Barbara Bush Foundation Awards $600,000+ in New Grants

Crossroads Rhode Island
Providence, RI
$65,000
To support the Crossroads Family Literacy Program, which aims to integrate family literacy education into the larger work of the shelter, which is the largest provider of services to homeless and disconnected individuals and families in the state of Rhode Island. By providing targeted literacy and learning activities for the entire family, this program not only will rehabilitate these recently homeless or neglected community members, but also provide them with the means to begin making a life of their own. This program will be integrated with the pre-existing vocational service program, which includes adult education, one-on-one GED preparation, a certified nursing assistant program, and other employment services.