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Philanthropic youth group raises $61K for 27 nonprofits | NJ.com The Jewish Community Youth Foundation giving $4,000 to one of 27 nonprofits.

ROBBINSVILLE The Princeton Jewish Community Youth Foundation announced at its 13th annual ceremony that its members will donate $61,000, raised in 2015, to 27 nonprofits.

The 13th annual Philanthropy Fair and Check Presentation Ceremony highlighting the fundraising efforts of students in the teen philanthropy group was held at Robbinsville High School on Feb. 21, Celeste Albert, coordinator of teen programs at the Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Greater Mercer County, said.

Albert said more than 650 people attended the ceremony to celebrate 170 eighth to 12th grade students from 18 area synagogues, 11 middle schools and 21 high schools who work throughout the year fundraising and learning about philanthropy.

The Jewish Community Youth Foundation giving a $360 check to one of 27 nonprofits. From left: Rachel Levitan, Associate Vice President of Global Programs Strategy and Planning at the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society and Stephanie Blitzer of East Windsor, JCYF Distinguished Alumni Award Winner.Sarah Merians

“Teens donate $120 each year either using their B’nai Mitzvah money or jobs like babysitting, tutoring, walking dogs,” Albert said.

She said the money youth members raise is then matched by the Ricky and Andrew J. This year students raised $360 each.

Albert said an additional $200 was raised through the program’s No Small Change grant, which was then given to Ewing-based nonprofit Greenwood House: The Robert and Natalie Marcus Home for the Jewish Aged.

“The No Small Change grant (is) an initiative where spare change is collected at each meeting and the pooled money goes to an organization selected by senior class representatives,” Albert said.

She said each year the students learn about various philanthropic themes one theme is chosen per grade. Then local and national nonprofits are chosen to receive donations, announced at the annual ceremony.

Albert said the $61,000 raised this year went to 27 organizations including the Friendship Circle of Greater Mercer County, the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Mercer County, the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, the Lower East Side Tenement Museum and Thank Israeli Soldiers.

Albert said also at the ceremony, youth foundation 2013 graduate Stephanie Blitzer of East Windsor was awarded the sixth annual Distinguished Alumni Award for “her participation in many philanthropic and community service activities.”

Albert said Blitzer a junior at American University in Washington D.C. “My experience in the program has enabled me to understand who I am and the importance of giving back to those in need.”

The Jewish Community Youth Foundation is a teen philanthropy program and project of the Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Greater Mercer County located on Alexander Road in Princeton.

Lindsay Rittenhouse may be reached at lrittenhouse@njadvancemedia.com.

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South City hosts biotech summit: Program focuses on granting local students access to life science jobs – – San Mateo Daily Journal South City hosts biotech summit: Program focuses on granting local students access to life science jobs

City officials and administrators from Skyline College and the South San Francisco Unified School District have worked to create partnerships which provides students specialized education programs designed to put them on the path for employment in the biotechnology industry.

The prime example of the collaboration between agencies is a school program which offers 25 select South San Francisco students an opportunity to take intensive courses training them for careers in the life sciences industry, said Gupta.

North Carolina Secretary of Commerce John Skvarla visited the Rattling Conference Center at Davidson County Community College on Thursday morning to discuss what the state needs to do to stay competitive in the national job market and highlighted services provided by the department to support job seekers and businesses.

“We have a huge variety of programs in the State of North Carolina under the Department of Commerce,” Skvarla said. The 17-site tour brings senior Commerce officials to regions across the state for a series of economic development sessions to give communities the tools they need to help them better compete for business in today’s global economy.

Skvarla outlined several significant factors that impact employment growth, including average cost of living; average yearly temperatures; average effective income tax rate; statewide union membership; and the shared population over the age of 25 with a high school diploma.

Will Collins, assistant secretary of Workforce Solutions, spoke on the importance of connecting job seekers with employers through education and expanded opportunities. NCWorks is customer focused, but we also respond to the need of businesses.”

Some of the programs Collins identified to support jobs seekers and businesses included NCWorks Career Centers, including the NCWorks online job search website, NCWorks apprenticeship programs and NCWorks veterans’ services.

Dr. Patricia Mitchell, assistant secretary of rural economic development, discussed grants and programs that are available to communities to improve commerce and rural economic development. She identified several grant programs including building reuse grants; Community Development Block Grants; Industrial Development Fund utility account; Main Street Solution Fund; and the Appalachian Regional Commission.

“Our goal at the (Commerce Department) and in the rural division is to be a partner with communities,” Mitchell said. Competes for Jobs Tour’ event at Davidson County Community College on…March 10, 2016 6:22 PM

North Carolina Secretary of Commerce John Skvarla visited the Rattling Conference Center at Davidson County Community College on Thursday morning to discuss what the state needs to do to stay competitive in the national job market and highlighted services provided by the department to support job seekers and businesses.

