by: Reed Parker, Inside INdiana Business
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Jun 3, 2021 / 10:51 AM EST
FISHERS, Ind. (Inside INdiana Business) Hamilton County nonprofit organizations will benefit from grants awarded by the Hamilton County Community Foundation. Funding was awarded through the Racial Equity Grassroots grant, LINK Youth Advisory Council and initiative-based grants to organizations serving the county focusing on racial equity, community mental health leadership initiatives, youth and family empowerment and economic growth.
The foundation says the racial equity grants come from the Community Leadership Innovation Fund, which is a Central Indiana Community Foundation fund comprised of five philanthropists: Lori Efromyson-Aguilera, Marianne Glick, Myrta Pulliam, Cindy Simon Skjodt and Charlie Sutphin, along with three foundations, CICF, The Indianapolis Foundation and Hamilton County Community Foundation.
Superintendent Johnson: One Year Later, COVID-19 And Hamilton County Schools Tuesday, March 16, 2021 - by Superintendent Dr. Bryan Johnson
A lot can happen in a year. Exactly one year ago today, Hamilton County Schools closed its doors and transitioned to remote learning for what we thought would only be two weeks due to the recent appearance of COVID-19 in our state. Our students and staff never returned to school buildings for the rest of the school year, and the way we approach educating our students changed forever.
Through the summer, we worked furiously alongside our teachers, parents, students, and community members to outline a plan for the 2021-2022 school year that offered a safe learning environment and robust instruction, whether students were learning at home or in person. Thanks to this collaborative effort and the buy-in of our staff, students, families and community, Hamilton County Schools was able to successfully open schools for in-person learning right o