These are just a few examples of how the sponsorship dollars are being used.
- Ballet Tennessee utilizes the grant money for their Dance Alive and and Talent Identification Program that helps so many of our youth discover the beauty and discipline of dance. The study of dance benefits our personal and cultural development.
- With the support of A Night To Remember the 100 Black Men of Chattanooga has been able to provide financial assistance to college bound students who normally may not have the opportunity to attend or even stay in post secondary educational institutions because of financial need.
- The Bessie Smith Cultural Center utilizes the grant money for various youth and young adult programming including Art Fun Factory. With classes in visual and performing arts being removed from schools or being offered on a very limited basis the need for art programming has increased, especially among students from disadvantaged and low-income areas.
- Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy used the grant to fund our summer school efforts. As our students come to us with low reading and math skills, we are able to hire tutors for the students, buy supplies and materials for the students to improve their core subject areas and also, supply the students with a snack during the time they are here studying with us in the summer. Without those funds, it would be impossible to have our summer programming.
