SFGATE: District Attorney's Office To Award $60K In Grants To Help Disadvantaged Youth Of Color
The Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office said that $60,000 will be awarded to community organizations and groups to aid local disadvantaged youth of color.
The grant money will be used to invest in the education and future of children in Santa Clara County, according to District Attorney Jeff Rosen.
"The children of Santa Clara County should know that diversity is our superpower and that they are our heroes," Rosen said in a press release announcing the grant on Monday.
The money will be directed toward various community organizations like the African American Community Service Agency, an African American cultural center based in San Jose. Additionally, the grant will enable students of William C. Overfelt High School to tour UC Davis and Sacramento State.