Return-Path: <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id h3O5MiU11508; Thu, 24 Apr 2003 01:22:44 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 01:22:44 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <00b101c30a21$4d8b28f0$932279a5@MCORLEY> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Mary Ann Corley" <macorley1@earthlink.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-POVRACELIT:1112] Racial Justice Collaborative X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 1487 Lines: 39 To List subscribers: The New York City-based Rockefeller Foundation http://www.rockfound.org/ has announced a new grantmaking collaborative that will focus on a range of civil rights issues faced by minorities and immigrants in the United States. The Racial Justice Collaborative will award grants to organizations that bring lawyers and community groups together to address the economic and social disparities faced by minority groups and immigrants, paying special attention to education, voting rights, environmental and land-use policies, access to welfare benefits, and labor rights [Note that education is one of the areas that is addressed]. The collaborative expects to award $2 million annually over the next three years to national and community-based organizations, with the first grants -- ranging from $50,000 to $100,000 -- coming as early as this fall. "This unique collaborative will bring the resources of some of the preeminent foundations to communities that are struggling for opportunity and justice," said Berta Colon, program officer for the Racial Justice Collaborative. "By fostering greater partnerships between lawyers and community groups, we hope to expand the available tools to address long-standing barriers." "Leading Foundations Collaborate to Support Innovative Civil Rights Work." Rockefeller Foundation Press Release 04/16/03. http://fdncenter.org/pnd/news/story.jhtml?id=31300006 * * * * * * -Mary Ann Corley NIFL-Povracelit List Moderator
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