Stamford Foundation Receives Grant for Mentoring Program

From the Stamford Public Education Foundation:

STAMFORD, CT -- March 17, 2016 – The Stamford Public Education Foundation (SPEF) today announced the Pitney Bowes Foundation is supporting its Stamford Mentoring Program with a grant of $30,000. This year’s grant marked the 16th consecutive year that the Pitney Bowes Foundation has supported SPEF initiatives. Pitney Bowes and the Pitney Bowes Foundation provide financial support to qualified organizations for literacy and education programs at the national level and through public education foundations, community organizations, and after-school programs in areas where they have a significant local presence.

SPEF’s nationally-recognized Stamford Mentoring Program serves over 700 elementary, middle and high school students in the Stamford Public Schools. It provides students who need additional academic and/or social support with resources and guidance required to be successful. The program partners college, community and corporate volunteers with students in the Stamford Public Schools. The four primary objectives are: help students set goals, improve their academic standing, become engaged in positive after-school activities and prepare for college, career training or full-time employment after high school graduation.

Pitney Bowes has been a long-time supporter of public education, providing funding, technology and expertise to non-profits working on literacy and education at every stage from early childhood through adulthood, with a special focus on programs designed to help close the achievement gap and strengthen the future workforce. Programs supported include national and regional after-school and summer reading programs, school system investments, and mentoring and job training initiatives. “Pitney Bowes continues to be an amazing supporter of educational initiatives that support Stamford students. They truly understand the value of enriching the educational experiences of our youth. Over the years, hundreds of SPEF students have benefited from Pitney Bowes generosity to the Stamford Mentoring Program,” said SPEF CEO, Matthew Quinones.

Pitney Bowes also contributed $4,500 to SPEF in support of the 2015 Stamford All-School Musical production of Disney’s “The Little Mermaid”. Stamford’s All-School Musical is a unique, afterschool musical theater program that brings together Stamford public, private and parochial school students from elementary, middle and high school. Each year, a full-scale, professional-level musical is presented, under the guidance of theater professionals, educators, and dedicated volunteers.

About SPEF: The Stamford Public Education Foundation's mission is to support the students and teachers in Stamford's Public Schools through community collaboration and philanthropy. At the elementary level, the foundation supports literacy initiatives and at the middle and high school levels our focus is on college and career readiness. For further information or to make a donation call 203- 965-7733 or visit www.spefct.org.

About the Pitney Bowes Foundation: The Pitney Bowes Foundation is a private entity with a mission to support education and the diverse community interests of Pitney Bowes employees. We commit our resources to closing the achievement gap and preparing the workforce of tomorrow. For information about these programs and other Pitney Bowes Corporate Citizenship and Philanthropy initiatives, please visit pb.com/community.

About Pitney Bowes: Pitney Bowes (NYSE: PBI) is a global technology company offering innovative products and solutions that enable commerce in the areas of customer information management, location intelligence, customer engagement, shipping and mailing, and global ecommerce. More than 1.5 million clients in approximately 100 countries around the world rely on products, solutions and services from Pitney Bowes. For additional information, visit Pitney Bowes at www.pb.com.