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Pacific Power announces Grants To Support Portland Area Education And STEM Programs - 07/13/23

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media hotline: 503-813-6018

 

 

Pacific Power announces grants to support Portland area education and STEM programs 

New funding helps strengthen local and regional organizations focused on workforce development and the fostering of a new generation of creative problem solvers 

 

PORTLAND, Ore. (July 13, 2023) — The Pacific Power Foundation is announcing more than $200,000 in new grant awards to nonprofits and community organizations that support education and science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) learning opportunities in the communities Pacific Power serves. 

Through this funding, the foundation seeks to open doors to opportunity now and in the future by investing in programs that support and lift up young people through education and skill development for a rapidly changing world.

"We’re honored to help our local organizations prepare kids and adults to thrive and succeed on their own terms through these education, STEM and workforce development opportunities,” said Bob Gravely, Pacific Power regional business manager. “We are inspired by the many innovative ways our communities are helping our young people prepare for the future.”

These education and STEM grants are made through one of four grant cycles offered by Pacific Power’s nonprofit arm each year. The following 13 grants totaling $37,000 were given to these regional organizations:

Cascade Pacific Council Boy Scouts of America to help establish additional scout troops in underserved urban and rural areas. 

College Possible for the College Access program at McDaniel High School, which helps ensure underserved students have equitable access to higher education and continues supporting the students until they earn college degrees. 

Girls Inc. of the Pacific Northwest for Eureka!, a five-year mentorship program for girls in grades 8-12 that includes lessons, field trips, internships, job shadows and other activities designed to encourage and support a path to STEM careers. 

Greater Than to help provide scholarships and case management for Class 10 cohort college students who have been involved in the program since third grade. 

Oregon Robotics Tournament & Outreach Program (ORTOP) to support the participation of student FIRST robotics teams in robotics tournaments. 

Oregon STEM to help staff working to ensure equitable access to quality STEM education and to align education, career awareness and workforce development efforts. 

Portland Rose Festival Foundation for the 2024 Intern Education Program, which provides college students with professional work experience at a nonprofit in the areas of event production, project management, volunteer management, communications, promotions and access to a new welding internship involved in building parade floats. 

Portland Workforce Alliance for a workplace mentoring program that matches underrepresented students with workplaces where they can learn about high-demand, high-wage careers. 

Reading Results for a reading program aimed at improving reading outcomes for struggling students in grades 1-4 who are behind grade level. 

Renewable Energy Scholarship Foundation to provide a scholarship for an undergraduate or graduate student studying renewable energy. 

St. Andrew Nativity School for a middle school STEM program for students whose families have low incomes. 

Schoolhouse Supplies for the Tools for Schools program, which provides supplies and backpacks for students in need. 

We Are Healers for the Healers Community Circle program, which provides educational enrichment opportunities for Native American students pursuing healthcare careers.

 

About the Pacific Power Foundation:

The Pacific Power Foundation is part of the PacifiCorp Foundation, one of the largest utility-endowed foundations in the United States. The foundation was created by PacifiCorp, an energy company that serves over 2 million customers across a diverse six-state region in the West as Rocky Mountain Power (Utah, Wyoming and Idaho) and Pacific Power (Oregon, Washington and California). The foundation’s mission, through charitable investments, is to support the growth and vitality of the communities served by Rocky Mountain Power and Pacific Power. Since it started in 1988, the PacifiCorp Foundation has awarded more than $60 million to nonprofit organizations. For more information, visit www.pacificpower.net/foundation.

Pacific Power announces Grants To Support Portland Area Education And STEM Programs - 07/13/23

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media hotline: 503-813-6018

 

 

Pacific Power announces grants to support Portland area education and STEM programs 

New funding helps strengthen local and regional organizations focused on workforce development and the fostering of a new generation of creative problem solvers 

 

PORTLAND, Ore. (July 13, 2023) — The Pacific Power Foundation is announcing more than $200,000 in new grant awards to nonprofits and community organizations that support education and science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) learning opportunities in the communities Pacific Power serves. 

Through this funding, the foundation seeks to open doors to opportunity now and in the future by investing in programs that support and lift up young people through education and skill development for a rapidly changing world.

"We’re honored to help our local organizations prepare kids and adults to thrive and succeed on their own terms through these education, STEM and workforce development opportunities,” said Bob Gravely, Pacific Power regional business manager. “We are inspired by the many innovative ways our communities are helping our young people prepare for the future.”

These education and STEM grants are made through one of four grant cycles offered by Pacific Power’s nonprofit arm each year. The following 13 grants totaling $37,000 were given to these regional organizations:

Cascade Pacific Council Boy Scouts of America to help establish additional scout troops in underserved urban and rural areas. 

College Possible for the College Access program at McDaniel High School, which helps ensure underserved students have equitable access to higher education and continues supporting the students until they earn college degrees. 

Girls Inc. of the Pacific Northwest for Eureka!, a five-year mentorship program for girls in grades 8-12 that includes lessons, field trips, internships, job shadows and other activities designed to encourage and support a path to STEM careers. 

Greater Than to help provide scholarships and case management for Class 10 cohort college students who have been involved in the program since third grade. 

Oregon Robotics Tournament & Outreach Program (ORTOP) to support the participation of student FIRST robotics teams in robotics tournaments. 

Oregon STEM to help staff working to ensure equitable access to quality STEM education and to align education, career awareness and workforce development efforts. 

Portland Rose Festival Foundation for the 2024 Intern Education Program, which provides college students with professional work experience at a nonprofit in the areas of event production, project management, volunteer management, communications, promotions and access to a new welding internship involved in building parade floats. 

Portland Workforce Alliance for a workplace mentoring program that matches underrepresented students with workplaces where they can learn about high-demand, high-wage careers. 

Reading Results for a reading program aimed at improving reading outcomes for struggling students in grades 1-4 who are behind grade level. 

Renewable Energy Scholarship Foundation to provide a scholarship for an undergraduate or graduate student studying renewable energy. 

St. Andrew Nativity School for a middle school STEM program for students whose families have low incomes. 

Schoolhouse Supplies for the Tools for Schools program, which provides supplies and backpacks for students in need. 

We Are Healers for the Healers Community Circle program, which provides educational enrichment opportunities for Native American students pursuing healthcare careers.

 

About the Pacific Power Foundation:

The Pacific Power Foundation is part of the PacifiCorp Foundation, one of the largest utility-endowed foundations in the United States. The foundation was created by PacifiCorp, an energy company that serves over 2 million customers across a diverse six-state region in the West as Rocky Mountain Power (Utah, Wyoming and Idaho) and Pacific Power (Oregon, Washington and California). The foundation’s mission, through charitable investments, is to support the growth and vitality of the communities served by Rocky Mountain Power and Pacific Power. Since it started in 1988, the PacifiCorp Foundation has awarded more than $60 million to nonprofit organizations. For more information, visit www.pacificpower.net/foundation.