To pilot a digital internship management program with district and charter schools in NWA to increase the number of K-12 students with work-based learning experiences and to build interest in startups and small businesses
To award grants to messengers focused on elevating the programs, policies and people improving academic and life outcomes for children
2022
Education
$300,000
Blue Grass Community Foundation, Inc.
To catalyze the creation of a community-led fund that will establish innovative education-to-workforce pathways that support the next generation of Lexington learners and position these learners to be better prepared to access in-demand, high-wage employment opportunities
Center for Sustainable Agricultural Excellence & Conservation Inc.
To support a workforce program designed to assist small farmers in gaining skills and knowledge to fight the impacts of climate change, and programming to support women recently released from prison with skills to become gainfully employed
2022
Home Region
$356,200
Centro Pesca Sustentable
To support sustainable seafood efforts in Chile that strengthen healthy oceans