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McGlinchey Stafford Committed to Future of Youth
Read Time: 1 minMcGlinchey Stafford PLLC presented a donation to Teach For America to support the training and support of five Teach for America educators in the coming two years. Mary Terrell Joseph, a partner in the firm’s Baton Rouge office, presented the check to Michael Tipton, Executive Director of Teach For America’s South Louisiana region.
Each year McGlinchey Stafford makes a donation in the names of its clients to a charity that serves the communities where the firm has offices: Louisiana, Mississippi, New York, Ohio, and Texas. This year, the firm presented a monetary donation to Teach For America, an organization dedicated to providing students in low-income communities with the educational opportunities they deserve.
“McGlinchey Stafford is committed to providing educational equality in schools where resources are low and risks are high. We believe that by enlisting some of our nation’s most promising leaders to elevate the educational opportunities in low-income communities, we will help our children reach their full potential and ensure a brighter future for them, and ultimately, for our communities. Teach For America is a wonderful organization and we are honored to support their efforts,” Mary Terrell Joseph said.
About Teach for America
Teach For America is the national corps of outstanding recent college graduates who commit two years to teach in urban and rural public schools and become lifelong leaders in expanding educational opportunities. This year, more than 5,000 corps members are teaching in over 1,000 schools in 26 regions across the country, and more than 12,000 Teach For America alumni continue working from inside and outside the field of education for the fundamental changes necessary to ensure educational excellence and equity. For more information, visit www.teachforamerica.org.