Foothills Community School students and staff were the featured guests at the June 12 regularly scheduled Board of Education meeting. FCS principal Melissa Elliott spoke in front of the board
Facebook awards local grants April 13 2021
Crook County School District, Redemption House Ministries, Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council among the many recipients of Facebook s Community Action Grant program
Facebook recently announced the local 2021 recipients of its Community Action Grant program. These outstanding local nonprofits and schools make our community a better place, and we are proud to support their important work, Facebook said in a recent announcement.
Recipients include CASA of Central Oregon, Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council (COIC), Crook County Kids Club, Powell Butte Community Center and Redemption House Ministries. Like years past, the Crook County School District was awarded multiple grants.
LOS LUNASâThe Facebook Community Action Grants program announced last week 15 different Valencia and Bernalillo County businesses received thousands of dollars in grant money to fund programs focusing on technology and STEM education.
âWe hope to inspire students to get more involved in STEM careers, STEM pathways that will lead them to a STEM career field when they decide to graduate,â said Holli Davies, community development regional manager for Facebook. âReally, having the ability to share the Facebook priorities â using technology, getting the community connected online or offline, just building a sense of community around technology and STEM.â
According to Davies, the grant applications were reviewed by a board of community members and awarded to programs that exemplified three issues that Facebook determined to be critical needs in Valencia County: ability to use âpower of technologyâ to provide benefit, connect people online or off, a