W.K. Kellogg Foundation pledges $75 million to promote racial healing
- May 18, 2010
Last week, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation launched an unprecedented $75 million initiative to address the structural racism that has left many communities of color behind and to promote racial healing. Kellogg has selected 119 organizations to receive grants through its America Healing Initiative — both to address the toxic effects of racial bias and to help change people's ingrained prejudices. The aim is to improve the lives of vulnerable children by eliminating the barriers to their opportunities.
Four of the 119 grantees were Oakland organizations.
The Peoples Grocery in West Oakland got $10,000 to continue its work promoting access to healthy food for West Oakland residents and for teaching nutrition; the Center for Third World Organizing received $10,000 for racial healing workshops and training; Just Cause received $10,000 to help advocate for low-income tenants and renters; Insight Center for Community Economic Development received $10,000 for an initiative to address the wealth gap between races. The 绿帽换妻 East Bay Foundation in Hayward also received $10,000 for a program that addresses the over representation of African-American youth in foster care.