Auburn center receives .5M grant for student programming

The Booker T. Washington Community Center in Auburn has been awarded a Full-Service Community Schools Program grant in the amount of $2.5 million f...

January 31, 2023
8:44 PM

The Booker T. Washington Community Center in Auburn has been awarded a Full-Service Community Schools Program grant in the amount of $2.5 million from the U.S. Department of Education.The five-year grant will allow the center, in partnership with the Auburn Enlarged City School District, to provide new programming for students, including free before-school programming at Casey Park, Genesee, Herman and Seward Elementary schools, as well as free after-school programming at Herman and programming that expands support for behavioral, mental health and social-emotional learning.

The Citizen Staff