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Devereux Pocono receives $3,000 donation from NBT Bank
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From left: Ann O’Reilly NBT Bank, Tina Skoda - Devereux Pocono and Mary Ellen Bentler - NBT Bank.
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Devereux
Advanced Behavioral Health Pocono recently received
$3,000 from NBT Bank through the Pennsylvania Educational Improvement Tax
Credit (EITC) Program.
This
funding will support Devereux Poconos’ “Transition to Work Program” for individuals
with intellectual and behavioral differences. The Transition to Work Program offers
a classroom academic experience that complements a supportive employment
experience. Designed for high school students who have graduated, or who are
preparing to graduate, the program provides youth with the opportunity to obtain
hands-on training and experience in a pre-employment experience.
“NBT Bank has been a generous and longtime supporter
of our Transition to Work Program through EITC contributions and we are
incredibly grateful for their assistance,” said Devereux Pocono Executive
Director Tina Skoda. “As a result of
the program, teachers notice remarkable improvements in students’ participation
and comprehension skills, as they experience first-hand how information taught
in the classroom is vital in the real world. In addition, this reinforced
learning bolsters self-esteem and provides self-confidence our students need to
succeed in both academic and work environments.”
“NBT Bank is proud to support the Transition to
Work Program at Devereux and play a role in helping to provide this supportive
employment experience as a part of our ongoing commitment to our communities,”
said NBT Bank Retail Market Manager Mary
Ellen Bentler.
The Pennsylvania Educational Improvement Tax
Credit (EITC) Program allows businesses that pay certain business-related taxes
to the Commonwealth the opportunity to earn a state tax credit of up to 90
percent when they make a donation to a “scholarship organization” or an “educational
improvement organization” – a special category under the state tax code. Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health has been
a long-term approved Educational Improvement Organization. Funds
received under these programs specifically support Devereux’s transition to
work programs.
Learn about Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health.
Learn about
NBT Bank
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