Contributions included a $20,000 monetary donation and product donation, supporting the students attending the annual BUILDFestNYC Event. In honor of Juneteenth, the initiative aims to support underserved communities, enhance lives, and commemorate the significance of the day. The event took place on June 5.
Pamela Minetti, Director of Philanthropy from Build NYC, said, “For the past two years, Ivy Beauty has made a generous gift to Build NYC in honor of Juneteenth. Together, we can ignite the power of youth in under-resourced communities and help them become the CEOs of their lives.”
The monetary donation will fund essential resources, materials, and logistical support for the event’s success. The product donation will provide students with beauty products that aim to enhance their personal and professional development. These efforts aim to impact over 770 students, primarily from low-income backgrounds who are racially and ethnically underrepresented in higher education.
Build is also dedicated to addressing educational and socioeconomic disparities nationwide, focusing on cities where achievement and opportunity gaps are most pronounced, including New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., and Boston.
The organization offers programs aimed at middle and high school students to provide them with digital entrepreneurial skills. Build hopes to foster diversity, equity, and inclusion, creating a fair competitive environment that enables students to build pathways to success.
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