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READING CHAMPIONS
The Reading Champions program, partnered with the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation, is providing profound impact to our Pittsburgh community by improving student reading literacy in the Mon Valley communities as we finished our third season in February 2024. Since launching in 2021, over 1,150 Mon Valley third graders have participated in the program. Students have logged more than a combined 1 million minutes of reading, a figure that’s growing fast.
More than 1,100 books have been donated to schools within Allegheny County to encourage students to be champions of reading. The efforts have resulted in reading proficiency increasing by 20% on average in the West Mifflin Area School District, helping overcome setbacks from the COVID pandemic. In 2023 we had the opportunity to work with six elementary schools in the Mon Valley communities with a continued focus on third grade students. For more information on our Reading Champions partnership see the website, built in partnership with the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation.
TEAMING UP WITH THE STEELERS FOR STEM EDUCATION
Over the past four years the “Steelers STEM” partnership has helped more than 7,100 Pittsburgh area students learn about STEM career opportunities. Click here to see this year’s results and watch the wrap-up video with Pittsburgh Steelers former linebacker Arthur Moats, who shares the significance of STEM. Click here to watch a recap video of the 2022-2023 program.
MENTORING GARY ELEMENTARY STUDENTS IN STEM
By mentoring Gary elementary schoolers, U. S. Steel employee volunteers helped their school achieve STEM certification. Aided by the tutoring program and letters of support from U. S. Steel employees, Beveridge Elementary was able to earn STEM certification from the Indiana Department of Education in May 2023, after being denied the year before. Said Angela Grayson, Assistant principal of Beveridge elementary school: “This shows that there is quality education going on in Gary."
Click HereEMPLOYESS TEAM UP TO SUPPORT THE GREATER PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY FOOD BANK
The Pittsburgh Penguins join U. S. Steel monthly to volunteer at the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank in Clairton, supporting 380 families in need.
SteelSUSTAINABILITY: Empowering Employees to Help Our Communities
SteelSUSTAINABILITY employee resource group (ERG) organized teams from Mon Valley Works’ Edgar Thomson, Irvin, and Clairton facilities as well as the nearby Research and Technology Center to participate in the 2023 Litter League, a six-week litter collection tournament organized by Pittsburgh-based Allegheny CleanWays and Friends of the Riverfront. Here’s how the teams did:
| TEAMS | Results |
|---|---|
| Clairton team and SERVE ERG members | 10,320 pounds of trash cleared from the roadway near the plant, a recreational trail, and areas near the Clairton Community Garden |
| Edgar Thomson team | 7,220 pounds of litter removed nearly 9,000 pounds of tires and more than 19,000 pounds of concrete from vacant properties near the plant |
| Irvin team | 1,640 pounds of trash collected on foot and by boat to clean up the river habitat that is home to our nesting eagles, Irvin and Claire |
| Research and Technology Center team | 4,490 pounds of litter removed, including 350 pounds of steel from several different locations including riverfront trails and parks |
In total, the U. S. Steel teams collected more than 25 net tons of trash from the communities surrounding U. S. Steel facilities.