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PRISM seeks $100,000 to scale high-school mentorship, coaching pilot
Summary
PRISM representative Isaiah Truman asked the Contract Review Committee for $100,000 to underwrite coaches and expand an existing youth sports-mentorship program aimed primarily at Nantucket High School students, describing the request as a one-year pilot to stabilize year-round staff and reach more students.
PRISM founder Isaiah Truman told the Contract Review Committee on Jan. 10 that his nonprofit wants $100,000 from the countygrant program to expand a youth mentoring and sports performance program focused on Nantucket High School students.
Truman said the nonprofit already provides free memberships and coaching to dozens of high-school students and that the requested funds would pay for a small team of year-round coaches to reach more students and stabilize staffing. "We are fundamentally lacking in these types of programs," Truman said, adding the group would use the money to underwrite professional coaches and expand a pilot during the school year.
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