KeyBank Shed-ucation Initiative Grant

KeyBank Shed-ucation Initiative Grant

Funder: KeyBank

Award Amount: $150,000

Geographic Scope: Lane County, Oregon (rural public high schools)

Focus Areas:

Recipient Organization: St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County

Program Description:
Innovative program spearheading collaboration between SVdP, Lane Workforce Partnership, and Lane Educational Service District (ESD). Students in Career Technical Education courses at rural public high schools throughout Lane County build outdoor sheds for installation at SVdP mobile-home parks.

Triple Bottom Line Benefits:

Specific Use of Funds:

Geographic Expansion Potential:
KeysBank noted this project "has potential to serve as a working model for schools, nonprofits and communities across the state and region."

Schools Participating:
Crow High School (first completed project mentioned)

Contact: Terry McDonald, SVdP Executive Director; Josh Lyons, KeyBank Market President for Oregon and S.W. Washington