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The first installment of a three-year, $1,102,500 grant that will fund challenge grants to expand School-Based Mentoring programs in 10 locations, including Atlanta, Cleveland, Dallas and Tampa. School-Based Mentoring brings adult mentors into the schools during the school day. Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City
Funding for Big Brothers Big Sisters' Workplace Mentoring Program , which matches volunteers from local corporations with at-risk children. More than 600 volunteers from 30 companies help children improve academic achievement and life skills.
The final installment of a three-year, $1.3 million grant to fund the national expansion of after-school learning centers in 15 locations that include Kansas City, MO; Phoenix; Pittsburgh; San Diego; and Lafayette, LA. Based on a successful model funded by the Foundation in 1998, learning centers provide computer labs and a curriculum that bolsters in-school learning.
General support for the renowned Boys Choir and Girls Choir of Harlem, which helps children from New York City's Harlem neighborhood develop musical and academic skills. | |
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