Alliance for a Better Community Grant



Organization - Alliance for a Better Community
Grant Amount - $204,000
Foundation - California Community Foundation
Grant Purpose - Two-year support to hire an education policy coordinator to implement the preK-8 recommendations of the Latino Scorecard, focusing on increasing enrollment among Latino 3 to 4-year-olds in 'hot zones' and K-8 enrollment in supplemental tutoring programs


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