The pandemic forced most school districts to rethink how they feed children and what role schools should play in combating child hunger during the school day, even while kids weren t physically in their care.
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Jonathan Pharazyn, a former Mountain View teacher and school administrator known for championing the needs of underserved students, died in a bicycle accident earlier this month. He was 66.
Pharazyn began working in Mountain View Whisman schools in 2000 as an assistant principal at Graham Middle School and capped off his 35-year career in education as a teacher at Monta Loma Elementary until 2016. Characterized by his upbeat persona and social justice streak, Pharazyn stayed active in schools as a substitute teacher into retirement.
Born in San Francisco as an only child, Pharazyn spent his youth living in both San Carlos and Honolulu, eventually moving to the East Bay where he graduated from Pittsburg High School. He attended Reed College in Portland and the University of California at Berkeley before taking a hiatus from the Bay Area to attend school in Illinois.
CSMA is one of seven local nonprofits that benefit from donations to the Voice’s Holiday Fund. By partnering with Silicon Valley Community Foundation to administer its annual Holiday Fund campaign, 100% of charitable donations go to agencies serving the local community. CSMA uses contributions support important programs such as financial aid and the in-school arts programs serving public school students who may not otherwise have access to an arts education.
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Los Altos Community Foundation awards $177K in grants Written by Special to the Town Crier
Los Altos Community Foundation recently awarded $177,600 in fall grants to 31 local nonprofits and programs based in – or directly serving – the communities of Los Altos, Los Altos Hills and Mountain View.
LACF provides ongoing unrestricted operating or project support to its nonprofit partners through its Community Impact grants program and its 2020 Nonprofit Relief Fund, which funds organizations assisting those most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The grants support programs such as the Community School of Music & Arts’ subsidized, bilingual preschool music and arts program at target Mountain View schools; MVLA Scholars scholarships for first-generation, low-income students; and Ravenswood Family Health Network’s comprehensive health-care services.