EL CHICANo Weekly
Vol 59, NO. 48
November 17, 2022
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Young Visionaries Youth Leadership Academy and Community Action Partnership of San Bernardino County are seeking volunteers for the November 19th giveaway. Volunteer sign-ups can be performed on each organization’s respective website.
By Manny Sandoval
hile all 1,000 turkeys have already been reserved to families in need via registration, Young Visionaries Youth Leadership Academy (YVYLA) and Community Action Partnership of San Bernardino
County’s Annual Thanksgiving Turkey Giveaway and Resource fair still has much to offer.
For those living in the county, with identification, children can still take advantage of free vision exams and eyeglasses, child and adult physicals, COVID-19 and flu vaccinations, along with tools and
social service resources from 33 other on-site vendors.
“It’s so important for children to have adequate vision. There’s been many studies on how children are more prone to getting distracted in school and acting out when they can’t see the board, because they cant concentrate. So Vision to Learn will be on-site adminis-
tering same day eye exams and providing children with on-the-spot prescription eyeglasses,” said YVYLA CEO Terrance Stone.
Another imperative additive to the event is the inclusion of employment agencies from 10 Fair cont. on next pg.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars to be granted to Latino serving organizations via IECF, apply now
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he Inland Empire C o m m u n i t y Foundation (IECF) has launched its Cielo Fund and opened its first grant cycle, where an estimated $200,000 will be granted to Latino-led and serving non-profit organizations from across the Inland Empire.
The fund accepts applications through December 5th, 2022 and will fund up to $15,000. At the CIELO Fund Launch Party in September, the CIELO Fund Chair Jesse Melgar stated that IECF’s goal was to raise $80,000. Still, the organization raised $300,000 to disseminate to organizations that will elevate the quality of life for IECF, cont. on pg. 2
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In September 2022, it was announced that the CIELO Fund raised $300,000 of which $200,000 will be granted to Latino serving organizations this winter and about $100,000 will be awarded in the form of a scholarship to Latino students in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties in the Spring of 2023.