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The United Negro College Fund, an organization representing historically black private colleges and universities, and Deloitte Digital have partnered to create a new online learning platform for HBCU students, faculty and staff. The plan,…

Picture providedWomen in Music will celebrate women through different art forms, including poetry, music and visual arts.…

Organizers of a fundraiser in Ottawa for Ukraine say they can only accept donations for a few more days after being inundated with items over the weekend. At noon Saturday, the hall of the Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral in Ottawa was…

Penn's public safety division is looking for its next vice president, following the retirement of police chief and vice president Maureen Rush last year. 1 credit…

Black leaders of the civil rights movement were among the biggest supporters of the effort, she says. Masaoka said the winning reparations gave the Japanese-American community strength, a chance to stand up and a sense of responsibility.…

Local affordable housing advocates are calling on Cambridge to select a city manager who will prioritize reducing the city's high cost of living as the search to replace Louis A. DePasquale begins.The selection process for a new Cambridge…

Jenessa Jimoh, Executive Director and Founder of Diversity Inclusion Values ​​Action or DIVA for short, joined us on the show to share the importance of community organizations, having those difficult conversations with your family…

Marietta-based Georgia Symphony Orchestra received a $500,000 endowment and $10,000 grant from the Bobbie Bailey Foundation, Inc. for its music education program for young people. “We are honored to receive these extraordinary gifts…

Cosmic Songwriter's Club, a diverse and inclusive organization, features local musicians performing original material and brings songwriters together. Their fourth event will…

SWARTHMORE – Spotlight Theater will present “The Wedding Singer,” at 8 p.m. on Fridays, February 18 and 25 and Saturdays, February 19 and 26, and at 2 p.m. on Sundays, February 20 and 27. “The Wedding Singer” is based on the new Line…

Spartanburg's proposal to change its short-term rental ordinance has support from some council members, but others want to make sure the changes don't create economic hardship for landlords. When the proposed changes were presented to city…

Nearly three years after the Old Port Festival was scrapped, a new Portland festival focusing on arts and music is scheduled for June at Thompson's Point. Called Resurgam, the day-long event is hosted by the nonprofit Maine Academy of…

Small grants that often make a big difference in ensuring access to the arts for Oregonians, especially in…

Climate-smart changes would cost $9.2 trillion a yearEconomic volatility and backlash, a risk with weak managementSocial changes and funding need more attention than technologyLONDON, Jan 25 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The big shifts in…

Flushing United, a newly formed organization of community and business leaders, is seeking answers on a transitional housing project in the community, as they presented a 50,000-signature petition expressing concerns about the development…

Donated instruments are seen at the home of Travis Albright in Lafayette on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. Albright plans to collect more than 300 instruments to donate to people who lost theirs in the Marshall fire. (Matthew Jonas/staff…

WASHINGTON, January 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim advocacy and civil rights organization, condemned today's hostage taking at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville,…

Citing the sharp increase in COVID-19 coronavirus cases in the region due to the Omicron variant, the La Jolla Symphony and Chorus canceled the January and February concerts that were to open its new season. Original plans to open the…

On August 28, the Société historique de Dunkirk celebrated the 75th anniversary of Dunkirk Day in Dunkirk, which received international attention after World War II. HOWLAND - Trumbull County MetroParks is awaiting information on grants of nearly $ 8 million that will be used for the removal of the Leavittsburg dam, the clean-up of the Mahoning…

Josefina Rengifo (WTTW News) Each year, thousands of refugees seek asylum in the United States. An organization in DuPage County is helping refugee women get back on their feet by teaching them how to be creative. Josefina Rengifo never…

By Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts Six other states no longer require residents to be licensed to carry concealed firearms. Arkansas, Iowa, Montana, Tennessee,…

A meeting scheduled this week to discuss the potential health impacts of a scrap shredding operation on the southeast side has been postponed amid criticism from residents of the city's assessment. City officials acknowledged in an email…

The Elgin Farmer's Market 21st season drew more buyers and sellers to downtown than in 2020, according to the Downtown Neighborhood Association's end-of-season report. DNA hosts the market which operated on Spring…

MIDDLEBURY - Helping Overcome Poverty's Effects (HOPE) will reopen its in-person browsing vacation store next week after a two-year hiatus forced by the COVID-19 pandemic. Located at HOPE's head office at 282 Boardman St. in Middlebury,…

For more than a century, the New York Zoo has improved Thompson Park in Watertown by hosting wild animals…

