Building Thriving Futures: KeyBank Partners With Urban Arts To Create Career Pathways Through Digital Gaming
KeyBank Foundation has committed a $300,000 community impact grant over three years to Urban Arts, a nonprofit organization teaching video game design to underserved youth as a pathway to college and career. Urban Arts provides a comprehensive curriculum in game design, including computer science, coding, animation, music, and storytelling. The organization offers college access services, scholarships, and connects alumni to mentorship and internship opportunities at leading corporations.
This partnership aligns with KeyBank's commitment to education and workforce development. Urban Arts' innovative approach boosts persistence in computer sciences for low-income youth, generating technically skilled and creatively confident individuals ready for college and career. The program has helped students earn $25 million in scholarships since 2017 and achieved a 100% college enrollment rate for its seniors.
La KeyBank Foundation ha impegnato un contributo per l'impatto comunitario di $300,000 in tre anni a favore di Urban Arts, un'organizzazione no-profit che insegna design di videogiochi ai giovani svantaggiati come percorso verso il college e una carriera. Urban Arts offre un curriculum completo nel design di giochi, che include informatica, programmazione, animazione, musica e narrazione. L'organizzazione fornisce servizi di accesso al college, borse di studio e connette gli ex studenti con opportunità di mentorship e stage presso aziende leader.
Questa partnership si allinea con l'impegno di KeyBank per l'istruzione e lo sviluppo della forza lavoro. L'approccio innovativo di Urban Arts aumenta la perseveranza nelle scienze informatiche per i giovani a basso reddito, generando individui tecnicamente abili e creativamente sicuri pronti per il college e il mondo del lavoro. Il programma ha aiutato gli studenti a guadagnare $25 milioni in borse di studio dal 2017 e ha raggiunto un tasso di iscrizione al college del 100% per i suoi studenti dell'ultimo anno.
La Fundación KeyBank se ha comprometido a otorgar una durante tres años a Urban Arts, una organización sin fines de lucro que enseña diseño de videojuegos a jóvenes desfavorecidos como un camino hacia la universidad y la carrera profesional. Urban Arts ofrece un currículo integral en diseño de juegos, que incluye ciencias de la computación, programación, animación, música y narración. La organización también proporciona servicios de acceso a la universidad, becas y conecta a los exalumnos con oportunidades de mentoría y pasantías en importantes corporaciones.
Esta asociación se alinea con el compromiso de KeyBank con la educación y el desarrollo de la fuerza laboral. El enfoque innovador de Urban Arts fomenta la perseverancia en ciencias de la computación para jóvenes de bajos ingresos, generando individuos técnicamente capacitados y creativamente seguros, listos para la universidad y el trabajo. El programa ha ayudado a los estudiantes a conseguir $25 millones en becas desde 2017 y ha alcanzado una tasa de matrícula universitaria del 100% para sus estudiantes de último año.
KeyBank 재단은 $300,000 커뮤니티 임팩트 보조금을 3년에 걸쳐 Urban Arts에 지원하기로 약속했습니다. Urban Arts는 저소득 청소년에게 비디오 게임 디자인을 가르치는 비영리 단체로, 대학과 경력으로의 경로를 제공합니다. Urban Arts는 컴퓨터 과학, 코딩, 애니메이션, 음악 및 스토리텔링을 포함한 종합적인 게임 디자인 커리큘럼을 제공합니다. 이 조직은 대학 접근 서비스, 장학금 제공, 졸업생이 주요 기업에서 멘토십과 인턴십 기회를 연결하도록 지원합니다.
이 파트너십은 KeyBank의 교육 및 인력 개발에 대한 헌신과 일치합니다. Urban Arts의 혁신적인 접근은 저소득 청소년의 컴퓨터 과학 분야에서의 지속성을 높이며, 대학과 경력을 준비할 수 있는 기술적으로 숙련되고 창의적으로 자신감 있는 개인을 양성합니다. 이 프로그램은 2017년 이후 학생들이 $25 million에 달하는 장학금을 얻도록 도왔고 고등학교 졸업생들의 100%가 대학에 진학하는 성과를 이루었습니다.
La KeyBank Foundation a engagé un don pour l'impact communautaire de 300 000 USD sur trois ans en faveur d'Urban Arts, une organisation à but non lucratif qui enseigne le design de jeux vidéo aux jeunes défavorisés comme un chemin vers l'université et la carrière. Urban Arts propose un programme complet en design de jeux, incluant l'informatique, la programmation, l'animation, la musique et la narration. L'organisation fournit des services d'accès à l'université, des bourses d'études et met en relation les anciens élèves avec des opportunités de mentorat et de stages au sein d'entreprises de premier plan.
