Upbound Honors Family & Youth Empowerment with $25,000 Donation to City Year
26 Octubre 2023 - 9:36AM
Business Wire
Partnership reinforces commitment to youth by providing support
to local schools
Upbound Group, Inc. (the "Company" or "Upbound") (NASDAQ: UPBD),
a leading provider of technology driven and flexible leasing
solutions for consumers through its operating brands including
Rent-A-Center® and Acima®, began a new partnership with City Year
by donating $25,000 to the organization. The organization is
dedicated to providing support to students, classrooms and
teachers, helping to ensure that students in systemically
under-resourced schools are prepared with the skills and mindsets
to thrive and contribute to their community.
“Upbound’s commitment to our communities goes beyond financial
wellbeing, it extends to the classroom,” said CEO Mitch Fadel. “We
put our core values into action by supporting causes that give
families peace of mind and offer youth opportunities that will help
them reach their full potential. We believe each child should
receive the best education, mentoring opportunities and family
services possible to equip and empower them to be the best they can
be.”
Upbound supports charities and organizations that align with its
community pillars: disaster relief, family and youth empowerment,
hunger relief and veterans affairs. Upbound’s desire to help
families thrive aligns perfectly with City Year’s vision and
principles. City Year’s core belief is that all students can
succeed and the development of these skills contributes to a
strong, vibrant community, which benefits all of us.
"We are so incredibly grateful for the Upbound Group's
investment in City Year Dallas as we continue our service to
students throughout our community,” said Heather Holland, Executive
Director – City Year Dallas. “This year, we have recruited and
trained over 60 Corps Members - young idealistic leaders dedicating
a year of service to others - that will be deployed in historically
underserved schools across South Dallas to provide the academic,
attendance, and social emotional learning supports students need to
achieve their full potential, regardless of race or economic
background. We need the support of our community to continue our
service and appreciate Upbound for joining us as a partner in this
work.”
About Upbound Group, Inc.
Upbound Group, Inc., (NASDAQ: UPBD) is an omni-channel platform
company committed to elevating financial opportunity for all
through innovative, inclusive and technology-driven financial
solutions that address the evolving needs and aspirations of
consumers. The company's customer-facing operating units include
industry-leading brands such as Rent-A-Center® and Acima® that
facilitate consumer transactions across a wide range of store-based
and digital retail channels, including over 2,400 company-branded
retail units across the United States, Mexico and Puerto Rico.
Upbound Group, Inc., is headquartered in Plano, Texas. For
additional information about the Company, please visit our website
at Upbound.com.
About City Year:
City Year Dallas (CYD) bridges the gap between what schools are
designed to provide and what all students need to succeed. We
recruit, train, and support Corps Members (CMs) ages 18 - 25 from
diverse backgrounds to serve full-time in historically underserved
and underperforming schools, helping to ensure all children,
regardless of race or economic background, receive an excellent
education. Working alongside teachers, CYD CMs provide extra
support on attendance, literacy, math, and social-emotional
well-being to help students build the confidence, self-esteem,
academic, and soft skills required to succeed and thrive through
school and beyond. CYD fulfills our mission by addressing one of
our nation's most pressing concerns: educational inequity. We are
contributing to a clearer and bolder vision of what public schools
can be for all children: places of learning, exploration and
risk-taking, where every student has access to positive
relationships that encourage them to thrive.
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