WALLINGFORD - On Tuesday evening, the Spanish community of Wallingford hosted literacy volunteers to provide English sessions, space for CONNTAC to help people complete FAFSA forms for college, coordinated a virtual information session…

San Antonio is the largest cyber hub in the country outside of Washington, DC, and the new council meeting coincides with the Alamo chapter of the AFCEA event, which focused on current…

Airdrie Food Bank hopes to increase awareness of its programs and dispel some myths surrounding its operations with an upcoming advertising and social media campaign. Airdrie Food Bank hopes to increase awareness of its programs and…

SYRACUSE, NY (WSYR-TV) - Less than a day after President Joe Biden enacted the $ 1,000 billion infrastructure funding bill, CENTRO Syracuse already knows how it will likely spend its allocation of nearly $ 20 million. CENTRO…

Social Venture Partners (SVP) Tampa Bay presents its 2021 Fast Pitch competition Friday night, featuring eight local nonprofits as they compete for unrestricted funding and gain valuable community exposure. Hosted at the…

Nearly $ 200,000 in grants were announced Thursday by officials at the Federal Foundation in Athens.The 501…

For over 60 years, the United States effectively imprisoned the country of Cuba through illegal political intervention and economic warfare. And yet, in the face of continued economic strangulation and political vilification,…

ST. PAUL, Minnesota - The Minnesota Agricultural Education Leadership Council is accepting grant applications for projects to improve agricultural education throughout Minnesota.…

KALAMAZOO, MI - Reverend Michael Eric Dyson will be the keynote speaker at the ISAAC Virtual Banquet at 6 p.m. on Thursday, November 11.Interfaith Strategy for Advocacy & Action in the Community will broadcast the event “Seizing Change…

"Communities of Hope ”features Detroiters from communities of color who have sought ways to persevere during the pandemic. Last year, civic engagement organizers rushed to educate voters during the pandemic. Some groups have found ways…

If the pandemic has taught Kari Palazzari anything, it's how important the arts are in a community. “People really crave social programs and creative programs and all of the mental, physical and social benefits of doing a community art…

This seems clear from the first week of hearings before the Independent Commission against Corruption: a grant of $ 5.5 million relentlessly demanded by former Wagga Wagga MP Daryl Maguire for the development of a club of shooting in his…

“We shouldn't assume that these providers are going to do well because they now have a paying population,” said Dr. Georges Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association. “The people living in these communities -…

The Red Tops perform in Vicksburg at the height of the group's popularity, led by Rufus McKay. (contributed photo)…

The next election, which includes an open primary for all city council seats, will take place on November 13. To give voters a chance to learn the policies, platforms, and personal attributes that their city council candidates…

Out at Boulder's Chautauqua Park on Saturday, Sheccid Alcaraz flipped through Jamie Chihuan's portfolio, taking time to admire the collection of paintings. Chihuan, a student at the University of Colorado at Boulder who grew up in Longmont,…

MONTGOMERY, Alabama (WSFA) - Fall temperatures have arrived in the river area, and The Shoppes at EastChase is celebrating the season by hosting its fourth annual Harvest Jam.While the festival was rainy last year, the weather cooperated…

A crucial local nonprofit that provides affordable health care to active Austin musicians has a new conductor to lead the show. After a nationwide search to replace outgoing CEO Reenie Collins, the Austin Musicians' Health…

Danville city council voted unanimously last week to approve a resolution determining how to commit federal funds allocated to the city, intended to help recover from the economic blows suffered during the pandemic.Council members warmly…

Seventeen regions representing Indiana's 92 counties have submitted funding requests totaling more than $ 1 billion.…

California's COVID-19 eviction moratorium may have expired, but tenants and landlords in San Luis Obispo County can still access millions of dollars in state aid funds to help pay past or future rents. The statewide ban on…

It has been two years since this column provided an overview of the classical music seasons of the Monterey Peninsula. Shortly after, live performances stopped all over the planet and this column and others were suspended. The pandemic…

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - In an effort to provide Hawaiian families with a parenting necessity, a community organization held its second annual diaper drive on Saturday.Kupuna Power has partnered with Aloha Diaper Bank to organize a…

Interfaith Sanctuary had to take a few more steps before its proposal for a new shelter could go to Boise City Council for a final decision. The nonprofit's proposal to build a new 200-bed community housing project with a day shelter in…

Thomas Barnes turned his life around after being convicted of low-level drug charges in 2003 at the age of 23. But in the months that followed, his mother and grandmother died. These devastating deaths, as well as the birth of his first…

