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Valuing Diversity - The Black United Fund


The Black United Fund is dedicated to assisting in the social and economic development of Oregon’s low-income communities and contributing to a broader understanding of ethnically and culturally diverse groups. Since 1983, we continue to work on cultivating ongoing sources of financial support for low-income and minority communities to address issues such as education, social justice, youth empowerment and economic sustainability.

 


Through our Grants Program we offer annual grants of up to $5000 to small grass-roots nonprofit organizations that are working directly with low-income communities in Oregon and SW Washington.

In order to provide direct resources to youth in our communities, encourage responsible citizenship and access to higher education, in 1994 a scholarship program emerged. Through our scholarship program, we facilitate over $500,000 in scholarships to Lewis & Clark, Willamette University, University of Portland, George Fox, Concordia and Reed.

While working with youth, we saw a need for educating youth about identifying and applying for scholarships. Currently, we offer monthly scholarship writing workshops to all high school students interested in learning about the scholarship process, how to write a compelling essay, and the basics of the college application process.

Here are some comments from students:

“This program should be required for all high school students because it not only helps now, but it will also help a student in the future”

“I cannot believe how informative this workshop was. It is a vital resource that more students need access to with rising college cost”

To learn more, please visit our website at www.bufor.org!

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