The African American Empowerment Fund of Delaware is handing out grants to education-focused programs.
Three programs will split $5,500 in funds from the organization.
The group’s vice president Melanie Daniels says they were selected from a pool of 20 applicants for the organizations’ 2018 Education Grants Program.
“The three that were awarded were TeenSHARP, One Village Alliance and Nehemiah Gateway/Tennis Rocks Tutoring Program. All three are focused on moving children through the system and into higher education,” Daniels said.
Daniels says TeenSHARP is getting $1,500 to continue preparing children of color to attend college and succeed when they get there.
One Village Alliance is receiving $2,500 to fund its holistic efforts to assist marginalized children and their families in building skills in education, entrepreneurship and the arts.
And $1,500 is going to the Nehemiah Gateway/Tennis Rocks Tutoring Program which focuses on offering opportunities to underserved, at-risk youth and families in Wilmington to reach their potential - academically, socially and physically.