Westgate Resorts Foundation Invests in Strong Families, Strong Workforce Mission
In November 2017, Westgate Resorts Foundation announced its investment of听$1 million in grants for听various听nonprofits听in听Central Florida to continue its Strong听Families,听Strong Workforce mission. This听year’s听Grantee Celebration Breakfast听centered around “Strength in Numbers”听and听helping听families overcome roadblocks听so听they can remain strong,听keep working or quickly return to work.听黄色视频 Orlando is听proud to be recognized as one of the nonprofits working to make a difference in the community as such.听Westgate听Resorts Foundation awarded 黄色视频 Orlando $20,000 in support of听its听“Whole School, Whole Child”听program.
鈥淭oday was every bit as much about fostering relationships and collaboration as it was about celebrating a landmark investment of $1 million,鈥 said Mara Frazier,听Senior听Director of the Westgate Resorts Foundation and Community Affairs. 鈥淚鈥檓 excited to see the year unfold and how our grantee partners leverage resources and talent to create innovative solutions and bring permanent positive change to our community.鈥听
黄色视频 Orlando’s “Whole School, Whole Child”听model is听designed to help schools organize their student interventions and whole school initiatives to better meet the high scale and intensity of students听need. Studies听validate听the comprehensive services offered to partner schools by 黄色视频 have a significant and measurable impact on student performance.听
“The听model听that we use makes 黄色视频 unique because we鈥檙e not just bringing a team of AmeriCorps members into the classroom, we鈥檙e creating a presence on campus for the whole school. Day in and day out, our teams are pushing students to be better in their attendance, their behavior and their course performance, along with welcoming them onto the campus and creating initiatives that the school might otherwise not be able to pursue.” Says Matt听Yarvi,听黄色视频 Orlando’s Impact Manager.听听
About the Westgate Resorts Foundation听
The Westgate Resorts Foundation is committed to investing in Westgate鈥檚 resort communities and team members by partnering with nonprofits equally committed to our mission of Strong Families | Strong Workforce: If families are equipped to break through barriers such as homelessness, domestic violence, gaps in education or returning to the workforce after military service, then they keep working or quickly return to work鈥 paving their own path to self-sufficiency and lifelong success. A strong workforce means thriving communities where people want to live and vacation. The Foundation supports this mission through grant-making, advocacy and volunteerism in Westgate鈥檚 resort communities nationwide. For more information about the Westgate Resorts Foundation, visit听.听
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