Local YMCA receives grant from the 3M Community Vibrancy Fund

The Forest City Y is pleased to announce it was selected to receive grant funding from the 3M Community Vibrancy Fund. The Y was awarded $25,000 to be used towards a new after school S.T.E.A.M.S. program for middle school students grades fifth through eighth. The program will focus on Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math and Skilled Trades.
“We are excited to offer this programming to area youth”, says Tony Reynolds, Forest City YMCA Director of Programs. “No other Y in the area is providing this type of programming. Through partnerships with Waldorf University and Forest City School District, along with the generous grant from the 3M Community Vibrancy Fund, we are able to offer this program free of charge to any area middle school student wishing to participate.”
Now in its third year, 3M established the Community Vibrancy Fund to enhance community vibrancy in 3M communities across the United States. We invest in nonprofit community organizations that improve the standards of living in your community—with priority given to initiatives that promote economic development, youth development or increase access to quality arts programming for underserved populations.