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Fifth Third Bank Provides Funding for Virtual Needs of TPS
Students
A $50,000 grant awarded to the TPS Foundation to assist
Toledo Public Schools with the virtual needs of the students
who are on free or reduced lunch and/or families of three or
more.
Special to The Truth
As you may know the Toledo Public School District began the
2020-2021 school year in the “Red Light” status, meaning
virtual learning only. This meant the virtual needs for the
students were top priority. Many families in the district
were working off of limited internet access and/or one
Chromebook during the spring semester.
Toledo Public Schools serves approximately 23,000 students Pre-K
through 12th grades. With 90 percent of the 8,100
families qualifying for free or reduced lunches because of
their income levels, many of the families lack internet
services or devices to participate in online learning.
With the assistance from the TPS Foundation, the district was
awarded a $50,000 grant from Fifth Third Bank to address the
virtual needs of Toledo Public Schools students on free or
reduced lunch and/or families of three or more.
“Fifth Third Bank is pleased to support Toledo Public Schools in
their effort to ensure that every child in the district is
provided the technology needed to be successful in the
current virtual learning environment”, said Alex Gerken,
Fifth Third Bank’s Toledo city president.
The gift has allowed the Foundation to leverage an additional
$10,000 to make a total investment of $60,000 to Toledo
Public Schools. Because of this gift, we can now support
students and families stranded by unprecedented
circumstances with new resources that ensure students have
access to the support they need to maintain crucial academic
development.
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