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PROVIDES SUPPORT THROUGH DIRECT ANNUAL GRANTS AND PROVIDES PROMOTIONAL SERVICES TO FURTHER PROVIDE SUPPORT AND RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS, FUNDING AND SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMS IN EDUCATION, BENEFITTING PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 35 INCLUDING GRANTS, WEBSITE DESIGN AND SOCIAL MEDIA SUPPORT FOR TWO 501(C)(3) FOUNDATIONS.A) UNITED WAY PROGRAM #1: UNITED-2-READ EARLY LITERACY PROGRAM AND SUMMER LEARNING PROGRAM FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN FOCUSES ON EARLY LITERACY SO CHILDREN CAN READ ON LEVEL AT END OF 3RD GRADE OF SCHOOL FOSTERING SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS AND STABLE FAMILIES AND HOUSEHOLDS BY PROVIDING SUPPORT TO STUDENTS MOST IN NEED. THE PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY IN ITS 8TH YEAR AND SINCE INCEPTION HAS PROVIDED OVER (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2) 20,000 CHILDREN'S BOOKS AND 5,000 READING KITS TO UNDERPRIVILEGED PRE-SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN, AS WELL AS HELPING 750 LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS WITH SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN DURING 2024 SCHOOL BREAK WITH WEEKLY NUTRITIOUS FOOD, BACKPACKS AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES. THE PROGRAM IS AN ONGOING PROGRAM THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, DISTRIBUTED TO PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS, OR EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERS AND DAYCARE LOCATIONS WHO ASSIST IN IMPLEMENTING THE READING KIT CURRICULUM TO THE CHILDREN. RECENTLY THE PROGRAM WAS SELECTED BY SCHOLASTICS, THE GLOBAL CHILDREN'S PUBLISHING COMPANY, AS A RECIPIENT OF 5,000 FREE NEW CHILDREN'S BOOKS. UNITED WAY REGULARLY ACKNOWLEDGES VOLUNTEERS AND DONORS THROUGHOUT THE READING KIT PROCESS AS WITHOUT THEM THE PROJECT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE. PROGRAM #2: THE UNITED FOR SENIORS PROGRAM HAS A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON POSITIVE HEALTH AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FOR AT-RISK SENIORS (AGE 60+). THIS ADDRESSES SOCIAL ISOLATION BY PAIRING OLDER ADULTS WITH VOLUNTEER, HEALTH-PROFESSION COLLEGE STUDENTS FOR IN-HOME AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND NON-MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, PARTICULARLY WITH INDEPENDENT ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING, WITH IMPROVING THEIR TECHNOLOGY SKILLS FOR BETTER COMMUNICATION, AND IDENTIFYING RISKS, SAFETY NEEDS, HEALTH CONCERNS AND CARE REQUIREMENTS FOR PROGRAM STAFF FOLLOW-UP. UNITED WAY PARTNERS WITH LOCAL COLLEGES TO IDENTIFY, RECRUIT AND SCREEN HEALTH PROFESSION STUDENTS AS PROGRAM VOLUNTEERS. THE PROGRAM BEGAN IN 2021 AND HAS SUCCESSFULLY MATCHED SENIORS/STUDENTS TO DATE.B) BARD COLLEGEBARD COLLEGE'S BARD HIGH SCHOOL EARLY COLLEGE PROGRAM FOR DISADVANTAGED YOUNG PEOPLE IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. BARD EARLY COLLEGE LEADS A NATIONAL NETWORK OF PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS THAT ENABLE DISADVANTAGED YOUNG PEOPLE TO COMPLETE TWO YEARS OF TUITION FREE COLLEGE EDUCATION CREDIT DURING THE TRADITIONAL FOUR YEARS OF HIGH SCHOOL. THIS MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO FACE SIGNIFICANT OBSTACLES TO COLLEGE COMPLETION TO EARN 60 COLLEGE CREDITS AND AN ASSOCIATE IN ARTS DEGREE CONCURRENTLY WITH A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA, TUITION FREE. OVER 2,700 STUDENTS ARE ENROLLED NATIONWIDE. ONE PROGRAM SUPPORTED IS THE "COLLEGE ACCESS FOR NYC PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS", OFFERING TUITION-FREE COLLEGE COURSES OF STUDY FOR CREDIT-BEARING COLLEGE EDUCATION, DURING HIGH SCHOOL YEARS.

PROVIDES SUPPORT THROUGH DIRECT ANNUAL GRANTS AND PROVIDING PROMOTIONAL SERVICES TO FURTHER PROVIDE SUPPORT AND RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS, FUNDING AND SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMS IN EDUCATION, AND MEDICAL RESEARCH BENEFITTING PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 35 INCLUDING GRANTS AND SUPPORT FOR TWO NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL 501(C)(3) FOUNDATIONS:A) YOUNG AUDIENCES, INC. FOR THEIR NATIONAL ART IN EDUCATION PROGRAM. THE YOUNG AUDIENCES (YA) PROGRAM IS THE LARGEST ART IN EDUCATION PROGRAM PROVIDER IN THE UNITED STATES, REACHING NEARLY 5,000,000 STUDENTS ANNUALLY IN 26 STATES. YA HAS EXPANDED ARTS-INTEGRATED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES INTO SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES AND FOR STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, LEARNING DISABILITIES AND SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNERS. THIS FUNDING IS FOR YOUNG (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2) AUDIENCES PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA OF TRANSFORMING EDUCATION THROUGH ART (TEA) PROGRAM WHEREBY THE YA NETWORK, INCLUDING THE EXPERTISE OF FOUR AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, SEEKS TO ACHIEVE INNOVATIVE NATIONAL TRAINING IN TEACHING ARTIST FUNDAMENTALS, FROM LESSON PLANNING/DESIGN TO SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS, TO HEALING-CENTERED AND CULTURALLY SUSTAINING NEW APPROACHES TO ART-BASED TEACHING. B) MAX PLANCK FLORIDA CORPORATION FOR NEUROSCIENCES (MPFI) BRINGS TOGETHER EXCEPTIONAL NEUROSCIENTISTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO ANSWER FUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONS ABOUT BRAIN DEVELOPMENT AND FUNCTION AND TO DEVELOP NEW TECHNOLOGIES THAT MAKE GROUNDBREAKING SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES POSSIBLE. MPFI IS PART OF THE WORLD RENOWNED MAX PLANCK SOCIETY WITH 84 INSTITUTES COMMITTED TO INNOVATION AND ADVANCEMENT IN ALL AREAS OF BASIC SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH. SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT IN 1948, 19 NOBEL LAUREATES HAVE EMERGED FROM THE RANKS OF ITS SCIENTISTS. IT HAS PRODUCED 15,000 PUBLICATIONS, MORE THAN 3,000 INVENTIONS AND OVER 90 SPIN-OFF COMPANIES, PUTTING IT ON PAR WITH THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS IN THE WORLD. AS AN ADDED COMPONENT TO MPFI'S MISSION, TRAINING THE SCIENTISTS OF TOMORROW HAS BECOME ONE OF UNIVERSAL IMPORTANCE TO MPFI. ONE PROGRAM FUNDED WAS THE RESEARCH ON WHAT FUELS MEMORY FORMATION - INVESTIGATING MITACHONDRIAL FUNCTION AND IDENTIFYING MAJOR ENERGYS SINKS DURING SYNAPTIC PLASTICITY - AFFECTING NEURODEGENERATION AND DEMENTIA.