SYRACUSE — Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) says it will make an initial $500,000 investment in the YMCA of Central New York “in support of childcare and early childhood readiness programs.” This investment aims to expand access to high-quality childcare and early learning for underserved communities in the region. Boise, Idaho–based Micron announced the investment […]
SYRACUSE — Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) says it will make an initial $500,000 investment in the YMCA of Central New York “in support of childcare and early childhood readiness programs.”
This investment aims to expand access to high-quality childcare and early learning for underserved communities in the region.
Boise, Idaho–based Micron announced the investment in an Oct. 27 news release from the office of Gov. Kathy Hochul that welcomed U.S. President Joseph Biden in his visit to Onondaga Community College. In it, Hochul’s office said Micron “prioritizes investing in and enriching the communities where its team members live and work.”
Micron on Oct. 4 announced plans to invest up to $100 billion over the next 20-plus years on a semiconductor manufacturing campus at the White Pine Commerce Park in the town of Clay.
Micron’s funding for the YMCA of Central New York will allow the organization to deliver “innovative” programs and services in an increased number of off-site youth-development programs in more communities in the area, the YMCA of Central New York told CNYBJ in a Dec. 12 email message.
Along with expanded universal pre-K, preschool, and programming in school districts, the YMCA will also be developing mobile community center services (“Y on the Fly”) to further expand services to underserved communities and include STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) curriculum in partnership with Micron.
“This investment by Micron will continue to remove barriers to Y programming for more kids and families in Central New York,” per the YMCA.
