Avangrid Foundation Celebrates National Reading Month
2024年3月27日 - 3:00AM
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Highlights partnerships across the country with
organizations who are promoting literacy and education
Foundation provides grants and educational
materials to literacy organizations throughout the U.S.
The Avangrid Foundation, the primary philanthropic arm of
leading sustainable energy company Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), is
celebrating National Reading Month this March by recognizing its
partners that promote literacy and education. This includes book
banks and educational programs across the country.
“Reading is a foundational skill that can pave a pathway toward
future success,” said Pedro Azagra, Avangrid CEO. “Strong literacy
skills empower individuals to think critically, develop problem
solving skills and communicate effectively. These skills help drive
innovation and progress. We are very proud to support programs
across the country that increase access to books, promote literacy,
and encourage a lifelong love for reading.”
Avangrid Foundation focuses on forming partnership within its
four Pillars of Giving, one of which is Education and Research.
This Pillar supports equitable education access across the United
States as well as the advancement of scientific research and
innovation that will build the sustainable communities of the
future. Last year, the Foundation’s work in this Pillar included
partnering with the Don Hanson Charitable Foundation and Jane
Goodall Institute’s youth action program Roots & Shoots USA to
launch the Hanson Box project in the United States, delivering free
educational books and lesson plans to thousands of schools across
the country.
In Oregon, the Avangrid Foundation has partnered with SMART
Reading for nearly a decade to support their child literacy
programs. SMART Reading works alongside schools and teachers to
provide access to books and one-on-one reading time. Since 2016,
the Foundation has provided the organization with $295,000 to
support SMART Reading programs in cities across Oregon. In
addition, the Avangrid team from the company’s Portland, Oregon
office volunteer to read with students and help restore donated
books for the SMART Readings Book Bank.
“Reading is a powerful tool that benefits us in countless ways,”
said Pablo Colón, director of corporate citizenship at Avangrid and
executive director of the Avangrid Foundation. “It unlocks a world
of knowledge and opportunity. This National Reading Month, I
encourage everyone to promote literacy in their community by
getting involved with their local book bank, volunteering at their
local library, or donating books to an organization in need.”
The Avangrid Foundation’s other key literacy related
partnerships include employees volunteering to support New Haven
Reads’ book bank and one-on-one afterschool tutoring; the company’s
Pride@Avangrid business resource group collecting and donating more
than 6,700 books to Rochester, New York’s Little Free Libraries
since 2021; and the President’s Pick Book program in Maine that
provided literacy resources and books from a Maine author to more
than 600 Maine communities last year.
About Avangrid Foundation: The Avangrid Foundation is an
independent, nonprofit organization that funds philanthropic
investments that primarily impact communities where Avangrid, Inc.
and its subsidiaries operate. Since 2001, the Avangrid Foundation
and its predecessors have invested more than $38.9 million in
partnerships that focus on building sustainable, vital and healthy
communities; preserving cultural and artistic heritage; advancing
education; and improving people’s lives. The Avangrid Foundation is
committed to advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development
Goals in the United States. For more information, please visit
www.avangridfoundation.org.
About Avangrid: Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR) aspires to be
the leading sustainable energy company in the United States.
Headquartered in Orange, CT with approximately $44 billion in
assets and operations in 24 U.S. states, Avangrid has two primary
lines of business: networks and renewables. Through its networks
business, Avangrid owns and operates eight electric and natural gas
utilities, serving more than 3.3 million customers in New York and
New England. Through its renewables business, Avangrid owns and
operates a portfolio of renewable energy generation facilities
across the United States. Avangrid employs approximately 8,000
people and has been recognized by JUST Capital in 2021, 2022, 2023
and 2024 as one of the JUST 100 companies – a ranking of America’s
best corporate citizens. In 2024, Avangrid ranked first among
utilities and 12 overall. The company supports the U.N.’s
Sustainable Development Goals and was named among the World’s Most
Ethical Companies in 2024 for the sixth consecutive year by the
Ethisphere Institute. Avangrid is a member of the group of
companies controlled by Iberdrola, S.A. For more information, visit
www.avangrid.com.
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