“Partnerships ultimately make the greatest difference in helping our organization improve. Sponsorship and funding allow us to increase our capacity and the programs we offer. Our goal is to introduce girls to STEM, and as vast as this industry is, our partnerships help ensure more broad exposure…so thank you.”

“We greatly appreciate Suffolk Cares’ participation in our Annual Benefit, which raises approximately one third of our operating budget! Funds from the benefit support multi-day in-school and after-school programs for schools and students in public schools, public housing facilities, homeless shelters, and hospital schools. Grants and fundraising underwrite 65% of programs, so sites pay only 35% of program costs.”

“The Suffolk Cares contribution will support our nationally-recognized apprenticeship readiness program that addresses the continued disparities in apprenticeship for women, people of color, and other under-served communities. Through 200+ hours of Career Readiness and Occupational Skills Training, with classroom and hands-on learning experiences, Building Pathways provides diverse participants with the knowledge and skills they need to enter and succeed in a registered union apprenticeship program. In 2021, we expect to train 54 new entrants into the building trades, with a goal of 50% women, the least represented population in the trades.”

“Suffolk Cares helped SRN renovate our training center, where SRN students (homeless unaccompanied youth) access vital social services, receive academic support, and participate in our after-school life skills and leadership classes. This new training center is located within walking distance from SRN’s Hillsborough County housing facility. Such proximity has been immensely instrumental for SRN to execute our comprehensive wrap-around programming. We are also grateful for Suffolk Cares’ recent monetary donation, which will help us continue implementing our holistic programming in 2021.”

“Your kind donation was used to support our Neighborhood Exchange military food distribution and military holiday toy program. These distribution points were used to provide military families with turkey/grocery vouchers at the Commissary.”

“Suffolk Cares has provided The BASE with a significant investment to strengthen our academic and career readiness services and grow strategic corporate and community partnerships. This has afforded us the opportunity to expand our career readiness programming to a virtual platform. Not only have we been able to successfully navigate virtual career and professional days for our student athletes, but also, nearly all our career readiness services were virtual in 2020 with the support of Suffolk Cares. Through this support, we have been able deepen partnerships that allowed us to feed our community and provide critical access to learning pods throughout the ongoing global health crisis.”

“The Girl Scouts had an absolute blast and could not stop raving about their day with Suffolk and Suffolk Cares! Their time spent at the office and jobsite was certainly a highlight of the week. I was particularly inspired by so many of the women I met and experiences I oversaw, and I cannot wait to apply that inspiration to the Rebuild the Ratio curriculum.”