Verizon Wireless Technology Helps Domestic Violence Survivors Rebuild Lives

"Continuing its commitment to domestic violence prevention and awareness, Verizon Wireless recently donated more than 100 wireless phones and free airtime to Manhattan-based Sanctuary for Families and Safe Horizon, two non-profit agencies providing life-saving services to victims of domestic violence and their families.

The donations were made possible through the company's HopeLine(R) phone recycling program, which collects old, no-longer-used cell phones at Verizon Wireless Communications Stores throughout the New York Metro area. The phones are refurbished, recycled or sold and the proceeds are donated to domestic violence advocacy groups in the form of cash grants and prepaid wireless phones for victims. Phones that cannot be refurbished are disposed of in an environmentally sound manner.

Other local agencies receiving recent HopeLine phone donations include Victims Intervention Program in the Bronx and Seamen's Society on Staten Island." |Read more|