In May of this year, Order of Fuse awarded another $25,000 grant to The Historic Avenue Foundation ABC Program to provide academic support to three schools in the Avenue community - Florence Howard Elementary, Calloway-Smith Middle, and Pathway K-5. This academic support will include funding for learning incentives, the continuation of school clubs (Linking Learning to Life Clubs), and teacher appreciation.
Read MoreIn May our membership organization, Order of Fuse, celebrated the end of the membership year with a Spring Soirée. At this grand finale event with live music by Roman Street and good food at Bistro St. Emanuel, we also awarded the Sam Schjott Thumbs Up Order of Fuse Grant for $25,000 to The Cookery Project.
Read MoreAn affiliate of ICU Mental Health, Redemption’s Place is a newly formed organization that will be using the $20,000 grant to pilot a program to improve mental health awareness, access to mental health services, and community engagement for youth and their families in the Historic Avenue communities.
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