SD Foundation announces $400K in grants to build generational wealth in Black community
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SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The San Diego Foundation Wednesday announced $400,000 in grants to the San Diego Workforce Partnership and the Neighborhood House Association to help build generational wealth for Black San Diegans through education and workforce training.
The foundation awarded a $100,000 grant to expand the Neighborhood House Association Youth Fellowship Internship Program and provide 80 to 100 Black high school and college students with high-quality, career-rich paid internships.
San Diego Foundation and SDG&E announce grant for Black women entrepreneurs sandiegouniontribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sandiegouniontribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
San Diego Black female entrepreneurs getting a boost with new grant
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SAN DIEGO (CNS) - In honor of Jackie Robinson Day, The San Diego Foundation and San Diego Gas & Electric Thursday announced a $42,000 grant to the Central San Diego Black Chamber of Commerce in support of a new initiative to support Black women entrepreneurs in the region. Black women entrepreneurs are among the fastest-growing group of women-owned businesses, but they still face the dual challenges of racial and gender discrimination, said Tashonda Taylor, SDG&E s vice president of customer operations.
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In honor of Jackie Robinson Day, The San Diego Foundation and San Diego Gas & Electric on Thursday announced a $42,000 grant to the Central San Diego Black Chamber of Commerce in support of a new initiative to support Black women entrepreneurs in the region. Black women entrepreneurs are among the fastest-growing group of women-owned businesses, but they still face the dual challenges of racial and gender discrimination, said Tashonda Taylor, SDG&E s vice president of customer operations.
Download our NBC 7 mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather. We remember #42 for breaking the color barrier in professional baseball, but he also opened the door for greater equity and diversity in business as the first Black vice president of a major American corporation after baseball, she said. In his honor, we hope this grant will contribute to greater equity for Black women-owned business in the San Diego region.
San Diego Foundation helps thousands of San Diegans in need cbs8.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cbs8.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.