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YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown’s Sojourn to the Past gets $1,500 as a finalist in the Cleveland Browns’ First and Ten Grants program.
The initiative, launched at the start of the season, will contribute a total of $20,000 to 10 organizations that endeavor to make a difference in Northeast Ohio.
The Cleveland Browns announced the inaugural recipients of the First and Ten grants, presented by Medliminal. Winner of a $5,000 grant is the Cleveland Kids’ Book Bank. Second, with a $3,000 grant, is Be a Better Me Foundation.
Finalists ($1,500 grant) are Cleveland Police Athletic League, EN-RICH-MENT, Hiram Farm Living and Learning Community, Mahoning Valley Sojourn to the Past, Merrick House, OHgo, The Up Side of Downs and W.A.G.S.4 Kids
Mahoning Valley Sojourn to the Past is a 10-day journey for high school students. This experience takes students to the South visiting the civil rights sites, meeting leaders of the movement and learning the lessons of the movement such as justice, nonviolence, civic responsibility, hope, compassion, tolerance and not being a silent witness. The goal is for students to incorporate these lessons into their daily lives and become leaders for social justice and nonviolence in their schools and community.
Read MORE in Tuesday’s VINDICATOR.