Penobscot Bay Pilot, 02/01/2021 THE ANDREW W. MELLON FOUNDATION GRANT TO SUPPORT STUDENTS SUCH AS THE APPROXIMATE 82 INMATES CURRENTLY ENROLLED Through its Future of Higher Learning in Prison grant program, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s (Mellon Foundation) awarded the University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) a $941,000 grant in support of its Prison Education Partnership (PEP) program. The Future of
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January 4, 2021
Doris Buffett’s Sunshine Lady Foundation helps local parents through respite camp
September 10, 2018 , Clemson News For Michelle Munson, Camp Sunshine is better than Christmas. Michelle, the daughter of Don and Elizabeth Munson of Simpsonville, has autism and myotonic muscular dystrophy, making it hard for her to attend typical summer camps. But for the past 10 years, Michelle has had a chance to be an
November 24, 2020
A second chance
Within the walls of the Sampson County Correctional Facility, a team of Campbell professors is changing lives, providing hope to incarcerated students By Billy Liggett, Campbell University Magazine It’s the final day of English 102 in a semester marred by a global pandemic, a long postponement of classes and a switch to learning via Zoom.
October 24, 2020
(Carteret) County Domestic Violence Program celebrates new safe house, monument
Carteret News-Times, Cheryl Burke To celebrate those who made construction of a new safe house for domestic violence survivors possible, the Carteret County Domestic Violence Program unveiled a monument in their honor at Jaycee Park Thursday. The monument and program also raised awareness of domestic violence, with October recognized as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
October 16, 2020
Empowering Change
PSU Is Charting New Pathways To Education For Incarcerated Students By Summer Allen, Oct. 16, 2020 Josefina’s father was murdered three months before she was born. When she was 12 she started getting involved in drugs and gangs. She dropped out of the seventh grade. Then, at 15, she was arrested for her involvement in
October 15, 2020
He got life for stealing hedge clippers under Louisiana’s habitual offender law. Now he’s free after 24 years.
BY LEA SKENE | STAFF WRITER, The Advocate, UPDATED OCT 15, 2020 AT 5:22 PM A lot has changed since Fair Wayne Bryant was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison for stealing a pair of hedge clippers more than two decades ago. For starters, the Louisiana Legislature decided to tweak the
September 30, 2020
Female Entrepreneurship Program Now Part of Prisons/Southeastern Partnership
Wednesday, September 30, 2020 – 10:49am The Division of Prisons works tirelessly to train offenders for life back in the community. Educational and job training opportunities abound in the state’s 50-plus facilities through Correction Enterprises and other avenues, but the majority of those opportunities benefit male offenders. Thanks to its continuing partnership with The College
August 20, 2020
Royal Oak, MI – Local nonprofit awarded $100K to help former inmates reintegrate into society
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE HERE TO HELP FOUNDATION Through the creation of the Here to Help Foundation, co-founder Bob Schwarz (left) has helped more than 9,000 Michigan residents facing emergency financial situations. Royal Oak-based nonprofit Here to Help Foundation received a $100,000 grant from the Sunshine Lady Foundation to support their recently launched Returning Hope
The Community Relief Fund raises nearly $500,000 for area nonprofits
From The Community Foundation: The region around Fredericksburg has seen a surge in charitable contributions to create a thriving, resilient and event stronger community during the COVID-19 crisis. “The need is great,” said Teri McNally, The Community Foundation’s Executive Director, talking about the potential to make a difference for our community’s future, “but the response
January 23, 2020
Families First Awarded SLF Grant
Families First Awarded more than $200,000 January 23, 2020 by Kate Cough on EllsworthAmerican.com ELLSWORTH — A six-family apartment building that will offer transitional housing, childcare and classes on cooking and parenting to families experiencing homelessness was recently awarded two substantial grants. Families First Community Center received $175,000 from the Sunshine Lady Foundation, founded by Doris