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1. Contact: Lindsey Thieken
Sr. Development Manager
614-586-4536 lthieken@cityyear.org
City Year Columbus and AT&T Team Up at Linden-McKinley STEM
Academy to Keep Students in School and On Track to Succeed
AT&T contributes more than $1 million to City Year programs nationwide to help students
graduate from high school, college and career ready
Columbus, OH (April 8, 2017) – City Year Columbus, a nonprofit organization that unites
AmeriCorps members for a year of service in Columbus City Schools, is proud to announce its
collaboration with AT&T, as City Year’s newest team sponsor. On Saturday, April 8, at City
Year Columbus’s 2017 Red Jacket Ball, AT&T Ohio’s External Affairs Director Christopher
Wyche will present the new collaboration and a check for the $100,000 contribution to support
the team at Linden McKinley STEM Academy.
“City Year has been a valued presence in Columbus City Schools, and they continue to
work hand in hand with our educators,” said Columbus City Councilmember Elizabeth Brown.
“Ongoing support from companies like AT&T helps to ensure that we can continue to meet the
needs of all of our students.”
As part of AT&T Aspire, AT&T works with City Year affiliates across the country to support
student academic achievement and socio-emotional growth with the goal of increasing the
number of students who are on-track to graduate, prepared for college and career. City Year
Columbus deploys City Year AmeriCorps members to work with students in grades three
through ten, with research-based interventions targeting the early warning indicators of poor
attendance, behavior incidents, and course failure in Math and English.
This new collaboration allows a team of ten to provide targeted interventions with academic
tutoring, behavior support and mentoring, attendance coaching and monitoring, whole-school
activities, and extended day programming. City Year Columbus AmeriCorps members serve
throughout the school day, forming meaningful relationships with students.
“Through AT&T Aspire, we support proven programs like City Year that help students at-risk of
dropping out graduate on time, ready for success in college, career, and life,” said Wyche.
“Extending our collaboration with City Year will allow us to help even more students make their
biggest dreams a reality.”
“We are deeply grateful to AT&T for its generous support of City Year Columbus and for its
national leadership on addressing the high school dropout crisis,” said City Year Columbus
Executive Director Tasha Booker. “City Year AmeriCorps members are near-peers to the
students they serve and highly motivated to get results. Their talent, dedication, and year of full-
time service can help students get back on track and recognize their potential. We are so grateful
to work with AT&T on this important collaboration.”

2. Contact: Lindsey Thieken
Sr. Development Manager
614-586-4536 lthieken@cityyear.org
AT&T’s contribution in Columbus is part of a broader $1.28 million national collaboration with City
Year in 2016-2017. This commitment supports existing and new City Year teams serving in high schools
across the country, including Dallas, Columbus, Little Rock, and Sacramento. AT&T is also engaging
employees in volunteer projects with City Year’s Care Force to further invest in the communities of
Baton Rouge, Hyattsville, MD, Miami, and Orlando.
AT&T’s signature philanthropic initiative, AT&T Aspire, drives innovation in education to promote
student success in school and beyond. AT&T is leveraging technology, relationships and social
innovation to help all students make their biggest dreams a reality.###
About City Year: City Year is an education-focused organization founded in 1988 dedicated to helping students
and schools succeed. City Year partners with public schools in 28 communities across the U.S. and through
international affiliates in the U.K. and Johannesburg,South Africa. Diverse teams of City Year AmeriCorps ww
members provide high-impact student,classroomand school-wide support,to help students stay in school
and on track to graduate from high school,ready for college and career success.A proud member of the AmeriCorps
national service network, City Year is made possible by support from the Corporation for National and Community
Service, schooldistrict partnerships,and private philanthropy from corporations,foundations and individuals. Learn
more at www.cityyear.org.
About Philanthropy & Social Innovation at AT&T
AT&T is committed to advancing education, strengthening communities and improving lives. Through its
community initiatives, AT&T has a long history of investing in projects that create learning opportunities; promote
academic and economic achievement; or address community needs.AT&T Aspire is AT&T’s signature
philanthropic initiative that drives innovation in education by bringing diverse resources to bear on the issue
including funding, technology,employee volunteerism, and mentoring. Through Aspire, we’ve passed the $250
million mark on our plan to invest $350 million in education from 2008-2017.