Ce partenariat s'inscrit dans l'engagement de KeyBank pour l'éducation et le développement des compétences professionnelles. L'approche innovante d'Urban Arts améliore la persistance dans les sciences informatiques pour les jeunes à faible revenu, produisant des individus techniquement qualifiés et créativement confiants, prêts pour l'université et le monde du travail. Le programme a aidé les étudiants à obtenir 25 millions de dollars en bourses d'études depuis 2017 et a atteint un taux d'inscription à l'université de 100 % pour ses diplômés.
Die KeyBank Foundation hat sich verpflichtet, einen Gemeinschaftsimpact-Zuschuss in Höhe von 300.000 USD über drei Jahre an Urban Arts zu vergeben, eine gemeinnützige Organisation, die Jugendlichen aus benachteiligten Verhältnissen Videospieldesign beibringt, um den Weg zur Hochschule und zur Karriere zu ebnen. Urban Arts bietet ein umfassendes Curriculum im Bereich Spieldesign, das Computerwissenschaften, Programmierung, Animation, Musik und Geschichtenerzählen umfasst. Die Organisation bietet Dienstleistungen zum Zugang zur Hochschule, Stipendien an und verbindet Alumni mit Mentorship- und Praktikumsmöglichkeiten bei führenden Unternehmen.
Diese Partnerschaft steht im Einklang mit dem Engagement von KeyBank für Bildung und Entwicklung der Arbeitskräfte. Der innovative Ansatz von Urban Arts fördert die Durchhaltefähigkeit in den Computerwissenschaften für einkommensschwache Jugendliche und schafft technisch versierte und kreativ selbstbewusste Individuen, die bereit für die Universität und die Karriere sind. Das Programm hat seit 2017 dazu beigetragen, dass die Schüler 25 Millionen USD an Stipendien erhalten haben und für die Absolventen eine Einschreibungsquote von 100% in den Colleges erzielt wurde.
- KeyBank Foundation's $300,000 grant supports education and workforce development
- Urban Arts achieves 100% college enrollment rate for its seniors
- Urban Arts has helped students earn $25 million in scholarships since 2017
- Partnership aligns with KeyBank's $40 billion commitment for community development and lending
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NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / August 14, 2024 / Through its funding priorities in education and workforce, KeyBank Foundation has committed a
"Urban Arts' mission aligns with our commitment to support organizations and programs that prepare individuals for thriving futures," says John Manginelli, Market President for KeyBank's Hudson Valley & Metro NY market. "They are transforming lives and cultivating next-up talent nationwide, and we are proud to support their efforts."
Urban Arts teaches STEM and STEAM through digital game design, a novel approach that
boosts persistence in the computer sciences for youth from low-income communities,
generates technically expert and creatively confident youth ready for college and career, and
ensures a more equitable future economy.
When students make their own video game, they actually learn high-level computer science literacy-multiple programming languages, animation, sound production, digital art, story-telling-as well as collaboration and leadership, skills necessary for all future jobs. "There is no other organization that offers programs that allow you to not only explore what you're passionate about-the arts, such as video games-on top of things that are more technical or skill-based like programming and music production. You truly get the best of both worlds and it's really flexible," says Sydney E. an Urban Arts game designer and current rising sophomore at Barnard College.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, careers in computer and information technology are projected to grow
Urban Arts is generating a new diverse talent pipeline in three distinct steps.
They offer a multi-year STEM education program in schools nationwide and at their Learning Lab in New York City. Game On, their custom high school college curriculum, has just been endorsed by the College Board.
Their college access program enrolls
100% of Urban Arts' seniors into college. They've earned$25M in scholarships since 2017.Further, Urban Arts connects their alumni to mentorships and internships at leading companies, generating exposure and access to the world of work.
"KeyBank has long maintained a focus on college attainment, and through KeyBank Foundation we partner with nonprofit organizations that are moving the needle in college enrollment and retention rates for underserved students," says Manginelli. "We want young people to achieve the skills, education and capabilities they need to succeed in current and future employment opportunities." Manginelli went on to say, "At KeyBank, we prize a culture where diversity is valued and inclusion is fostered, and we seek partners, like Urban Arts, who bring innovative programs and approaches that solve a community need."
KeyBank Foundation grants are part of a
Urban Arts is grateful for KeyBank Foundations' investment in their transformational outcomes. Together, the two organizations are helping to build a powerful, creative, and inclusive future.
For more information on Urban Arts, visit www.UrbanArts.org
For more Information on KeyBank Foundation, visit www.Key.com/Foundation.
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