Humboldt Education Foundation reports 1,600 backpacks, 20,000 weekend meals and new grant cycle
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The Humboldt Education Foundation told the board it has distributed roughly 1,600 backpacks, provided more than 20,000 weekend meals year‑to‑date, awarded scholarships and will open $5,000 classroom and extracurricular grants in its Q2 cycle.
The Humboldt Education Foundation updated the Humboldt Unified School District board on its recent outreach and fundraising work, including a large backpack distribution, student meal support and grants for classroom and extracurricular programs.
Jonathan Knight, president of the foundation, said volunteers and local donors helped provide more than 20,000 weekend meals to students year‑to‑date as part of the 'hungry kids' program and distributed about 1,600 backpacks with supplies at a back‑to‑school event. Knight said the foundation also awarded four $1,000 student scholarships and returned just over $10,000 in mini‑grants to teachers for classroom supplies and activities.
Knight announced an upcoming Q2 grant round opening the next day with $5,000 available for classroom grants and another $5,000 for physical education/extracurricular grants. He also described participation in a seasonal public fundraiser (the Giving Machine) that will be staged on Whiskey Row from Dec. 3–16 and thanked major sponsors including the Ronald McDaniel Foundation, Dignity Health and Desert Financial.
Board members thanked the foundation for work easing teachers’ out‑of‑pocket costs and strengthening community support; one board member requested the teacher‑of‑the‑year ceremony date to aid travel planning and Knight said the event will be in April with the exact date to be announced.
No board action was required on the foundation presentation, but the foundation requested publicity assistance and encouraged board members to attend upcoming events.