Grants

College Place

The College Place reached its two year anniversary August, 2009. Over thousands of students have been served with information and resources such as college planning, college searching, goal-setting, financial aid, cash for college workshops, and more. The Center, located in the Manchester Mall in Fresno, is being housed with Fresno City College's Manchester Educational Resource Center. Albert Valencia, CSU, Fresno professor is the lead faculty advisor and has recruited four new interns, known as college coaches, who will serves through the fall semester. The interns are all enrolled in the M.A. program and conducting their counseling internships as the Center and receiving a stipend of $1,500 to help off set their college expenses. The College Place attracted grant funding from the California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley in the amount of $200,000 to jumpstart the services in 2007. Since then, the City of Fresno has invested $100,000, the Walter S. Johnson Foundation granted $50,000, and the Rotary Club of Fresno granted $1,600.00

Hispanic Youth Symposium

Every summer since 2006, CV-HEC partners with the Hispanic College Fund to co-host a four day, three night program which has brought over 600 Central Valley high school sophomores and juniors students to Fresno State to experience college life, learn how to prepare for a professional career, get involved in community service, and meet role models and leaders from thriving businesses and industries. During the event, students compete for scholarships in the following contest areas: speech, art, dance, and "issues to action." The event is funded by grants and donations by Wells Fargo, Kaiser Permanente Hospital, and other partners. Scholarships won at the event competitions, in the amount of $15,000 per event, has helped many students pay for college tuition.

Workforce Investment Act (WIAGrant)

December, 2009 CV-HEC teamed up with the California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley in a WIA grant that will assist Valley high schools and colleges in providing training and awareness on the workforce needs in the Valley as well as provide workforce preparation initiatives. CV-HEC was granted $25,000 for 2010 and $25,000 for 2011 as part of a sub- contract. CV-HEC is responsible for three deliverables related to economic development.