In August 2016, Whirlpool announced it had found a simple solution to kids chronically missing class: Give schools washing machines.

As part of its Care Counts program, the company found that giving 17 schools in Missouri and California led to 90% of kids attending school more often and 89% greater class participation — all from kids having clean clothes to wear to school.

On May 1, Whirlpool announced it was partnering with Teach for America to expand the program to 60 total schools in 10 US school districts by August 2017.

The new regions include New Orleans, Chicago, Atlanta, and Los read more >>>

Source:: BusinessInsider.Com