Skanska recently participated in the UNITED WAY of New York City's LIVE UNITED BRIDGE WALK, building bridges and mending gaps step by step; this time, without using a construction crane.
The LIVE UNITED BRIDGE WALK draws thousands of New Yorkers to help raise awareness of the need to "bridge" critical gaps in education, income stability and health that affect poor and low-income New Yorkers.
Skanska constructs bridges and other infrastructure essentials that make their cities to run, hoping to improve their communities, making them safer; a better place to work, travel and play.

The walk helps to raise awareness, educating participants and New York residents about the information below for a brighter tomorrow:

* One in five New Yorkers live below the poverty line, which for a family of three means earning less than $18,000 a year.
* 30% of New York City children under the age of 18 live in poverty.
* 56% of New York City public school students in grades 3 through 8 read below grade level and 39% of New York City students who enter ninth grade fail to graduate with their peers four years later.
* One in four New Yorkers lives in a household that can't afford enough food. Forty percent of New York City children in Head Start are obese or overweight.

Skanska values the communities where it lives and works and its New York office participated in this event to make a positive impact. Skanska is involved in various additional altruistic organizations, including Construction Management Building Blocks (a Skanska designed training program), Big Brothers, Big Sisters of New York City Mentoring Program, Port Authority of NY & NJ Construction Mentor Program, New York City School Construction Authority Mentor Program, Exploring Program, City Harvest of New York and JP Morgan Chase Corporate Challenge. Tags: