Aspen Institute pilots new way to build neighborhood trust with 10 hyper-local grants in Baltimore | Afro

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Aspen Institute pilots new way to build neighborhood trust with 10 hyper-local grants in Baltimore | Afro

Simple applications, local judges, and M&T Bank partnership yield $7,000 awards Baltimore, MD, August 9, 2021 –– M&T Bank and Weave: The Social Fabric Project, a program of the Aspen Institute, today announced winners of the first-ever Weaver Awards celebrating and supporting neighbors who are weaving Baltimore’s social fabric. Each awardee receives $7,000 for a […]

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