Group gets grant
Young Inspiration Inc., under the direction of Alice Coleman, has been awarded a $200,000 grant from the board of trustees of the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation for a two-year educational expansion project. The goal of the grant and Young Inspiration Inc. is to expand its educational opportunities to the youth in the area. Young Inspiration Inc. (YI) is a 501C3-approved nonprofit organization that is designed to help Fayette County youth nurture positive attitudes toward successful academic achievement. YI has been in operation since 1995 in the Fayette County area. YI has operated an afterschool program for the Uniontown School District (Ben Franklin School, Lafayette School and Uniontown Area High School) since 2001. The targeted schools were selected because they represent some of the lowest PSSA scores and poverty levels in the area. Summer programs are offered to any student in the area.