Verizon Awards $25,000 to Brooklyn Academy of Music

"Verizon is proud of our partnership with BAM" said June Jee, Verizon government and external affairs director. "We are pleased to be able to work with this institution to provide arts education programming for our youth"

BAM President Karen Brooks Hopkins said: "New York City’s cultural institutions are among the greatest in the world, and arts education programs that connect young people to these institutions and the city’s cultural life give our students a competitive advantage. BAM is proud to offer New York City students a variety of stimulating and rewarding educational programming. This would certainly not be possible without support, and we are grateful for the ongoing generosity of the Verizon Foundation - partners committed to the enrichment of our youth for the past nine years. Verizon’s support of programs, including Brooklyn Reads, has been invaluable to our institution and our community"