Youth Policy Institute (YPI) Awarded $26 Million Grant for Afterschool Programs Reuters:
"Dixon Slingerland, Executive Director of the Youth Policy Institute, proudly
announced today that the California Department of Education has awarded YPI
nearly $26 million to provide afterschool academic and enrichment programs in
twenty-one Los Angeles and San Fernando Valley K-12 schools.
'It is an honor to receive such a significant grant award from the California
Department of Education,' YPI Executive Director Dixon Slingerland said. He
added, 'We gratefully accept it in recognition of YPI's strong track record in
afterschool programming, and are excited about the potential to serve thousands
of additional students, families, and leaders of tomorrow.'
The check presentation is scheduled for the morning of October 20th on the steps
of Pacoima Charter Elementary School at 9:30 AM. On hand to announce the
five-year grant will be the State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack
O`Connell, State Senator Gloria Romero - Chair of the Senate Education
Committee, Assemblymember Felipe Fuentes (D-Sylmar), LAUSD Board Members Nury
Martinez and Tamar Galatzan, and many of the students and families that have
benefitted from YPI`s enrichment programs."
"Dixon Slingerland, Executive Director of the Youth Policy Institute, proudly
announced today that the California Department of Education has awarded YPI
nearly $26 million to provide afterschool academic and enrichment programs in
twenty-one Los Angeles and San Fernando Valley K-12 schools.
'It is an honor to receive such a significant grant award from the California
Department of Education,' YPI Executive Director Dixon Slingerland said. He
added, 'We gratefully accept it in recognition of YPI's strong track record in
afterschool programming, and are excited about the potential to serve thousands
of additional students, families, and leaders of tomorrow.'
The check presentation is scheduled for the morning of October 20th on the steps
of Pacoima Charter Elementary School at 9:30 AM. On hand to announce the
five-year grant will be the State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack
O`Connell, State Senator Gloria Romero - Chair of the Senate Education
Committee, Assemblymember Felipe Fuentes (D-Sylmar), LAUSD Board Members Nury
Martinez and Tamar Galatzan, and many of the students and families that have
benefitted from YPI`s enrichment programs."