RESEARCH IN ACTION
The Sociological Initiatives Foundation has awarded Community Voices Heard (CVH) of New York, New York, the Leo P. Chall Award.
The award recognizes outstanding work of organizations funded by the foundation. It honors organizations that link research with social action, thereby building capacity and changing public policy.
GRANTEES IN THE NEWS
Source: CommonWealth Magazine
In Massachusetts’ high-tech economy, employers and organizations like Associated Industries of Massachusetts decry the lack of employees with technological training. Boston’s Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology, a private, two-year technical school originally endowed by Benjamin Franklin, focuses on filling the need for skilled, hands-on employees.
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Featuring Benjamin Franklin Institute, a grantee of the Schrafft Foundation.
GRANTEES IN THE NEWS
Source: New York Times
A New York Times Op-Ed features letters from youth involved in the 826 Boston creative writing program that were invited to write to the first lady. The results were collected in the book I Live Real Close to Where You Used to Live: Kids’ Letters to Michelle Obama (and to Sasha, Malia and Bo)
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Featuring 826 Boston, a grantee of the A.C. Ratshesky Foundation, the Ludcke Foundation and the Clipper Ship Foundation.
