Oregon high school students to award $550,000 to 81 nonprofits through the CommuniCare grantmaking program
Virtual grant award ceremony on KGW Channel 8 on June 17
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PORTLAND, Ore., June 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Harold & Arlene Schnitzer CARE Foundation today announced $550,000 in grants to 81 nonprofits and school programs throughout Oregon. These grants were made possible through CommuniCare, a year-long leadership program that gives Oregon high school students an opportunity to learn about issues affecting their communities to facilitate a deeper commitment to social activism.
Student Grant makers distributing checks to nonprofits at the 2019 Grant Award Ceremony.
Lillie S. and Violet W. at Grant High School celebrating the end of the year.
12 Oregon nonprofits that help communities impacted by inequity receive $5M in grants Katherine Kisiel, KATU Staff
Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced $5 million in grants for 12 state nonprofits that help communities impacted by inequity, like LGBTQ+, LatinX and BIPOC domestic violence survivors. Our AG is hearing us and I think that’s a step starting the process, being heard, said Jackie Vargas with CASA Esperanza, the LatinX domestic violence shelter, which got a three-year grant worth $300,000. This funding will definitely be a way to move us toward that direction that we need to go to, said Vargas.
Vargas said it s always tough to get funding, especially during COVID. She said domestic violence numbers are going up in the LatinX community.
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