GALVESTON, Texas, Feb. 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Moody
Foundation has launched its Generation Moody Education Initiative,
a signature project benefitting Galveston Island by providing a
catalyst for exceptional education opportunities for infants
through high school and into post-secondary learning. Generation
Moody Education Initiative launches with four grant recipients,
totaling a $8,613,679 initial
commitment from the Moody Foundation.
"Boosting educational attainment is one of the best ways to
contribute to the prosperity of any community," said Ross R. Moody, trustee of the Moody Foundation
and CEO of National Western Life Group. "The Generation Moody
Education Initiative aims to impact every Galveston Island child
over the next 10 to 20 years, steadily building students'
achievement from cradle to career."
"We see the Generation Moody Education Initiative as an
investment in the next generation of Galvestonians," said
Frances Moody-Dahlberg, chairman and
executive director of the Moody Foundation. "Over time, the
Generation Moody grants will provide support for the best practices
and demonstrated outcomes that enable educational excellence. We
believe this bold plan is the very kind of undertaking our
founders, W.L. Moody, Jr. and Libbie Shearn
Moody, would have envisioned for their beloved
community."
"Just as the Moody Foundation is steeped in Galveston's amazing history, it is equally
committed to Galveston's future,"
said Elizabeth Moody, trustee of the
Foundation. "I am truly happy that Generation Moody grants will
encourage lasting, sustainable programs to benefit students now and
for decades to come."
Generation Moody Education Initiative grants will support
recipients who are focused on student achievement in areas such as
literacy, science, technology and math. The Generation Moody
Education Initiative also connects longstanding Moody Foundation
projects such as the Moody Scholars program (c. 1969) and more
recent endeavors like the Moody Early Childhood Education Center
with new support for after school, summer school and family
literacy programs, new professional development initiatives as well
as some targeted facility maintenance and upgrades. Grant
recipients include:
Galveston Independent School District
Moody Early Childhood Center
Odyssey Academy
SMART Family Literacy
"The Moody Foundation knows that strategic and purposeful
planning, using evidenced based interventions, can have a positive
effect on a child's success at any age," said Angela Blair, director of education for the
Moody Foundation. "We're excited to join forces with Galveston
Island schools and nonprofits in a community wide effort to enhance
educational attainment. Together, we can help provide a continuous
path of opportunities for the children of Galveston Island…'from
cradle to career.'"
About the Moody Foundation
The Moody Foundation was
established by W.L. Moody, Jr. and Libbie
Shearn Moody in 1942 to share their good fortune and make a
difference in the lives of the people of Texas. Since then, the Moody Foundation has
made more than $1.2 billion in grants
throughout the state to organizations that have educated, healed,
nurtured and inspired generations of Texans. Learn more at
MoodyF.org.
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