TEANECK, N.J., March 17, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) today announced it is awarding 40 grants to expand afterschool, in-school, and summer programs across more than 60 sites in 25 states through its Making the Future education initiative. Shawn Hirsch, Director at The Monarch School in Houston, Texas. Lyn Pentecost, Founder and Executive Director of the Lower Eastside Girls Club in New York.
Arizona
Zaharis Elementary, Mesa, Ariz.
Arkansas
Rogers Public Library, Rogers, Ark.
California
Alum Rock Educational Foundation, San Jose, Calif.
ReCreate, Roseville, Calif.
San Diego Makers Guild, San Diego, Calif.
Florida
Tampa Hackerspace Inspiration Labs, Tampa, Fla.
Georgia
Nsoromma School, Atlanta, Ga.
Illinois
Chicago ACE Mentor Program, Chicago, Ill.
Indiana
John H. Boner Community Center, Indianapolis, Ind.
Iowa
Jewels Academy, Des Moines, Iowa
Louisiana
Young Aspirations Young Artists (YAYA), New Orleans, La.
Maryland
Digital Harbor Foundation, Baltimore, Md.
Massachusetts
The Possible Project, Cambridge, Mass.
Michigan
Penny W. Stamps School of Art and Design at the University of Michigan, Detroit, Mich.
Minnesota
St. Paul, Minn.
Missouri
St. Charles Community College, Cottleville, Mo.
New Jersey
Piscataway Public Library, Piscataway, N.J.
Newark Museum, Newark, N.J.
Boys & Girls Club of Paterson & Passaic, N.J.
Morris Museum, Morristown, N.J.
New York
Lower East Side Girls Club, New York City, N.Y.
Dreamyard Project, Bronx, N.Y.
Emerging Leaders in Technology and Engineering (ELiTE), New York City, N.Y.
All Star Code, New York City, N.Y.
North Carolina
Behailu Academy, Charlotte, N.C.
Granville County Schools, Oxford, N.C.
Schiele Museum of Natural History, Gastonia, N.C.
Ohio
Tech Corps, Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio
Oregon
YMCA of Columbia-Willamette, Beaverton, Ore.
Pennsylvania
University Science Center, Philadelphia, Pa.
Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa.
South Carolina
College of Charleston, Charleston, S.C.
Children’s Museum of the Upstate, Greenville, S.C.
Texas
The Monarch School, Houston, Texas
Girlstart, Bryan and Austin, Texas
Skillpoint Alliance, Austin, Texas
Transmit Receive Labs Inc., Houston, Texas
Utah
Utah State University Extension 4-H, Iron, Kane, and Washington Counties, Utah
Virginia
Vector Space, Lynchburg, Va.
Washington
YMCA of the Inland Northwest, Spokane, Wash.
through a variety of initiatives, including: DonorsChoose.org in funding classroom projects, Maker Corps in hosting sites to train making facilitators, and Maker Faires in New York and California in hosting the Young Makers Pavilion.
