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The James Irvine Foundation Announces $12.7 Million in New Grants |
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From Ascribe Newsfeed: The Board of Directors of The James Irvine Foundation has approved 25 grants totaling more than $12.7 million in support of the Foundation's mission of expanding opportunity for the people of California to participate in a vibrant, successful and inclusive society. (For a list of approved grants, go to http://www.irvine.org/irvine_news/press_releases/2007/12-19_grants_listing.shtml .) Of the $12.7 million, $4.4 million will fund an initiative to create partnerships between California high schools and community colleges that are focused on dual-enrollment programs as part of Irvine's Youth program. Additionally, a grant in the California Perspectives program provides $375,000 to Community Partners for efforts to engage Latino immigrants in Southern California in state and local policymaking. And a $600,000 Arts program grant will go to the Sundance Institute to support emerging independent filmmakers in new creative practices. Irvine's Youth program seeks to promote academically rigorous career and technical education in California high schools. Irvine's California Perspectives program seeks to foster dialogues between underrepresented communities and public officials and encourage higher voter participation. The organization will provide opportunities for numerous residents in Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties to discuss with public officials strategies to decrease the high school dropout rates among Latino students and expand health resources available to immigrants. The James Irvine Foundation is a private, nonprofit grantmaking foundation dedicated to expanding opportunity for the people of California to participate in a vibrant, successful and inclusive society. We provide direct, immediate access to mainstream national media for 600 colleges, universities, medical centers, public-policy groups and other leading nonprofit organizations. AScribe transmits news releases directly to newsroom computer systems and desktops of major media organizations via a supremely trusted channel - The Associated Press.
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