January 14, 2021 · 0 Comments
By Jessica Laurenza
The Ministry of Education announced that as of Jan. 4, all elementary and secondary students will be temporarily shifting to virtual, remote learning.
While the switch isn’t an issue for students living in urban areas, its potentially jeopardizing the quality of education received in households with poor internet connections in the Upper Grand District School Board.
Abbey Spencer, a Grade 11 student at Orangeville District Secondary School (ODSS) says she’s been having technical and educational issues with online learning. Living in Mono, she doesn’t have access to high-speed internet, so her mom reached out to the school to obtain textbooks and worksheets in case she can’t login to live learning with the rest of her class.
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First Foundation Awards $260,000 to Nonprofits through Its ‘Supporting Our Communities’ Program
December 23, 2020 GMT
First Foundation Inc.
(NASDAQ: FFWM) (“First Foundation”), a financial services company with two wholly-owned operating subsidiaries, First Foundation Advisors and First Foundation Bank, today announced the recipients of its ‘Supporting Our Communities’ philanthropy initiative.
After revamping the ‘Supporting Our Communities’ initiative to provide a more meaningful donation to the selected nonprofits, First Foundation committed to continue the initiative in 2020, a time when the communities need it most.
“The Supporting Our Communities initiative feels more important in 2020 than ever before,” said
WISEPlace, Santa Ana, CA
One of the founding principles of First Foundation is to establish meaningful connections and relationships with clients, and the natural progression was to carry that partnership-based approach into the community. In its eighth year, the program has taken on greater significance this year as First Foundation brought together a diverse team of employees from various locations and departments to help review and select the recipients along with our executive team.
In the coming year, First Foundation is prepared to help its new nonprofit partners navigate the new environment of philanthropy which includes virtual events and capital campaigns. First Foundation’s giving efforts matches its service footprint which reaches from Honolulu, Hawaii, to Las Vegas, Nevada and throughout the state of California, allowing its employees to help those in each community it serves.
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