RTX
RTX has been a Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) partner since 2015, working to increase exposure to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) with high-quality programming that’s culturally relevant and focused on diversity, equity and inclusion.
Opportunity, Inspiration and Capability
Since first partnering in 2015, RTX has helped spark interest in STEM among Boys & Girls Club youth. From creating Centers of Innovation at Clubs that serve military families, to funding dedicated STEM staff and offering employee mentorship, RTX has opened up creative opportunities for exposure and engagement in STEM.
Now, RTX and BGCA are advancing high-quality programming that’s culturally relevant and explicitly focused on diversity, equity and inclusion. To create comprehensive virtual experiences that spark STEM career excitement among all youth, we’re focused on representation and highlighting diverse leaders. Together, our partnership can ensure that a diverse generation of aspiring scientists, innovators, engineers, mathematicians and other STEM professionals have the opportunity, inspiration and capability to join and lead the workforce of tomorrow.
DIY STEM
In 2021, RTX and BGCA launched a new partnership. We’re now working together to enhance STEM programming and exposure across Boys & Girls Clubs with the rewrite and launch of BGCA’s DIY STEM curriculum and increasing STEM career exploration. Our goal is to prioritize diversity, equity and inclusion in STEM – changing the opportunity equation and removing barriers to success for millions of kids who may not receive the same chance as their peers.
Through virtual experiences that spark STEM career excitement, we’re focusing on representation and highlighting diverse leaders with whom youth from similar backgrounds can relate. Together, our partnership can ensure that a diverse generation of aspiring scientists, innovators, engineers, mathematicians and other STEM professionals have the opportunity, inspiration and essential skills to join and lead the workforce of tomorrow.
“I’m excited to participate in the Center of Innovation, I’ve always had a curiosity in science, technology, math and engineering, and now I can explore these fields in-depth at my Boys & Girls Club.”
– Elizabeth R., Boys & Girls Clubs of Tucson’s Holmes Tuttle Clubhouse Youth of the Year
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About RTX
RTX is an aerospace and defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. With four industry-leading businesses ― Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, Raytheon Intelligence & Space and Raytheon Missiles & Defense ― the company delivers solutions that push the boundaries in avionics, cybersecurity, directed energy, electric propulsion, hypersonics, and quantum physics. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.
