The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay class known as Philanthropy: Civic Engagement Through Giving has donated more than $110,000 to organizations in the Green Bay area over the past six years, and this year's cohort has chosen to give $10,000 to COMSA, a nonprofit that serves immigrants and refugees, the Green Bay Press Gazette reports.
The class, taught by Lora Warner, an associate professor in the university's Public & Environmental Affairs Department, began researching issues related to youth mental health and substance abuse and addiction and came up with a goal: "empower youth by decreasing social isolation, establishing social connectedness and community for them, and strengthening resilience against addiction," according to a press release.
COMSA was chosen as the recipient of the grant, which will be used to fund an after-school program for refugee youth who have " outgrown public support," per the press release.
"I think this is exactly the kind of organization we as a class were looking for, an organization that makes a change, teaches us something about a current issue in the area, and brings to light an issue that we may not have known as much about," says UW-Green Bay student Abby Schulte, one of the class's two co-winners.
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