Summer is here and the Front Porch Alliance has provided funding to various nonprofits to ensure that students are keeping engaged, active and off the streets this summer.
The Front Porch Alliance has awarded more than $200,000 in grants to 65 local agencies and nonprofits that are supporting summer activities and programs for hundreds of Chattanooga’s youth. The 2017 grants are exposing youth to employment opportunities to get practical work experience, the ability to participate in academic and cultural enrichment and develop life and leadership skills. Many of the programs address areas such as literacy, youth employment, college and career readiness, and physical fitness activities such as sports.
“The summer programs funded by Front Porch Alliance are making a difference in young people’s lives now and into their future as I have personally witnessed their impact,” said Kenneth Simpson, interim executive director of the Front Porch Alliance. “These programs allow our city’s children and teens to continue growing, learning new skills and having experiences that will serve and enable them to become successful self sufficient adults.”
The Front Porch Alliance has supported more than 300 organizations and invested more than $1 million since the organization opened its doors in 1999. To learn more about the Front Porch Alliance, visit www.fpachatt.org.
Hamilton County Coalition is able to host the Youth Empowerment Society Program as a result of funding received from the Front Porch Alliance. This summer program educates high school students about the consequences of using drugs. Through field trips, panel discussions, and lectures students are learning the negative impact using and abusing drugs have on their lives, the lives of their families, and the Chattanooga community.
Students will have an opportunity Thursday to visit Federal Court to hear a prescription drug case. Following the case, students will speak with Federal Judges and Hamilton County District Attorney Neal Pinkston.