In October, Oakdale Neighbors received a grant of $75,000 over three years to support its Learning Café, which provides an inclusive environment for K-12 refugee youth to learn, be mentored, build essential academic skills, and develop as cultural navigators and future community leaders. The Learning Café offers 1:1 drop-in tutoring, a Learner 2 Leaders college…

In October, the Steelcase Foundation awarded Early Learning Neighborhood Collaborative (ELNC) $220,000 to refurbish the early childhood suite at 415 Franklin, to provide 72 childcare slots for low income-children ages birth to five on the city’s southeast side. The early childcare suite is part of the larger renovation effort to breathe new life into the…