Baton Rouge Alliance for Students Awards Community Building Grants

BATON ROUGE, LA – The Baton Rouge Alliance for Students announced Wednesday the awarding of its annual Community Building investments. Grant awards support the work of non-profit organizations in building positive community change and advancing the quality of life for Baton Rouge students and their families. The grants are designed to provide organizations with the resources to expand their reach and impact ahead of their work for next year. The selected recipients are: 

• Fathers On A Mission
• Line4Line
• National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc.
• Redstick C.A.R.E.S.
• Save the Children
• Sexual Trauma Awareness & Response
• The Langston Galloway Foundation
• Thrive Foundation
• Young Entrepreneurs Academy of Baton Rouge

This year’s grant recipients were selected based on their work in the Alliance’s community priority areas of equity, student growth and development, leadership development, family and community voice, youth empowerment, and out-of-school time. Grantees were also chosen for their ability to encourage the development of community advocacy and offer enriching learning experiences. 

“The Alliance is committed to building a coalition of community partners who will serve Baton Rouge students and families well,” said Adonica Pelichet Duggan, CEO of the Baton Rouge Alliance for Students. “We hope that with these investments, grantees can advance their initiatives to continue building the robust and vibrant Baton Rouge our community’s children deserve.”