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SF Rec and Park Announces 3rd Round of $1.25 Million Community Opportunity Fund
April 14, 2012
SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco Recreation and Park Department (RPD) announced today the application process for the $1.25 million for the third round of Community Opportunity Fund (COF) starts now. The fund comes from 2008 Clean and Safe Neighborhood Parks Bond. Any group or individual with an idea for how to improve their neighborhood park [...]
If your income was less than $50,000, you can get expert tax preparation for free and your refund in a week
March 16, 2012
Fewer than 5% of Bay Area’s Poorest Taxpayers Take Advantage of Free Tax Preparation Earn It! Keep It! Save It! Aims to Serve 70,000 Low-wage Households SAN FRANCISCO, March 16, 2012 – Thousands of the neediest, hardworking Bay Area residents – those who are eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)* – are not [...]
Paid Transportation Internships for High School Students Available
February 17, 2012
Deadline for Applications is March 8, 2012 OAKLAND, CA, Feb. 17, 2012 . . . A High School Internship Program, sponsored by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), is seeking student applicants for paid summer internship slots in transportation agencies throughout the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area. Students must be at least 16 years old by [...]
Harvard Educational Review seeks writing from incarcerated and formerly-incarcerated youth and adults
February 7, 2012
Call for Writing: Submissions Due March 1, 2012 The Harvard Educational Review is looking for writing from incarcerated and formerly-incarcerated youth and adults to be published in an upcoming book on the school-to-prison pipeline. The Harvard Educational Review (HER), a scholarly journal that provokes interdisciplinary discussion and debate around vital issues in the field of [...]
PG&E announces unique $1 million scholarship program
January 27, 2012
As part of its ongoing dedication to strengthening communities throughout California, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced the launch of its Bright Minds Scholarship program. PG&E will award up to $1 million in scholarships to enable high school, community college and “non-traditional” students to complete their higher education paths. Bright Minds scholarship winners will receive [...]
How to Get a $106,000 College Education for Free
January 27, 2012
Lynn O’Shaughnessy Friday, January 27, 2012 How would you like to go to a private liberal arts college that will give you a full-ride tuition scholarship for four years? Sounds crazy? Actually, I’m serious. Antioch College in Yellow Spring, Ohio, is waiving the tuition for all its students, who enroll in the next three years. [...]
