AACLC Selected as a Courage Project Grant Recipient
In May, the Literacy Council was awarded a “pay-it-forward” grant through The Courage Project — a recently launched initiative that celebrates everyday acts of civic bravery.
Jinny Amundson and Janice Holmes of Old Fox Books & Coffeehouse are among the first recipients of a Courage Project award for their Operation Caged Bird project that provides free banned books to Naval Academy midshipmen. They chose the Literacy Council to receive a $25,000 grant to support our work.
From The Courage Project’s website: “The initiative shines a spotlight on individuals and organizations who take principled stands in the face of adversity. It is supported by a national coalition including: United Way Worldwide, the Freedom Together Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Marguerite Casey Foundation, the McKnight Foundation, the Public Welfare Foundation, The Skillman Foundation, the Surdna Foundation, The James Irvine Foundation, and CFLeads.”
We are grateful to Jinny, Janice, Old Fox, and The Courage Project for this generous support of adult education in Anne Arundel County.
