Columbus Archive of Community Stories
Economic Education for Immigrant Families
“This grant is for new Americans to become involved in the community,” said Pat Heims, executive director of the Columbus Area United Way, which is partnering with the Columbus Multi-Cultural Alliance to deliver the new training program.
A New Americans account has been established within the Columbus Area Community Foundation Fund. Long-term goals for the New Americans program include economic empowerment, financial literacy, economic self-sufficiency and civic engagement.
Columbus Collaboration Highlights HTC
The Columbus Area Community Foundation Fund (CACFF) presented its first HomeTown Competitiveness grants in 2008 in front of a capacity crowd of more than 1,000 people.
