WAEF Grant Application Now Open

Organizations helping farmworkers and Ag workers, as well as their families attain academic success through ESL programs are encouraged to apply for grants to through the Washington Apple Education Foundation.  WAEF said the grant funding is open to community groups, religious institutions as well as public and private schools that help those where English is a second Language.  Grant applications must be submitted by June 1^st.

Grants typically range in size from $2,000-5,000.  In 2018, a total of $44,000 was awarded.

Last year’s recipients include:

• Chelan-Douglas Literacy Council (Wenatchee)
• Friends of the Ellensburg Public Library
• La Casa Hogar (Yakima)
• Wenatchee First United Methodist Church,
• Hand in Hand Immigration (Wenatchee),
• Nuestra Casa (Sunnyside),
• Living Stone Church (Chelan)
• Bethel Church (Prosser)
• Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic (Toppenish)

The grant application is now available at the Foundation’s Web site, under the “Grants” heading.  For more information, please contact the Foundation office at (509) 663-7713.