The English High School will be one of 35 high schools to receive support for vocational technical education and training equipment purchases as a result of $9.3 million in grant money the Baker administration is distributing, according to a press release.

The English High School’s $137,888 grant will be used to launch a new vocational program in protective services that will prepare students for entry into the City’s police cadet program.

“These workforce development grants will build bridges between residents seeking careers to build a future on, and the employers who need a skilled workforce to grow the state’s economy,” said Lt.

The Workforce Skills Capital Grant Program is a new initiative on the Governor’s Workforce Skills Cabinet, which seeks to align education, workforce, and economic development strategies across the state. The new program is a consolidation of two former grant programs: Manufacturing Training Equipment grants, which were administered by the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development; and Vocational Opportunity Challenge grants, which were overseen by the Executive Office for Administration and Finance.

The inaugural round of the Workforce Skills Capital Grant program received 68 applications seeking a total of $18 million in funding.

“We are leveraging our resources to take the public dollars that are available and funneling them into places that can provide the skills and job training that residents need for the jobs that are available,” said Ronald L.

CDT(Photo provided)Pictured are (from left) Amanda Christensen, DeKalb County Regional Superintendent; Yvonne Johnson, philanthropist; Jonathan Liechty, award recipient; Shelly Tripp, award recipient; Kendra Brauer, award recipient; Barb Evenson, award recipient; Ryan Janisch, award recipient; Dan Templin, DeKalb County Community Foundation executive director.

The DeKalb County Excellence in Education Awards recently were presented at the Kishwaukee College Conference Center. This is the 17th year of this annual award to recognize five DeKalb County school employees, one in each of five categories: Teacher Grades PreK-5, Teacher Grades 6-8, Teacher Grades 9-12, Administrator and Support Staff.

Yvonne Johnson, retired elementary school teacher in the Sycamore School District, has established an endowed fund with the DeKalb County Community Foundation to make these awards possible.

Regional Superintendent Amanda Christensen said, “I’m delighted Yvonne Johnson has created this program to reward excellence in our profession.

The City of Boston has received $180,000 in funding to provide community outreach and education on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) through the DACA/DAPA Outreach Initiative, according to a press release.

The funds are a result of an $80,000 match grant from the Emma Lazarus II Fund of the Open Society Foundations, with matching funds from four local foundations: The Boston Foundation, The Hyams Foundation, The Fish Family Foundation, and the Herman and Frieda L. These community organizations will convene on March 31 to develop and coordinate a plan of action.

The following organizations will be partnering with the City of Boston on the initiative:

Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD)
Agencia ALPHA
Asian American Civic Association
Brazilian Women’s Group
Brazilian Worker Center
Catholic Charities of Boston
Centro Presente
Chelsea Collaborative
Dominican Development Center
East Boston Ecumenical Community Council (EBECC)
Gilbert Albert Community Center
Immigrant Family Services Institute
Irish International Immigrant Center
Latinos Unidos en Massachusetts (LUMA)
Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA)
Massachusetts Law Reform Institute (MLRI)
Political Asylum/Immigration Representation Project (PAIR)
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Posted: Friday, March 25th, 2016 at 5:52 am
Author: KNIA/KRLS News- Cayde Sprecker

Marion County Farm Bureau has nominated the Knoxville School district for a $25,000 Monsanto’s America’s Farmers Grow Rural Education grant to enhance the math and science education departments.

Farm Bureau member Larry Rowley tells KNIA/KRLS News community support received by April 1 is an important factor in selecting a grant recipient.

As a part of the continued series reviewing the Rush County Community Foundationas adesignated endowmenta funds, weall be taking a weekly look at the Rush County nonprofit organizations that have funds that support their mission and work held at RCCF. This weekas installment focuses on the BPOE Rushville Lodge #1307.

The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Rushville Lodge #1307, or athe Elksa, as most know it, is a wonderful non-profit agency that serves our community. The Elks is more than a building on the corner of Perkins and Third streets: itas an organization comprised of community-minded members that support our community and nation through charitable initiatives.

The Elks Lodge #1307 has approximately 300 members. In addition, the Rushville Elks Lodge has supported cancer-related issues in Rush County through contributions to Brianas Cause.

The Rushville Elks Lodge #1307 is a strong supporter of youth in our community. In addition to these aprioritya projects, the Elks partners with the City of Rushville Fire Department to provide fire prevention education to youth and supports Rush County Boy Scouts by offering them opportunities to work at events and hosting a fundraiser breakfast.

The Rush County Community Foundation supports the good, charitable work of the Rushville Elks Lodge #1307 through disbursements from three established designated endowment funds. Joyce Fund, the Donald and Mary Gray Marshall Fund, and the Rushville Lodge 1307 BPOE Fund provide distributions.