The spotlight will be on Capital District musicians and performers from marginalized communities this weekend at the Mohawk Hudson Folklife Festival in Albany. Organized by New York Folklore, it brings together artists and tradition…

The Roosevelt area, known as the mecca of hi-fi stores and wellness services, may have become an afterthought in Sound Transit's streetcar project connecting the vast northern suburbs to the University of Washington.Instead, neighbors…

In Baltimore, a group of entrepreneurs work to develop businesses and nonprofits aimed at helping the city's disinvested communities. At the same time, a growing wave of socially conscious funders are seeking to support such efforts and to…

INDIANAPOLIS - M-PACT welcomed attendees and exhibitors to its annual show, with attendance reaching pre-pandemic levels. M-PACT 2021 had over 3,200 registered attendees and over 300 exhibitors at the Indianapolis event which took place…

My Future Pathways is just a community organization that works to build safe spaces for the county's youth.My Future Pathways / Courtesy photo Children and teens are!-->…

AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR / KCIT) - Throughout its history, the Amarillo Area Foundation has donated millions of dollars to area nonprofits that improve the Amarillo area, as well as the Texas Panhandle region as a whole. But with…

The City of Batavia Planning and Development Committee tonight approved the site plan for the Healthy Living Campus, a $ 30 million joint venture between the United Memorial Medical Center (Rochester Regional Health) and the GLOW YMCA on…

New Yorkers may be welcoming the return of Broadway, but residents of Oak Park and River Forest have good reason to celebrate the return of the performing arts here. Whether your heart is beating for Beethoven, your ears aching for…

A gated entrance to the former 270,000 square foot Jones & Lamson Machine Co. building on Clinton Street in Springfield on Saturday, September 18, 2021. Photo by Maggie Cassidy / VTDigger Editor's Note: This John Lippman story first…

Concerts under the porch are scheduledTRAVERSE CITY - The Traverse City…

An excavator dismantles part of the roof at 1504 Sixth Ave. SE in Wellington Heights Thursday morning at Cedar Rapids. Hope Community Development Association, purchased the…

Spectators watch thousands of rubber ducks float down the Blue River at Breckenridge on Saturday September 4th. The ducks are part of the Great Rubber Duck Race organized by the Summit!-->…

Our House Callaway Executive Director Misty Dothage received a full scholarship for the Neighborhood Leadership Academy (NLA) program through MU Extension, which normally costs $…

Grocery packages to distribute Wednesday The Ironman Foundation will be holding its next Kahiau Together drive-thru grocery package distribution event this Wednesday in Kailua-Kona. The distribution will take…

The town of Polson estimates that nearly 1,000 additional housing units are needed over the next four years to meet the demands of a growing population, and the!-->!-->!-->…

CHICO, California. - The Taste of Chico 2021 has been canceled due to understaffing and restaurant difficulties during the COVID-19…

SUMMERVILLE, SC (WCBD) - The House of Hope for Men and the House of Hope for Women in Summerville are seeking help to better serve the community. Directors say renovations are needed to better serve those entering and leaving…

NEW YORK - The NBA Foundation today announced 22 new grants totaling $ 6 million to help create job opportunities, pursue career advancement and foster greater economic empowerment of black youth. The grant recipients were named as part…

By Stacey Coleman Imagine being faced with the choice of giving up your home or your beloved pet. It seems unimaginable, but many Americans are faced with this decision every year. The reason is a common problem: the insurance industry…

Detroit -If you've been on the road since the cancellation of the North American International Auto Show, rest assured, Metro Detroit reducers. Your chance to get up close to new wheels will take place this weekend in downtown Detroit.The…

People in hippie costumes and Civil War uniforms lined up behind tanks and vintage cars for the Port Huron International Rotary Day parade on Wednesday evening. People and vehicles marched down Huron Avenue as spectators seated on folding…

Starting a new job is always a challenge. Make it a leadership role in a new city and embark on the raging Covid-19 pandemic takes it to an extreme new level. This was the situation that Zeb Hough had to move his wife and two children 800…

Bayview Park basketball courts in Erie's West Bayfront neighborhood will soon be getting a new lick of paint - but not the kind you might imagine.Florida artist Mwanel Pierre-Louis will not draw new baselines or sidelines or a three-point…

SACRAMENTO - Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Lauren Sanchez, 31, of Oakland, has been appointed senior climate advisor in the governor's office. Sanchez has been a senior advisor to the president's special…