Posts Tagged ‘grant’
West Contra Costa schools to receive $1 million federal grant for English learners, immigrant students
The West Contra Costa Unified School District is expecting to receive more than $1 million to assist English-as-a-second-language instruction for this current school year. The state grant is part of a federal education law, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which allows each state to decide how to utilize federal funding to improve the quality…
Read MoreLong waiting list for Head Start, despite new federal grant
Day after day, Criselda Feria waits for a phone call that will give her good news. Her name is stuck on a waiting list that will give her a slot for federally-subsidized child care. Feria’s 18-month-old son is one of the 2,074 children still on the Contra Costa County’s waiting list to receive Early Head Start child care.
Read MoreNonprofit helping victims of domestic violence holds fundraiser, faces funding gap
The Latina Center on Barrett Avenue offered up lively mariachi performances, elotes and pozole at last Saturday’s “Gran Kermes,” an event organized to raise money for the nonprofit organization’s ¡Ya Basta! program, which assists local victims of domestic violence in Contra Costa County.
Read MoreContra Costa County receives federal grant
The U.S Department of Justice has awarded $700,000 in federal grants to two organizations in Contra Costa County, paying for programs to enhance the services given to trafficking victims and battered women. “It is really huge for us and we are really rejoicing,” said Rebekah Truemper who works for STAND! For Families Free of Violence.…
Read MoreChevron checks in with six non-profits that received $1 million in grants
Two years after giving $1 million dollars in grants to six non-profits, Chevron California Partnership hosted an event Tuesday to show how the organizations have used the donation. Each organization presented a video of their work and discussed how the money was used since receiving the grant in 2011. The California Partnership was established in…
Read MoreEducation group receives grant to support college-bound high schoolers
The West Contra Costa County Public Education Fund, The Ed. Fund, has received $384,000 from the College Access Foundation to increase financial aid advising and expand support for high school seniors thinking about going to college.
Read MoreGet your free soil on Sunday
Richmond residents are invited to bring buckets, bags, and shovels to haul off some fresh dirt Sunday from a parking lot across from the Main Library. People can take home up to three 15-gallon buckets for free. A total of 33 cubic yards will be available at the compost giveaway in the parking lot at…
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