On June 27, the city of Goldsboro received a $15,000 grant from T-Mobile as one of the company’s 25 new Hometown Grant recipients.

This cash infusion will help Goldsboro develop the first-ever STEM Program at Edgewood Community Development School, including monthly STEM project kits to provide innovative learning environments that are student focused, “hands on” and spark collaborative problem-solving opportunities for students with disabilities. The monthly subscription and reusable STEM kits will provide students with some of the same opportunities and experiences as their typically developing peers.

“The Edgewood Community Developmental School is honored to have been selected as one of the Hometown Grant recipients,” said Amy Miller, Office/Data Manager at Edgewood Community Developmental School and Wayne County Public Schools. “T-Mobile’s willingness to recognize the importance of creating an innovative and inclusive STEM program for our students with disabilities is inspiring. This forward-thinking perspective will provide our students with some of the same opportunities and experiences as their typically developing peers, but in an adaptive learning environment that allows our students to advance their abilities and overcome barriers to STEM education and possible STEM careers. Empowering our students through the concepts of STEM is a pioneering approach to meeting this unmet need in our community and we are grateful for this collaboration.”

Fourteen towns across North Carolina have received Hometown Grants from T-Mobile totaling more than $350,000. In addition to Goldsboro, some of these cities include Boiling Springs, Laurinburg, Marshall, and Wilkesboro.

Goldsboro and T-Mobile will celebrate the grant and project unveiling with a check presentation and refreshments on Thursday, July 13 at 11 a.m. at the Edgewood Gym. The address is 1601 Peachtree Street.