BRYC is among eight organizations the Baton Rouge Alliance for Students awarded a total of $100,000 in grants to last year for their work in equity, student development, leadership development, family and community voice, out-of-school time and youth empowerment. Grantees were also chosen for their ability to encourage community advocacy and offer learning opportunities outside of school settings.

“It’s a huge boost for us to work with an organization that wants to be a partner in expanding education equity,” said BRYC’s associate director of communications and development Elin Hawkinson to The Advocate reporter Amanda McElfresh. Read the full article