Burroughs Community Center, Bridgeport, CT $5,000 Support for after-school programming for middle and high school students, including academic, recreational and life-skills components. FSW, Inc., Bridgeport, CT $20,000 Support for the Youth Business Center which teaches young people job skills, goal-setting and communication skills while participating in boat building, custom guitar or audio/video production businesses. Ithaca Youth Bureau, Ithaca, NY $8,500 Support for the Peer Advocate Leadership after-school program, which offers mentoring to address the achievement gap and racial tensions between urban and rural middle and high school students. McGivney Community Center, Bridgeport, CT $15,000 Support for 6-week summer day camp for young people, including academic, arts and crafts, community service and weekly field trip components. S.T.R.I.D.E., Rensselaer, NY $7,000 Support for enrichment opportunities, specifically adaptive skiing and summer wilderness activities, for children with disabilities from Connecticut. The Village at Ithaca, Ithaca, NY $10,000 Funding for first part-time staff position at this previously volunteer-managed out-of-school program focused on ensuring that African-American and Latino students consistently meet or exceed district and state standards of achievement.

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