“We have a huge variety of programs in the State of North Carolina under the Department of Commerce,” Skvarla said. The 17-site tour brings senior Commerce officials to regions across the state for a series of economic development sessions to give communities the tools they need to help them better compete for business in today’s global economy.

Skvarla outlined several significant factors that impact employment growth, including average cost of living; average yearly temperatures; average effective income tax rate; statewide union membership; and the shared population over the age of 25 with a high school diploma.

Will Collins, assistant secretary of Workforce Solutions, spoke on the importance of connecting job seekers with employers through education and expanded opportunities. NCWorks is customer focused, but we also respond to the need of businesses.”

Some of the programs Collins identified to support jobs seekers and businesses included NCWorks Career Centers, including the NCWorks online job search website, NCWorks apprenticeship programs and NCWorks veterans’ services.

Dr. Patricia Mitchell, assistant secretary of rural economic development, discussed grants and programs that are available to communities to improve commerce and rural economic development.

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Michigan county awarded state grant to help fund highway resurfacing | Transportation Infrastructure News Daily

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) recently gave Saginaw County a state transportation grant to finance a resurfacing project for Veterans Memorial Parkway.
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NEW ALBANY a The cityas list of projects for its Community Development Block Grants was approved for public release at Tuesdayas meeting of the New Albany Redevelopment Commission.

The $694,240 plan includes 16 projects in four different categories, but the biggest ticket items in each one are concentrated code enforcement for $70,000; sidewalk spot improvements for $225,000; New Albany Parks Department Youth Enrichment Program for $23,445; and planning activities and general administration for $95,200.

David Duggins, director of redevelopment, said another important piece of the grant is to upgrade facilities at some parks throughout the city.

UTPB awarded large teacher quality grant – Odessa American: News

The grant will fund professional development workshops for 60 fourth through eighth-grade math teachers at UTPB STEM Academy and Ector, Midland, Presidio and Marfa independent school districts, a news release said.

The Teacher Quality Grants Program for higher education is a federally funded initiative that provides grants to promote improved instruction in math and science by providing professional development to teachers, the release said.

The grant officially started with planning in February. aWeall start recruiting teachers here over the next month or so and the actual workshops will start this summer,a Ratheal-Burnett said.

Along with Ratheal-Burnett, members of her team are co-directors Christopher Hiatt, associate professor of mathematics at UTPB, Warren Koepp, director of the UTPB Ingenuity Center, Yolanda Salgado, associate professor of bilingual education, and Jared Despain, technology specialist, the release said.

The project will offer the teacher-participants a minimum of 120 hours of professional development which includes training sessions in instructional strategies and mathematics content, an iPad, $2,000 stipends, and a TI calculator and manipulatives for training purposes, the release said.

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You’ve got aid from your state, a grant from the school, student loans, and a private, outside scholarship. It might seem like the puzzle of paying for the first year of college is complete.

Unfortunately, it’s not.

Depending on the college you choose and its private, outside scholarship policy, when you tell the school about the scholarships you’ve received which you must do it might take away the state grant and its own grant.

Suddenly, despite all of your hard work to gain scholarships, you no longer have the puzzle solved. This is what’s called “scholarship award displacement” when one form of financial aid (in this case, a private, outside scholarship) results in a reduction of other forms of financial aid. This can also happen when you have an unsubsidized student loan that you use to pay for your expected family contribution (EFC) and the total amount of your need-based and non-need-based aid exceeds the school’s cost of attendance.

What you can do

If your financial aid package must be reduced, the kind of reduction you should prefer (and request) is for the school to take away the loans, not its grant.

Understanding how various types of student financial aid, such as federal and state grants, student loans, part-time employment, and scholarships, affect one another is important so you know exactly how much money you will have to pay for college and living costs.

Make sure the school is a good financial fit for you by taking these steps:

Research the college’s position on private, outside scholarships. This means they will reduce their grants or scholarships before they reduce student loans.
Find out if the school requires a “minimum student contribution” or “summer work expectation” that cannot be covered by a private, outside scholarship. If that’s not possible and you can’t afford the contribution, you may want to consider attending another college with a more generous private, outside scholarship policy.
Understand any restrictions placed on your private, outside scholarship by talking with the scholarship provider to find out what the scholarship can cover. If the scholarship is restricted, you can ask the provider to “bank” the scholarship for a future year when your financial need may increase, apply the funds toward other school-related expenses, or apply the scholarship toward your student loans after you graduate.

The professionals at your private, outside scholarship provider and the financial aid administrators at your school want to help you complete the puzzle of paying for college.