JFYNetWorks receives an Empowerment Grant from Motorola Mobility Foundation for work in Lowell. Empowering a student community through technology training. |
Boston, MA – Sept. 21, 2011 – JFYNetWorks has been awarded an Empowerment Grant from the Motorola Mobility Foundation towards the ACCUPLACER Readiness Instructional Program in Lowell. The grant recognizes the important work and mission of JFYNetWorks and will allow JFYNetWorks to continue to strengthen the local communities of Boston and beyond.

We are excited and honored to win an Empowerment Grant from the Motorola Mobility Foundation,” said Gary Kaplan, Executive Director. “These funds will enable our organization to further engage the students of Lowell with technology in an effort to enhance their lives.”

The Empowerment Grants support programs that leverage technology to build stronger communities and will provide non-profit organizations with funding to close the digital divide. Successful programs may include providing technology, and the skills needed to use it, for teachers, mentors and community leaders.

“The Empowerment Grants program is designed to help non-profits use new technologies, including digital media, to reach their mission and help strengthen communities,” said Eileen Sweeney, director of the Motorola Mobility Foundation. “I’d like to congratulate this group of non-profits who are exploring innovative ways to use emerging technologies to help solve serious social issues.”