Company Partners with Boys & Girls Clubs
of Metro Louisiana to Invest in Great Futures and Empower
Workforce Development Programs for Youth
NEW YORK and
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 3, 2025
/PRNewswire/ -- Fox Corporation ("FOX" or the "Company") (Nasdaq:
FOX, FOXA) today announced a charitable commitment to Boys &
Girls Clubs of Metro Louisiana (BGCMLA) totaling more than
$400,000 through its ongoing FOX
Forward and FOX Sports Gamechanger Fund community impact
initiatives.
The commitment to BGCMLA supports the
organization's 10 Clubs state-wide to create long lasting, positive
impact for youth throughout Louisiana and New
Orleans, the host community of Super Bowl LIX, airing on FOX
(Sunday, Feb. 9 at 6:30 p.m. ET). The efforts address the Clubs'
civilian and U.S. military-connected youth population's life and
workforce preparation needs and refurbishes the organization's
New Orleans tech center for the
21st century.
"FOX is honored to provide scholarships and
resources to empower the next generation of leaders from the Boys
& Girls Clubs of Metro Louisiana community as they pursue their
goals and work to build a bright future for New Orleans," said Lachlan Murdoch, Executive Chair and CEO,
Fox Corporation.
Through the Company's FOX Forward and FOX Sports
Gamechanger Fund corporate social responsibility initiatives, FOX
is partnering with BGCMLA to implement and operate CareerLaunch, a
cornerstone Boys & Girls Clubs of America program designed to
support Club teens' journey to explore future vocations, make sound
educational decisions and find success in the professional world.
FOX's legacy investment also replaces the organization's outdated
laptops and overhauls its wireless systems supporting 1,500 youth,
updates its New Orleans tech
center and purchases new sports equipment to retain and reengage
the Club's teen population.
Through the Company's FOX Forward initiative, FOX
is directing additional support for 400 military-connected youth at
the Boys & Girls Club installation on Naval Air Station Joint
Reserve Base New Orleans (NASJRBNO). The efforts expand BGCMLA's
Life and Workforce Readiness programming, offering financial
literacy education, career readiness curriculum, career pathway
exploration and more through NASJRBNO's Teen Employment
Program.
The Company's charitable commitment also
establishes a number of scholarships to be distributed to BGCMLA
youth over multiple years. The FOX Forward Military Youth
Scholarship, a first-of-its-kind military youth offering for teens
who successfully complete the Teen Employment Program, the FOX
Forward Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Louisiana Scholarship,
available to all BGCMLA youth who successfully complete
CareerLaunch programming, and the FOX Sports Super Bowl LIX
Scholarship, awarded to BGCMLA's representatives for the annual
Boys & Girls Clubs of America Youth of the Year and
Military Youth of the Year competitions, will empower the
recipients' pursuit of life and career opportunities through higher
education and vocational credentialing.
The week leading up to Super Bowl LIX,
Eric Shanks, Chief Executive
Officer and Executive Producer, FOX Sports, and FOX NFL Reporter
Kristina Pink will present
the charitable contribution to Angel
Nelson, Chief Executive Officer, Boys & Girls Clubs
of Metro Louisiana, during a ceremony at the New Orleans tech center. Additionally, in
support of BGCMLA's teen youth, Pink will host an exclusive panel
discussion exploring career pathways in sports media and
technology.
The FOX Sports Gamechanger Fund was established
in 2020 through the FOX Sports Supports community impact program
and is designed to benefit nonprofit partners in its Super Bowl
host cities, furthering the program's mission to create and advance
fighting chances for underserved youth and our nation's military
heroes. The legacy grants through the FOX Forward and FOX Sports
Gamechanger Fund initiatives highlight the Company's commitment to
the New Orleans community and the
legacy Super Bowl LIX on FOX leaves behind in Louisiana.
To learn more about FOX's corporate social
responsibility programs, please visit
www.FoxCorporation.com and www.FOXSports.com/Supports. For
more information about the organization the Company is supporting
visit www.BGCMetroLouisiana.org.
About Fox Corporation
Fox Corporation
produces and distributes compelling news, sports, and entertainment
content through its primary iconic domestic brands, including FOX
News Media, FOX Sports, FOX Entertainment and FOX Television
Stations, and leading AVOD service Tubi. These brands hold cultural
significance with consumers and commercial importance for
distributors and advertisers. The breadth and depth of our
footprint allows us to deliver content that engages and informs
audiences, develop deeper consumer relationships, and create more
compelling product offerings. FOX maintains an impressive track
record of news, sports, and entertainment industry success that
shapes our strategy to capitalize on existing strengths and invest
in new initiatives. For more information about Fox Corporation,
please visit www.FoxCorporation.com.
About Boys & Girls Clubs of
America
For more than 160 years, Boys & Girls Clubs of America
(BGCA.org) has provided a safe place for kids and teens to learn
and grow. Clubs offer caring adult mentors, fun and friendship, and
high-impact youth development programs on a daily basis during
critical non-school hours. The organization is also one of the
NFL's longtime Inspire Change grant partners. Boys & Girls
Clubs programming promotes academic success, good character and
leadership, and healthy lifestyles.
Over 5,400 Clubs serve more than 3 million young people through
Club membership and community outreach. Clubs are located in
cities, towns, public housing and on Native lands throughout the
country, and serve military families in BGCA-affiliated Youth
Centers on U.S. military installations worldwide. The national
headquarters is located in Atlanta. Learn more about Boys & Girls
Clubs of America on Facebook and LinkedIn.
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