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Board committee advances $50,000 NEA grant for Writers Corps serving San Francisco youth
Summary
The Budget & Finance Committee forwarded a resolution allowing the San Francisco Arts Commission to accept a $50,000 NEA grant for the Writers Corps, which the commission says will reach about 600 young people this year; public commenters urged better outreach to Southeast sector and detained youth.
The Budget and Finance Committee moved forward a resolution authorizing the San Francisco Arts Commission to accept and expend a $50,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to support the Writers Corps.
Mister Cancel, identified in the record as the Arts Commission director, told the committee the program is entering its 17th year and partners with the Library and the Department of Children, Youth and their Families to place…
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