Essex/Hudson United Way Earns 'Education Innovation' Award

From United Way of Essex and West Hudson: The United Way of Essex and West Hudson (UWEWH) was honored on June 13 at the Education Innovation Awards presented by EVERFI, Inc. at the Nasdaq Marketsite in New York City. The award recognizes UWEWH’s exceptional efforts to strengthen communities and empower students through unique digital learning opportunities.

Twenty institutions were honored with this distinction at a ceremony hosted on June 12.Honorees were selected based on a set of criteria that included the scale and impact of their digital education initiatives as well as unique student engagement and employee volunteering activities that supplement their programs."We are very excited about our partnership with Character Playbook and completely honored to receive the Education Innovation Award," said Catherine Wilson, President and CEO. "We believe that this innovative curriculum delivers the type of character education our students need in the 21st century."The UWEWH aims to provide students with the skills and knowledge they need to succeed through its partnership with EVERFI to bring Character Playbook to local students at no cost to schools or taxpayers. Character Playbook has reached over 20,000 students since 2016.

The web-based program uses modern simulation and gaming technologies to build youth character development and healthy relationships.“When we founded EVERFI back in 2008, we drove an RV across the country asking educators how we could use digital learning to prepare students for the real-world challenges that they face in high school and beyond,” said EVERFI Co-Founder and President Jon Chapman. “Today, we thank the organizations who have joined for that ride, and we honor their deep commitment to investing in communities and preparing students with the 21st Century skills they need to lead healthy, productive lives.”Designed for 7th – 9th graders, the digital learning experience enables students to engage with true-to- life scenarios that include bystander intervention strategies and positive relationship examples.

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