Exelon/ComEd/United Way initiative commemorates
tenth year with paid student internships and college
scholarships
Students who participated in an innovative afterschool program
created by Exelon, ComEd and United Way of Metropolitan Chicago
celebrated a successful 2015-16 academic year with a graduation
ceremony on Saturday, May 21 at the Lacuna Artist Loft in Chicago.
The organizations marked the close of the program’s tenth year by
offering select high school juniors and seniors paid summer
internships and, for the first time, awarding college
scholarships.
Nearly 100 current students and alumni of the program gathered
to celebrate graduating students, observe and evaluate final
student presentations, and commemorate a decade of progress in
keeping youth on the path to academic achievement. Speakers
included CBS-2 Chicago Traffic Reporter, Derrick Young, who also
addressed the students at the program’s kick-off in the fall.
The Stay in School initiative awarded scholarships of $2,500 to
one college bound senior from each of the six partner agencies that
support the program: B.U.I.L.D Inc., Corazon Community Services,
Gary Comer Youth Center, Project: Vision, Young Men’s Educational
Network (YMEN) and Youth & Opportunity United (Y.O.U.). The
agencies provide a holistic suite of programs for students and
their families that include tutoring, social services, leadership
and social engagement, skill-building and parental workshops. The
agencies also joined ComEd, Constellation, Exelon and United Way of
Metropolitan Chicago in awarding internships to exceptional
students in the program.
“The students who participated in this year’s Stay in School
program showed immense commitment to their education, and we are
proud to celebrate their achievements today,” said Steve Solomon,
vice president of corporate relations at Exelon. “Exelon and ComEd
have been actively collaborating with United Way of Metropolitan
Chicago and other community-based nonprofits to support students on
their journey to finishing high school and continuing their
education.”
“United way knows the impact that social, academic and family
support has on at-risk youth, and each year we see the Stay in
School program succeed in helping students pave the way for bright
futures,” said Wendy DuBoe, President and CEO of United Way of
Metropolitan Chicago. “We are honored to celebrate the students’
graduation following a year of hard work and dedication, and are
excited about their opportunities for continued academic
success.”
Since its inception in 2005, the Stay in School program has
served approximately 23,000 Chicago-area public school students
ages 11 and up. It currently serves students in neighborhoods where
dropout rates have been among the highest in Chicago, including
Armour Square/Bridgeport, Austin, East Garfield Park, Greater Grand
Crossing, Humboldt Park, and North Lawndale, as well as in Cicero,
Evanston and Skokie, Ill. Exelon and ComEd have contributed nearly
$3 million to fund the program, and employee volunteers provided
one-on-one mentoring to students throughout the year.
Students will be working as paid summer interns in the following
positions:
Corazon Community Services (5339 W 25th St., Cicero, IL
60804): One student from this agency received a summer internship
position with ComEd.
YMEN (1241 S Pulaski Rd., Chicago, IL 60623): Two
students from this agency received internships with Project Vision
and Gary Comer Youth center.
YOU (1027 Sherman Ave #2sw, Evanston, IL, 60202): One
student from this agency was placed in a summer internship at
YOU.
Project Vision (2301 S Archer Ave, Chicago IL 60616):
Four students from Project Vision will be interns for United Way of
Metro Chicago, BUILD and The Girl Scouts.
Gary Comer Youth Center (7200 Ingleside Ave, Chicago, IL
60619): Four students from the agency were placed in summer
internships for United Way of Metro Chicago, Exelon, ComEd, Corazon
and YMEN.
About Exelon
Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC), now including the Pepco Holdings
utilities, is the nation’s leading competitive energy provider,
with 2015 revenues of approximately $34.5 billion. Headquartered in
Chicago, Exelon does business in 48 states, the District of
Columbia and Canada. Exelon is one of the largest competitive U.S.
power generators, with more than 32,700 megawatts of owned capacity
comprising one of the nation’s cleanest and lowest-cost power
generation fleets. The company’s Constellation business unit
provides energy products and services to approximately 2 million
residential, public sector and business customers, including more
than two-thirds of the Fortune 100. Exelon’s six utilities deliver
electricity and natural gas to approximately 10 million customers
in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, New
Jersey and Pennsylvania through its Atlantic City Electric, BGE,
ComEd, Delmarva Power, PECO and Pepco subsidiaries. Follow Exelon
on Twitter @Exelon.
About ComEd
Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd) is a unit of Chicago-based
Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC), the nation’s leading competitive
energy provider, with approximately 7.8 million customers. ComEd
provides service to approximately 3.8 million customers across
northern Illinois, or 70 percent of the state’s population. For
more information visit ComEd.com, and connect with the company on
Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
About United Way of Metropolitan Chicago
United Way leverages expertise, connections and resources to
transform individual lives and entire neighborhoods. We advance the
common good on both a regional and neighborhood level by focusing
on the building blocks for thriving people and communities: a good
education, financial stability, access to quality health care and
ensuring basic needs are met. United Way is more than three
quarters of the way to reaching significant community-impact goals
set for the year 2020 for connecting 200,000 individuals to a
primary care physician, helping 50,000 underachieving middle school
students enter high school on track for graduation, and improving
financial stability for 100,000 households. Additional information
is available at www.LIVEUNITEDchicago.org.
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Adams410-470-4167paul.adams@constellation.comorComEdLinsey
Godbey312-394-3500linsey.godbey@comed.comorUnited Way of
Metropolitan ChicagoKaryn Ruhl312-906-2291karyn.ruhl@uw-mc.org
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