To learn more about the funds that support the BPOE Rushville Lodge #1307, visit our website www.rushcountyfoundation.org, our office at 117 N.

The New York State Department of Health has awarded a $450,000 grant to Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center to support the continuation of a program that ensures better post-hospital care while reducing hospital readmissions and nursing home stays.

Called Bridging the Inpatient Process (BIP): Building Bridges to Home and Community Care, the program has restructured the hospitalas discharge process to provide needed support to caregivers who will care for Medicaid beneficiaries at home and in the community and to ensure better transitions to outpatient care and services.A

Those changes have generated more than $2.39 million in Medicaid savings during the past year. aProviding patient care at home with the aid of caregivers who have received training, education and support on helping their loved ones recover from an illness is a proven strategy for improving outcomes and saving healthcare dollars.a

The abridgesa to home and community care are built by specially trained professionals a including discharge planners, social workers and resource coordinators from Niagara Falls Memorial and several community-based organizations.

aThis team of specialists has broken down the barriers between hospital and home by providing the education and support needed to effectively connect patients to medical, mental health and medication management assistance in the community,a said Kee. aNow theyare being supported in some very meaningful ways.a

Ruffolo noted the documented results of innovative Memorial Medical Center efforts such as Bridging the Inpatient Process: Building Bridges to Home and Community Care, Emergency Department Care Coordination and Short Stay Intensive Case Management have paved the way for some $6 million in government and private foundation grants thus far this year.

Included in that total is a three-year, $339,154 grant from The Peter and Elizabeth C.

While identifying the top priorities, two local legislators have focused on different areas within education they feel will make a difference.A

Sen.

Jensen has authored a bill focused on establishing grant programs to support school districts with paying agricultural education teachers for work conducted over the summer with high school students in extension programs.

The bill is designed to address the cutting of summer programs and to fix the fact that agricultural education teachers have chosen to assist in programs without being paid, which Jensen said is not OK.

“A lot of activity goes on in the summer with fairs and we need teachers to help,” said Jensen. “What we can see in the future is a science, technology, engineering and mathematics experience that can go along with some of this agricultural programming that rural schools have.”

According to Jensen, having grants for additional programming also provides an avenue for targeting students who may struggle in typical science or math classes.

“Agriculture is the second largest job creator in Minnesota. “Schools across the state are struggling to find qualified applicants for a variety of positions a from math, science and special education to agriculture and career and tech education.”

He went on to describe his Teacher Shortage Act bill, which aims at increasing teacher development and evaluation aid for schools, while also providing grants to student teachers who are training to teach in a shortage area

“I am proud of the bill weave put together which addresses this statewide problem by attacking it on several fronts,” he said.

Education Committee Chair Wiger noted the teacher shortage as one of the group’s top concerns before listing several others.

“Our stateas poor student-to-counselor ratio is also a priority this session; we know that when students get the supports they need, theyall do better in the classroom.

Brooklyn to provide free summer lunch program with help of grant – News – The Bulletin – Norwich, CT Brooklyn to provide free summer lunch program with help of grant

BROOKLYN For the first time, Brooklyn qualifies to host a free summer lunch program.

The school district’s cafeteria staff applied for and received a grant to participate in End Hunger Connecticut’s summer lunch program, which will provide meals for any child 18 and under who comes to one of two delivery sites in town.

“We’ve applied before and never qualified,” said Doris Marquis, the district’s cafeteria manager. “This years our numbers went up just slightly and we qualified.”

Marquis said nearly 55 percent of Brooklyn’s students now receive free and reduced lunch.

Along with Middle School Cafeteria Manager Tammy Taft, she will work with staff in the middle school cafeteria to provide the lunches.

Marquis said they will also provide a bagged breakfast children can take and have for the following morning.

End Hunger Connecticut administers the program, which receives federal funding.

There will be no cost to the district, although Marquis said they will need some supplies they’ve never had need of before, such as large coolers, pop-up tents and ice packs to transport the food. All of the children participating in the camp will be eligible for the free lunches.

Lohbusch will also be running a summer program for older children at the teen center, which will also be a site for the lunch program.

The teen center site will be easily accessible to all of Tiffany Street and Quebec Square.

Lohbusch said having the summer meal program is a relief.

“We’ve always known there were children who were hungry at camp,” Lohbusch said.

ELKHART a Junior Achievement is expanding its programs JA BizTown and JA Finance Park to students in Elkhart County due to a $17,000 grant provided by 1st Source Bank.

1st Source Regional President Bill Burton joined 1st Source Private Banker and JA board member Jim Story, in presenting the donation to Junior Achievement.