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AT&T & Subsidiary WarnerMedia Contribute $500,000 to YMCA of Greater New York to Help Fund In-Person Remote Learning Supervision & Support for Hundreds of Families in Highest Need Areas of New York City

With schools reopening part-time, money will be used to provide urgently needed out of school time care on remote learn ing days to allow parents to return to work

NEW YORK, NY, August 31, 2020 – AT&T* and War nerMedia** today announced a $500,000 donation to the YMCA of Greater New York to help cre ate an in-person childcare program for families in the highest need areas of New York City. In Manhattan, the program will be offered at the Vanderbilt YMCA. With schools set to reopen parttime, many parents who do not have the option of working from home will be left without afford able childcare options for days when their children learn remote ly. With this donation, AT&T and WarnerMedia are aiming to fill this urgent gap for families in need, helping parents return to work and begin to recover from the economic challenges of the pandemic, knowing their children are safe and learning in their ab sence.

Funding from AT&T and War nerMedia will allow the YMCA to support and supervise students during school day remote learn ing from 8 AM-3 PM, as well as to provide a much-needed re prieve from screens with in-person project-based learning and physical games and activities.

“The pandemic has created a tremendous amount of uncertain ty around the upcoming school year, presenting the greatest chal lenges for parents who do not have the option of working from home. Together, AT&T and War nerMedia are honored to support the YMCA so they can provide urgently-needed school day re mote learning supervision and support for hundreds of families across New York City,” said Pa tricia Jacobs, President, Northern Region, AT&T. “We hope our donation encourages others to invest in childcare solutions for even more families during this time of crisis.”

The YMCA worked close ly with New York City school leadership to ensure that they are reaching neighborhoods with the greatest need for free school age care. The program will also place students in pod-learning groups so the YMCA can support contact tracing, if needed.

“It’s our honor to support the YMCA and this worthy pro gram, alongside AT&T,” said Dennis Williams, SVP, Cor porate Social Responsibility, WarnerMedia. “Our investment reflects our commitment to our employees, our audiences and the communities they live in as this pandemic continues to impact the essential needs of families in New York City and around the country .”

“We are thrilled to provide childcare for hundreds of families across New York City, and grate ful to AT&T for supporting this critical program,” said Sharon Greenberger, President & CEO of the YMCA of Greater New York. “The YMCA empowers tens of thousands of kids and families every year through childcare, afterschool, summer camp pro grams, and more. We have continued these services during the pandemic and are proud to help our city recover by serving fam ilies in need.”

This summer, AT&T contrib uted $450,000 to support virtual STEM immersion programs for students across the five boroughs. The organizations receiving sup port from AT&T – including the YMCA, Win (the largest provider of shelter to women and children in New York City), and Dream Yard Project in the Bronx – all aim to provide STEM education to students who would not oth erwise have access, including low-income students, students of color, homeless students, and stu dents in foster care.

Included in the $450,000 contribution was $100,000 to the YMCA through AT&T’s Distance Learning and Family Connec tions Fund to support remote services through the YMCA’s new online content platform YMCA @ Home, which reaches tens of thousands of New York families with online fitness programming, family engagement, and academ ic enrichment activities. The contribution also supports programs for graduating high school stu dents, to see that they graduate on time and matriculate in the fall, as well as online ESL classes and workshops to help New Amer icans navigate this challenging time.

This initiative is part of AT&T’s employee-led AT&T Be lieves SM /Believe New York SM program, which harnesses AT&T’s employees’ generosity, supports it with company resources and joins with collaborators to make an even bigger impact on local communities and society at large. This is part of a broader $10 mil lion effort by AT&T to address social inequality through support for education and career readiness programs for underserved people and cultivating Black technology development and entrepreneur ship at historically black colleges and universities.