California Humanities is pleased to announce a new slate of Community Stories grant awards. The 17 projects from the August 2013 applicant pool approved for funding by the Board represent a wide variety of ways in which the California experience has been made manifest, ranging from stories of homeless people who have found a home at the edge of the San Francisco Bay, to those of service members once based at historic Fort Ord, immigrant gardeners in San Diego who are greening a “food desert,” and a group of dedicated amateurs who are preserving little known aspects of Los Angeles’ history. The diverse group of awardees includes two museums, a public radio station, a public library, four institutions of higher education, as well as a number of community-based arts and cultural organizations. All projects demonstrate collaboration between community and academic institutions; many incorporate intergenerational elements; five align with the theme of our new thematic initiative, War Comes Home.
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For information about the next round of the Community Stories grants program, please click HERE.
