COVID-19 Pandemic Response: Cane Bay Partners Successfully Launches Virtual Tutoring for USVI Students and Transitions Employees to Work From Home
Cane Bay Partners VI, LLLP co-founders David Johnson and Kirk Chewning announced the launch of free virtual tutoring for students in the Virgin Islands and the successful transition of 30 employees to work from home in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
CHRISTIANSTEAD, U.S. Virgin Islands, May 14, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Cane Bay Partners VI, LLLP co-founders David Johnson and Kirk Chewning announced the launch of free virtual tutoring for students in the Virgin Islands and the successful transition of 30 employees to work from home in response to the Covid–19 pandemic.
Cane Bay Cares, the company's service initiative, launched the homework assistance portion of the Operation Inspire Afterschool Program on a virtual platform to assist families during school closures. About 50 students from public, private, Montesorri, home and parochial schools were served in the first two weeks of the program.
Operation Inspire enlists USVI teachers to provide homework assistance and project-based learning in subject areas such as math, science, English, social studies, technology, agriculture, and the arts. The online tutoring program will continue to assist USVI students while school facilities are closed.
"We are really excited to offer this program online to our community and hopefully alleviate some of the pressure families are experiencing," said Neisha Christopher-Christian, Cane Bay Cares charitable giving manager.
Cane Bay Cares is also supporting the community by providing breakfast, snack bags, and hygiene kits to the homeless through Frederiksted Health Care, Inc. The organization also provided funding feed the elderly at Flambouyant Gardens and Genip Garden through a partnership with My Brother's Workshop. AP Calculus textbooks were donated to St. Croix Educational Complex.
In addition to the community work, Cane Bay Partners moved quickly to transition its employees to work from home in order to keep them safe while meeting the needs of the business during stay-at-home orders. The company's technology team took 10 days, beginning March 20, to mobilize and setup employees to resume daily operations from home. The company's human resources department also worked to execute policies and procedures that govern this unique situation while ensuring all employees remain safe and secure.
"I'm so proud of our company for springing into action and working together under completely unprecedented circumstances," Chewning said. "It was no easy task, but we knew early on that we had to do whatever was necessary to maintain operations while also protecting our people and serving our community."
Cane Bay Partners is prepared to ensure business operations are aligned with the government's directives, while remaining agile as the situation evolves. Internally, the company is holding weekly check-ins and surveys to make sure they are responding appropriately to the situation.
"Our employees are our No. 1 priority, but we're also focused on doing what's best for the community," Johnson said. "We will continue to do all we can to keep our employees safe, while looking for ways to support the community as a whole during this difficult time."
About Cane Bay Partners VI, LLLP: Cane Bay Partners VI, LLLP was formed in June 2009 and founded by internationally experienced business executives with many years of experience in the financial services industry. Focusing our efforts primarily in the financial services industry, our management consulting practice specializes in providing services to clients in need of sophisticated risk management models, debt collections organizations which require liquidation models and analytics, and portfolio management companies desiring a variety of services. More specifically, our practice has elected to specialize in three areas where we believe our core competencies reside: (1) management consulting (2) risk management/scorecard development and (3) service provider analysis.
About Cane Bay Cares: Cane Bay Cares is a service initiative of St. Croix-based Cane Bay Partners VI, LLLP and a project of local 501c3 St. Croix Foundation. Its long-term mission is to raise awareness and support for critical issues facing the island of St. Croix in the United States Virgin Islands. It was established in response to the devastating impact two category five hurricanes had on the USVI with targeted relief efforts on St. Croix. The organization is committed to addressing both short and long-term issues facing the island and its residents. All donations to Cane Bay Cares go directly to its flagship program Operation Inspire, a public school after school program, and are 100% tax deductible.
For more information on Operation Inspire, visit http://www.CaneBayCares.org/education/
SOURCE Cane Bay Partners
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