Summer boost: NB Education Foundation awards $25K in grants

NEW BEDFORD — Summer is a time when most New Bedford Public School children are not spending their days in school, but that doesn’t mean that learning should stop. To the contrary, summer is a critical time for students to retain and build upon the academic skills they gained during the school year.

To support summer learning, the New Bedford Education Foundation has announced the award of $25,000 in Summer Grants for a total of 11 nonprofit organizations who plan to work with nearly 3,500 New Bedford Public School children throughout the city this summer.

This story was first published in the Standard-Times on June 8, 2018 – HERE

“We are pleased to award this critical funding to organizations that will engage thousands of New Bedford Public Schools’ students in innovative, interactive, inter-disciplinary learning programs that provide experiential learning opportunities,” said Gig Lang, committee chair for the New Bedford Education Foundation’s Summer Grants program, in a news release.

2018 Summer Grants awardees include:

  • $1,500 for the SeaLab Marine Science Education Center Scholarship Fund
  • $750 to the Sharing the Harvest Summer Education Program of YMCA Southcoast
  • $4,500 for the YWCA of Southeastern MA YWKids School Age Program
  • $2,000 to fund the New Bedford Art Museum/Artworks! Artmobile
  • $500 for The Kids on the Block program of The ARC of Greater New Bedford
  • $3,500 to the Community Boating Center for its Summer Youth Sailing Program
  • $1,500 to fund the KoolDays initiative of the City of New Bedford Department of Community Services
  • $2,000 for the Boys and Girls Club of Greater New Bedford TRIPLE Play program
  • $3,000 to Youth Opportunities Unlimited for its Explore Your Environment: GEAR program
  • $3,750 to fund the Creative Careers Summer Program from Dream Out Loud
  • $2,000 for the Culture*Park Theater and its Stories to Stage program

The New Bedford Education Foundation (NBEF) supports educational opportunities for New Bedford public schools’ students beyond what is funded through the school budget. NBEF solicits and channels funds used to enhance and expand the educational opportunities provided to students of New Bedford public schools. NBEF is independent of the School Committee and public revenue sources, and it is a fund of the Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts.

This story was first published in the Standard-Times on June 8, 2018 – HERE

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