The mission of Simon Youth Foundation is to foster and improve educational opportunities, career development, and life skills that transform the lives of at-risk youth through focused programs and initiatives with public school and post-secondary education partners. Simon Youth Foundation seeks to accomplish this through Educational Resource Centers (ERCs) which are alternative schools that provide at-risk youth the opportunity to earn their high school diploma. Each ERC is a partnership between Simon Youth Foundation and one or more public school districts. Students receive job and life skills training, are able to set the pace of their education, and upon graduation they earn a diploma from the public school district. The foundation currently operates 25 ERCs located in 12 states across the US. During the 2009-2010 school year, ERCs served 3,359 students, and graduated 1,184 students at a 91% rate.
TelSpan is proud to support the work of Simon Youth Foundation. The work of the foundation and the ERCs positively impact the lives of students in the Indianapolis area, where both Simon and TelSpan are headquartered.
About TelSpan
Founded in 1989, TelSpan is an Indianapolis-based primary provider of conferencing related services, including web, audio, and video conferencing, streaming, recording, online registration, and operator-assisted event and Q&A conferences. TelSpan focuses upon providing high quality conferencing services to organizations worldwide with guaranteed E3 (Excellence Exceeding Expectations) service. For more information, please visit TelSpan’s website at http://www.telspan.com.
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