Flint schools get $1.4M grant, 82 AmeriCorps members to grow community education | MLive.com

FLINT, MI The Flint School District will see an influx of 82 AmeriCorps volunteers as part of a first-of-its kind program that will see more than $1.4 million invested over the next two years.

Wendy Spencer, CEO for the Corporation for National & Community Service Agency, announced the program during a conference call with reporters on Wednesday, May 6.

The federal agency engages citizens in service through AmeriCorps, Senior Corps, Social Innovation Fund and other programs.

Flint was one of 10 cities awarded similar grants, Spencer said.

“This is really going to be a game changer for Flint,” she said.

AmeriCorps members will help students at three Flint schools get tutoring, health education and conflict resolution. It will also ensure they have safe routes to school and provide career exploration in science, technology, engineering, the arts and math.

Students also will have summer programs facilitated by AmeriCorps members.

“Increased collaboration between the Flint Community Schools and the community we serve significantly impacts our chances to change the game,” said school board President Isaiah Oliver. “It’s going to renew community education and make schools hubs of neighborhoods.”

The school district has yet to announce the three schools at which the new program will be implemented.

Walling said the program should launch by next school year.

In addition to the $1.4 million AmeriCorps grant, another $366,000 in local foundation grants will help support the expansion, Spencer said.

AmeriCorps programs have a proven track record in improving educational outcomes, officials said. For example, Spencer said, an AmeriCorps program in rural Kentucky raised math scores for students by 41 percent in a year.

Flint also has a good track record with AmeriCorps.

The city currently has about 25 volunteers working at City Hall, Habitat for Humanity, the Crim Fitness Foundation, the American Red Cross and the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Flint, Walling said.

“It was an outstanding application,” Spencer said of Flint’s proposal. We want to be there and make an impact.”

The community education model was originally developed in Flint in 1935 through a partnership between the Flint School District, Charles Stewart Mott and the late Frank Manley to provide community-based schools with after-school and summer programming built upon community collaboration and partnership, use of existing schools, community facilities and coordination of services.

When Flint was overflowing with students and General Motors jobs were plentiful, community education was used as a model in other school districts across the nation.

In the 1986-87 school year, Flint had 32,791 students, according to the oldest available data from the Genesee Intermediate School District.

Eventually, financial struggles led the district to phase out community schools in the 1980s but now, amid a $21.9 million deficit, the Flint School District is expanding the program with the help of groups throughout the community.

The concept took on new life in 2013, when as part of the city’s master planning process residents identified it as their top priority, said C.S. The Mott Foundation is one of the partners in expanding Flint’s community education program.

“We applaud the dedicated service members already engaged in efforts to reimagine community education in Flint, and we welcome the new perspectives, energy and enthusiasm of those who will join them and help to grow the program. We also congratulate our grantees the City of Flint, Crim Fitness Foundation, Flint Community Schools and the United Way of Genesee County that crafted the successful application for the award and will continue to drive progress,” White said in a statement. “Together, we will work to ensure that Flint Community Schools provide the pathway to opportunity that all students in Flint deserve.”

Dominic Adams is a reporter for The Flint Journal.

More than $1.5 million donated on Give Day Tampa Bay – FOX 13 News That’s what Give Day Tampa Day is about.

“The idea is to get younger donors who aren’t accustomed to donating and to make it easy,” said Wilma Norton of the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay.

The event started last year as part of a nationwide initiative, backed by the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay and the Florida Next Foundation. “We would not get this kind of coverage or exposure without being a part of Give Day Tampa Bay.”

Though it’s a major boost for small organizations, the big cats need help too.

“Big Cat Rescue has to feed 500 pounds of raw meat a day, so if you’ve been to the grocery store you know how expensive that is,” said CEO Carole Baskin.

Try $3 million a year.

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He was nominated by New River Community College.

A well-known and highly regarded figure in the Pulaski community and beyond, Ingram was an award-winning trial lawyer and partner in the law firm of Gilmer, Sadler, Ingram, Sutherland and Hutton. He was active in many facets of the Pulaski community, including being a champion for NRCC, where he served on the first College Board and later on the NRCC Foundation Board.

