The Community Foundation of Jackson Hole has provided grant funding that will serve as the needed spark for 26 local nonprofits.
The foundation awarded its inaugural group of nonprofits, focusing its funding on behavioral health, housing and out-of-school time for youth.
Other persistent community issues addressed through the grants included water quality and management, e-bike safety, and access to food, health care, recreation opportunities and the arts.
Read the Entire Article
A customized collection of news from foundations from around the Web.
Getting Out and Staying Out, co-founded by Tony Smith of the VSA Consulting Group, works to reduce recidivism rate among men at Rikers Island, New York City. The recidivism rate significantly dropped from 60-plus percent to under 20 percent, with more than a thousand men over a span of eight years.