CORK, Ireland, April 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Tyco (NYSE: TYC)
announced today that the Tyco Cares Foundation will provide
donations to local, national and global organizations through its
Community Grants Program. These funds will help the
organizations raise awareness for firefighter initiatives, support
youth engagement projects, and engage women and girls in STEM
(science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education.
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"At Tyco, we feel a deep responsibility to communities where we
live and work," said Art Jones, Vice
President, Global Public Affairs, and President, Tyco Cares
Foundation. "We are committed to creating safer and smarter
communities by supporting youth development and fire service
programs in local communities around the world."
The organizations receiving community grants include:
- 24-7 Commitment (Lewis Center,
Ohio) to support events that help build stronger
relationships between firefighters and their spouses;
- D.C. Firefighters Burn Foundation (Washington, D.C.) to support
injured firefighters and provide meals, lodging, and
instructors for those taking part in a week-long burn survivor
camp;
- Dress for Success - Cork
(Cork, Ireland) to help
local women find jobs by providing resume writing skills and job
interview-appropriate clothing;
- Firefighter Cancer Support Network (Burbank, Calif.) to provide support to
firefighters and their families after a cancer diagnosis;
- International Society of Fire Service Instructors (Centreville, Va.) to train additional fire
service members on new safety techniques;
- IWISH (Cork, Ireland) to
encourage young women to pursue STEM careers and enable additional
students to attend the 2016 IWISH Conference;
- Junior Achievement (Cork,
Ireland) to fund in-class programs for 250 students;
- Junior Achievement of New Jersey (Princeton, N.J.) to enable additional students
to participate in programs that teach about finances, economics,
and entrepreneurship;
- Military Firefighter Heritage Foundation (San Angelo, Tex.) to fund scholarships for
family members of the Department of Defense Fire Emergency
Services;
- Solutions For At Risk Youth (Santa
Clara, Calif.) to provide support to firefighters and other
role models who will coach, mentor, and inspire young people to
graduate from high school and pursue higher education;
- Troops to Firefighters (Atlanta,
Ga.) to recruit and train military veterans to become
fire service members;
- Youth Venture (Fitchburg,
Mass.) in partnership with United Way, to expand this
program, which helps young people develop leadership and project
ownership skills.
Tyco employees are also deeply engaged in their local
communities and support these organizations through volunteer
hours, mentoring roles, and speaking opportunities. For
example, 73 employees from Tyco's U.S. headquarters in New Jersey donated 438 volunteer hours in
support of four Junior Achievement programs that impacted 617
students last year. Tyco will continue to support these events in
2016 and plans to exceed those participation levels.
For more information about Tyco's commitment to communities,
visit the Tyco Cares pages on the company's website.
About Tyco
Tyco (NYSE: TYC) is the world's largest
pure-play fire protection and security company. Tyco provides more
than three million customers around the globe with the latest fire
protection and security products and services. Tyco has over 57,000
employees in more than 900 locations across 50 countries serving
various end markets, including commercial, institutional,
governmental, retail, industrial, energy, residential and small
business. For more information, visit www.tyco.com.
About Tyco Cares
The Tyco Cares Foundation is focused
on creating safer and smarter communities and protecting what
matters most. In particular, the foundation is committed to
saving lives, creating resilient communities, improving access to
employment and educational opportunities, and inspiring youth
engagement.