geo-Spatial Intelligence
Agency headquarters under construction in North St. Louis.
Mentoring local students throughout the summer, Verizon network
team members have shared their career journeys and experiences
while working on critical infrastructure.
This afternoon at a Verizon facility in St. Louis, Verizon staff
and youth are celebrating the completion of the program to
demonstrate technology in action. Students will fly drones and
showcase technologies that help drive Verizon’s ultra-fast 5G
Network.
“Having Verizon mentors dedicate so much time and effort to our
programming has been amazing,” Zekita Armstrong Asuquo, Gateway
Global CEO, said. “Our students really appreciated having thought
partners to help them think through career pathways in Critical
Infrastructure and to give feedback on their CAPSTONE projects.
Verizon has shown a true example of how impactful mentorship can be
on cultivating the future workforce.”
Establishing a partnership with Gateway Global last year,
Verizon is proud to continue to support the work through this new
$15,000 investment and related mentor programing.
“We are very proud of our partnership with Gateway Global," said
Tupac A. Hunter, director of state and local government affairs for
Verizon. “Preparing the most vulnerable among us to not only
participate, but thrive in this increasingly digitized economy is
vitally important work. And thanks to such a significant investment
on the part of the NGA in North St. Louis, we have a once in a
life-time opportunity to help launch the type of high-tech careers
that will provide economic stability and empowerment in this
community for generations to come. This is yet another great
example of how Verizon – the network St. Louis relies on – is
taking responsibility for our shared future."
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) was formed on
June 30, 2000 and is one of the world’s leading providers of
technology and communications services. Headquartered in New York
City and with a presence around the world, Verizon generated
revenues of $133.6 billion in 2021. The company offers data, video
and voice services and solutions on its award-winning networks and
platforms, delivering on customers’ demand for mobility, reliable
network connectivity, security and control.
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