Avista Foundation grants support education, youth development

| July 30, 2024 1:00 AM - Bonner County Daily Bee

The Avista Foundation is awarding $201,750 in grants to 40 nonprofit organizations in Washington, Idaho, and Oregon to support education and youth development.

“Together with our partners, we are making a difference in the lives of young people. Avista is proud to support the vital programs and organizations that nurture, educate, and uplift our youth,” said Dennis Vermillion, Avista CEO.  

The second-quarter grants support a diverse range of organizations and programs, including providing scholarships for childcare programs and summer camps at the Northeast Youth Center in Spokane; supplying shoes for children in Lewiston through LC Crew’s shoe drive; and helping the Boys and Girls Club of the Rogue Valley in Southern Oregon expand its science, technology, engineering, the arts and math program.

Among groups selected for a grant award in Idaho are: Arts Alliance Inc., $2,500; Idaho STEM Action Center Foundation, $1,500; Kaniksu Land Trust Inc., $3,000; READ MORE