Ingram’s giving philosophy is described by former law partner Gary Hancock as an understanding that “community colleges are going to be here today, tomorrow and far into the future. So when you make a contribution to one, you are investing, not just in the college, but also in the rest of a person’s life.”

Hancock, along with Ingram’s daughter, Lyn Day, and son-in-law, Webster Day, attended a recent awards luncheon at the Country Club of Virginia in Richmond to accept the honor on his behalf.

Hosted by the Virginia Foundation for Community College Education, the 10th annual event honors leading philanthropists from each of Virginia’s 23 community colleges, as well as the statewide foundation.

Community Foundation of Ellis

With the Community Foundation of Ellis’ “Giving Back to Ellis” campaign coming to a close, the Foundation would like to thank our entire community for your support. Because of your overwhelming support, here are a few new and exciting things that are happening through the Community Foundation of Ellis.

This year, your support of the Foundation will have started two new programs that provide food for children in our community, one of which is being funded by donations you’ve given. Our food programs and grants depend on your donations.

If you’d like to find out how you can make a difference in our community through the Foundation, visit our website at www.ellisfoundation.net or contact the Ellis Alliance office at (785) 726-2660.

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Four up-and-coming filmmakers have been named as recipients of the 2015 Davey Foundation Short Film Grants, given by the David Ross Fetzer Foundation for Emerging Artists.

The foundation, created in 2013 after the death of Utah filmmaker David Fetzer, aims to provide opportunities for emerging filmmakers and playwrights to create works on Utah stages and screens and beyond.

Two filmmakers will receive grants of $5,000 each.

Lauren Wolkstein, who has had three shorts play at the Sundance Film Festival, and whose short “Beemus: It’ll End in Tears” is part of a series, “Collective: Unconscious,” where five filmmakers adapt each other’s dreams into films.

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Foundations by far the largest donor community and good indicators of where benefactor interests lie now give about $1.5 billion to the climate change cause per year, down from a $2 billion peak seven years ago.

And many of these activities such as wildlife protection have little if any effect on actual climate change. Never mind the billions more spent by the Interior and the Energy departments, which also aim policies at climate change mitigation and environmental causes. And a new round of concerts is planned for June by the organizers of the Live Earth campaign with the goal of acquiring one billion signatures from individuals concerned about climate change. According to the International Energy Agency, it will take about $1 trillion per year in funding through 2050 to mitigate the effects of climate change.

Yreka Enrichment Fund established at the Community Foundation – News – Siskiyou Daily News, Yreka, CA – Yreka, CA Siskiyou Daily News, Yreka, CA Shasta Regional Community Foundation has announced the establishment of the Yreka Enrichment Fund. They believe in collective philanthropy as a way to grow resources for the betterment of the community.In partnership with the Community Foundation the fund can accept donations of cash, stocks and real property, stated a recent press release from Jill Harris of the Shasta Regional Community Foundation.To donate to the fund, go to www.shastarcf.org. Siskiyou Daily News, Yreka, CA ” Comment or view comments

Opus Community Foundation Announces 20 Grant Awards to Charitable Organizations in California, Oregon, and Washington | Business Wire

IRVINE, Calif.–()–Opus Bank (Nasdaq: OPB) and the Opus Community Foundation (the Accelerate Change Together (“ACT”) Anaheim received a grant to support Boys & Girls Club of Santa Ana received a grant to support its programs, CASA of Contra Costa County received a grant for its programs, which Hands Together received a grant for its Morning Garden program, which Orangewood Children’s Foundation received a grant to support its scholarship program, which provides financial support to recently South County Outreach received a grant to support its programs, which University of California, Irvine Foundation received a grant to support Dawson Place received a grant to support its programs, which provide Food Lifeline received a grant to support its programs, which procure InvestED received a grant for its programs, which reduce barriers for

Kirkland Arts Center received a grant to support its Artist in Residence

Mary’s Place received a grant for its programs, which provide safety, Teens in Public Service received a grant to support its summer Wellspring Family Services received a grant for its Early Learning