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STC Receives GED and Workforce Training Grants

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South Texas College is one step closer to its goal of tapping into private foundations to support 1,000 at-risk individuals in need of GED and workforce training opportunities. The initiative coordinated by the departments of Continuing Education and Resource Development, Management and Compliance worked to raise $600,000 in award agreements from private foundations. STC’s Board of Trustees formalized and approved the latest installment of $289,388 by The Meadows Foundation Oct.…

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VIDA Receives $75K From The Meadows Foundation

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VIDA/Meadows Foundation

The Valley Initiative for Development and Advancement is the recipient of a $75,000 grant from the Meadows Foundation. The funds will train low-income women in high-demand jobs. Algur H. Meadows established General American Oil Company of Texas in 1939. He then led it to become one of the nation’s most successful independent oil-and-gas-production companies. Meadows and his wife, Virginia, returned their blessings by establishing The Meadows Foundation in 1948. The…

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