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Those interested in a career in information technology have access to training through Jefferson State Community College. A grant from the Greater Birmingham Community Foundation will cover registration and allowances for low-income adults, with a focus on women and minorities.
The goal is to provide expenses for at least 40 unemployed low-income adults.
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Foundation: The Virginia Community Foundation
Azalea Ray is a senior at the University of Minnesota this fall, and she's one of 12 students to receive a $5,000 scholarship from the Virginia Community Foundation. The St. Paul Pioneer Press...more
"We anticipate this effort will propel our startups toward success at an even faster rate." So says Saraubh Biswas, director of Texas A&M's Office of Commercialization and Entrepreneurship, in...more
Foundation: Initiative Foundation
The Early Literacy Grant Program of the Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation provided grants for more than 21,000 children's books to 46 local groups. This program provides books to kids to boost...more
Foundation: Cobb Community Foundation
Collins Arrey, Tianya Hunter, and Thinh Nguyen are the first recipients of a new scholarship created in 2021 to help students aging out of Georgia's foster care system, the Atlanta...more
Foundation: DeKalb County Community Foundation
The Wurlitzer Co., one of the largest makers of musical instruments in the US, once had a primary manufacturing location in DeKalb, Ill. Now the DeKalb County Community Foundation, which was...more
"Being there to support and help people is what I have been doing my whole life with my family," says Vanessa Lopez, a senior at Klamath Union High School in Oregon. "I would love to continue...more
"This community has done something really amazing with these two buildings, and what we have in front of us is how we make these buildings come to life," Shell Berry, president of the Community...more
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
During the most recent awards event hosted by the Black Belt Community Foundation on June 11, a total of 69 different community organizations were given financial assistance. The Lincolnite Club Inc....more
Foundation: San Diego Foundation
"Every child deserves a summer of learning and joy." That's the message from the president of the San Diego Unified Board of Education after the San Diego Foundation awarded $12.3 million in grants...more
It's that time of year again: time for parents in Philadelphia to get their kids registered for summer school. The city's School District of Philadelphia has extended the deadline until 4pm...more
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