LEWISTONÂ â Lewis-Clark State Collegeâs College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) has been renewed for five years with a grant from the United States Department of Education, college officials have announced.
The LC program was awarded a five-year grant worth $2,279,297 overall with the first year set at $439,487.
The program helps students from qualifying migrant/seasonal farm work backgrounds to enter and succeed in college. CAMP students receive support through tutoring, mentorship, internships, financial aid assistance, and career exploration. CAMP financial aid is only offered during the studentâs first academic year of college, but other academic support areas are available until graduation.
Some of Kodiakâs subsistence fishermen have missed out on fishing trips during the past year because of COVID-19 restrictions, making it challenging to provide for their families.
Earlier this month, subsistence fishermen became eligible to apply for emergency funding through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act.Â
Some of that funding could come in the form of financial assistance to families of subsistence fishermen enrolled in the Migrant Education Program. The program helps the children of families that move for fishing activities stay at the same level of their classmates if they are starting to fall behind.Â
Wes Hanna, the coordinator for the program at the Kodiak Island Borough School District, said that many subsistence users in his program have had trouble feeding their families because they were unable to fish during the pandemic.Â
Edinburg Rotary Club honors seniors in Edinburg CISD Migrant Education Program
Edinburg Rotary Club honors seniors in Edinburg CISD Migrant Education Program
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The Migrant Education Program has been around since the 1960’s helping migrant students in the Rio Grande Valley achieve their goals.
At the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District, the program currently serves about 1,400 migrants students, providing them assistance with school supplies, counseling services, tutorials, and more.
For many students and their families looking for a new start, the program can be life-changing.
Migrant Education Program Coordinator at ECISD Patricio Escamilla said the hard work the students put in got the attention of the Edinburg Rotary Club.
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In a bid to foster trust and cultivate relationships, San Diego County deputies recently connected online with three dozen Spanish-speaking community members during an inaugural, five-week academy.
The academy began in January and ended with a drive-by ceremony last month. It covered issues such as traffic stops, immigration, gangs, hate crimes and domestic violence during weekly, two-hour Zoom sessions.
The sessions were held in Spanish. Some in the Spanish-speaking community as deputies acknowledged don’t always trust in law enforcement and call 911 as a last resort. The reasons include their immigration status, the perception of police in their homeland and past negative interactions between their family members and deputies or officers.
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Over 500 Gainesville City School System employees will be vaccinated against COVID-19 by lunchtime Friday. The school system hosted a clinic Friday morning to get their Pre-K through 12th grade teachers and staff vaccinated, following new rules set forth by Governor Brian Kemp last week.
Director of Pre-K Services and Migrant Education Program Donna Allen said she was nervous but pushed through. What really gave me a little bit of comfort was Gainesville City Schools, we ve been immersed in the community really since March, Allen said. We ve really been at work since we shut down. So being surrounded by the community wasn t so much of the anxiety, it was the personal vaccination for me and getting shots! But the most important thing for me was making sure to protect myself, my family, and others that we work with.