Cell phone recycling to support PAVE
Article from Troy Record:
BENNINGTON >> With Earth Day approaching on April 22, Verizon Wireless encourages Bennington residents to recycle their old phones to give back to Project Against Violent Encounters, a domestic violence agency in town. PAVE has received an annual grant from Verizon’s HopeLine recycling program since 2009 to provided prepaid cell phones to women and individuals who struggle after being victimized.
Every six months, PAVE receives about 20 refurbished phones from Verizon with 3,000 prepaid minutes and 9,000 text messages each. “It’s so important that people with no phone get that safety net under them so they can call the police, go out to look for jobs and work with agencies,” said volunteer PAVE coordinator, Nancy Feinberg.
The phones are often given to victims who have come out of an abusive situation and may still be struggling. “Most of the phones that we give out are given to those whose phone has been taken, broken by an abuser, left behind or to individuals can’t pay for a phone,” Feinberg said.
Stipulations come with the phones for those who benefit from the HopeLine program. Individuals must stay in contact with PAVE every c…………………continues on Troy Record
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