California AmeriCorps Grants Disbursed.SACRAMENTO Sacramento, city, United States Sacramento (săkrəmĕn`tō), city (1990 pop. 369,365), state capital and seat of Sacramento co., central Calif. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1998--Dr. Linda A set of parallel processing functions added to languages, such as C and C++, that allows data to be created and transferred between processes. It was developed by Yale professor David Gelernter, when he was a 23-year old graduate student. Forsyth Forsyth is a Scottish surname. It may refer to: People
2. of $21.6 million in federal funding grants to 34 local service partnerships with over 1,900 AmeriCorps members. These public and private organizations are participating in the fifth year of the national service, and were selected through a highly competitive state grants process. The monies will be used to fund the service delivery of the California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). AmeriCorps program in the areas of education, public safety, health and human needs and the environment. Dr. Linda Forsyth said, "The disbursement of these funds will provide the resources needed for AmeriCorps members to continue to do the valuable work begun in the first four years: from reducing juvenile crime; providing after-school mentoring to youth at-risk of dropping out of school; feeding the homeless; and restoring our state's natural resources. From Eureka to San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , we have watched our programs making a difference in the communities in which they serve -- we have seen the lives of members transformed and we now know that AmeriCorps works. We look forward to an exciting and productive year five." AmeriCorps is the national service initiative started in September of 1994 that engages thousands of Americans in a domestic Peace Corps throughout our nation's urban and rural communities. In exchange for one to two years of results-driven service, AmeriCorps members receive an education award to assist in financing their college education or vocational training, or pay back their student loans. A statewide list of programs receiving funding is available upon request. For more information, please call 916/322-2731. |
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