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Bridging Communities for Low-Income Students Through Food Pantries, Tutoring, Gardens and Parent Workshops
Published 2 months, 1 week ago
Description
In this episode of Drew Schlosberg's Spotlight On The Community, Drew sits downs with Caroline Grondin, founder and executive director of the Grondin Community Bridge. They discuss her organization's mission to improve the lives of low-income children in San Diego schools, particularly in the Lincoln cluster. The organization, which is 100% volunteer-based, offers a nine-point program including tutoring, food pantries, vegetable gardens, and parent workshops. Caroline emphasizes the need for volunteers and community engagement, sharing success stories like the Scripps Poway Rotary's project to transform a storage room into a permanent pantry. She also highlights the importance of making children feel they belong and the impact of small donations and volunteer hours.
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About Spotlight and Cloudcast Media
"Spotlight On The Community" is the longest running community podcast in the country, continuously hosted by Drew Schlosberg for 20 years. "Spotlight" is part of Cloudcast Media's line-up of powerful local podcasts, telling the stories, highlighting the people, and celebrating the gravitational power of local.
For more information on Cloudcast and its shows and cities served, please visit www.cloudcastmedia.us. Cloudcast Media | the national leader in local podcasting.
About Mission Fed Credit Union
A community champion for over 60 years, Mission Fed Credit Union with over $6 billion in member assets, is the Sponsor of Spotlight On The Community, helping to curate connectivity, collaboration, and catalytic conversations. For more information on the many services for San Diego residents, be sure to visit them at https://www.missionfed.com/
Listen Where You Live
About Spotlight and Cloudcast Media
"Spotlight On The Community" is the longest running community podcast in the country, continuously hosted by Drew Schlosberg for 20 years. "Spotlight" is part of Cloudcast Media's line-up of powerful local podcasts, telling the stories, highlighting the people, and celebrating the gravitational power of local.
For more information on Cloudcast and its shows and cities served, please visit www.cloudcastmedia.us. Cloudcast Media | the national leader in local podcasting.
About Mission Fed Credit Union
A community champion for over 60 years, Mission Fed Credit Union with over $6 billion in member assets, is the Sponsor of Spotlight On The Community, helping to curate connectivity, collaboration, and catalytic conversations. For more information on the many services for San Diego residents, be sure to visit them at https://www.missionfed.com/