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Abhof Awards $50000 in Grants to Benefit Under-Served Arkansas Communities
Foundation: Arkansas Community Foundation
The Arkansas Black Hall of Fame Foundation has handed out $50,000 in grants to nine organizations that help minorities and under-served communities in the state, theadelphia News reports.
The recipients are: Arkansas Repertory Theater: Journey Through an Artistic Lens This performance will incorporate classical literature, music, and other artistic contributions of African-American artists and historical excerpts.
Ouachita Children's Coalition: Operation Restore: Back to Work Kits: Operation Restore is a temporary employment agency serving those emerging from incarceration or drug rehabilitation programs in central Arkansas.
Haven of Northeast Arkansas: The only safehouse for victims of domestic abuse in Mississippi County.
Girls on the Run: Scholarships for Superstars: This grant will allow Girls on the Run to deliver their after-school program to 15 girls at the Dalton Whetstone Boys and Girls Club.
Grand Prairie Healthy Families: Feed Your Brain, Alimenta Tu Cerebro This organization offers a bilingual family literacy program designed to increase reading, reduce summer learning loss, and provide families with bilingual and culturally responsive books.
Second Baptist Church: Healthy Highrise: This program was developed to address three key challenges faced by low-income residents in three downtown Little Rock high-rises close to the church.
The goals are to improve access to healthy and diverse food options by providing
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