On a September afternoon, Ian Foster Jones sits behind a piano at the Brooklyn Friends School, a private school in downtown Brooklyn. The group of tiny children who stand rapt before him is a picture of New York’s melting pot—different classes, races, and ethnic backgrounds.
BrooklynCommunityFoundation
Girls Write Now
Description:
Support for 20 mentee-mentor pairs in a year-long partnership to create a 6-genre writing portfolio and a college application essay. They will also partner with Sadie Nash Leadership Project via the Girls College Bound program.
Support for 20 mentee-mentor pairs in a year-long partnership to create a 6-genre writing portfolio and a college application essay. They will also partner with Sadie Nash Leadership Project via the Girls College Bound program.
Grant Amount: $20,000
Neighborhoods Served: Boroughwide
Population Served:
Ages Served: Youth (12-18)
Young Adults (18-24)
Adults (24-65)
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