MISSION – On Thursday night students from several area high schools presented grant checks to a number of nonprofit groups as part of the Schnitzer Cares: Student Grantmaking Program.
The students from the five schools distributed $70,138. They focused on organizations that support individuals experiencing homelessness, survivors of domestic and sexual violence, and addiction prevention and recovery services.
The program helps teach high school students the process of distributing grant money to nonprofits. Students choose community issues, evaluate applications and interview representatives while deciding which nonprofits to fund. The program donates a portion of the fund’s student grant money, in addition to what the students raise themselves.
“It is one thing to say that young people are our future, but it is quite another to empower them during their most formative years, so they are ready for that responsibility,” Harold and Arlene Schnitzer CARE Foundation President Jordan Schnitzer said. “This program invests not only in amazing nonprofits that do vital work every day, but in a rising generation of leaders who will see opportunities to make change and know what to do with them.”
A ceremony was held at the Tamastslikt Cultural Institute where the students, their advisors, and representatives from the local nonprofits gathered together to not only celebrate the students, but to also give the grant checks to the nonprofit agencies.
Here is a list of the school groups and the non-profits they donated to:
Hermiston High School Key Club:
- Immigration Counseling Service: $3,125
- Immigrant Connection PDX: $3,123
- Pacific Refugee Support Group: $5,000
- Immigrant & Refugee Community Organization (IRCO): $3,123
Nixyaawii Community School Schnitzer Cares Club:
- Bikers Against Child Abuse (BACA): $3,000
- Eastern Oregon Mission: $3,000
- Homestead Youth & Family Services: $5,000
- PDX Saints Love: $1,000
Pendleton High School CommuniCare Club:
- Community Resilience Initiative: $5,000
- Homestead Youth & Family Services: $1,000
- Out To Pasture Sanctuary: $1,000
- Pioneer Humane Society (PAWS): $5,267
- Stepping Stones Alliance: $3,500
Umatilla High School CommuniCare Club:
- Domestic Violence Services of Benton and Franklin Counties: $2,000
- Eastern Oregon Mission: $6,000
- Stepping Stones Alliance: $7,000
Weston-McEwen High School Schnitzer Cares Club:
- Bikers Against Child Abuse (BACA): $6,500
- Creating Conquerors: $6,500
The Umatilla High School CommuniCare Club also announced that it donated the remaining portion of their funds, approximately $700, to the school’s robotics team for their travel to events.
“The students get hope out of this program,” Nixyaawii Schnitzer Cares Club Advisor Zack Brandsen said. “A lot of times there’s a lot of big, scary issues, and getting to see there’s tons of people doing good work in the world and in our own local community is really inspiring for our young people.”
MYCB photo by Griffin Beach shows Nixyaawii Schnitzer Cares Club students with members of Bikers Against Child Abuse, Eastern Oregon Mission and Homestead Youth and Family Services.
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