Corporate Citizenship

Corporate Philanthropy

Youth Achievement Key Programs

 

Tyco’s strategic partnerships with community organizations, schools and universities help to create pathway to success for under-served youth.

 

ADT Teach Prepares Youths for Employment
ADT South Africa, in partnership with Tyco, is improving computer literacy and job readiness among youths in Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa. Since the program began in early 2009, ADT Teach has worked with more than 600 high school students to measurably improve computer literacy skills, helping them to be prepared for more advanced training and education, and entry into the workforce. 

 

Developing the Next Generation of Community Leaders
A partnership between SimplexGrinnell and United Way invests in the entrepreneurial spirit and social awareness of youth. Youth Ventures exposes youth to the idea of community involvement, with the expectation that they will carry the value and importance of community contribution into their adult lives. Student teams identify, plan and implement volunteer projects that serve the community. After successful involvement with Youth Ventures in Westminster, Massachusetts, the program has been expanded to Baltimore and Minneapolis.

 

China Engineering Education for Promising Students
A scholarship program for engineering students at Jiao Tong University in Shanghai helps deserving, financially needy students with their college expenses. The program is a partnership between Tyco Fire Protections’ Center of Excellence (CoE) and the university, providing students with a summer internship program at the CoE to prepare them for future work experiences.

 

Education Partnership Fosters Achievement
In the vicinity of Tyco’s corporate offices in Princeton, NJ, an alignment of organizations serving youth from middle school through college has taken shape. Tyco is working with an array of partners to establish a continuum of support for disadvantaged youth to achieve academic and career success. Through the engagement of the Boys & Girls Club of Trenton, 4H, Princeton Center for Leadership Training, Rutgers University School of Business’ STEP program and others, Tyco is bringing together tutoring, academic and enrichment activities to support student achievement.

 

Building Financial Literacy in the Classroom
Tyco is helping students learn about basic personal finances and how communities and businesses work, while developing their leadership skills. Since 2008, Princeton-based Tyco volunteers have devoted a day annually to teaching Junior Achievement financial literacy programs in elementary schools. The partnership includes a Tyco-supported component called High School Heroes in which high school students teach financial literacy programs to younger students. The “heroes” develop leadership skills while teaching and serving as role models for elementary students.