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RIALTO RECORD Weekly

April 15, 2021

Vol 19, NO. 31

Inaugural Black Innovation in STEAM Awards presents nonprofits $1,000 g rant to enhance diversity, equity, inclusion By Manny B. Sandoval

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an Bernardino’s Arrowhead United Way hosted its Inaugural Black Innovation in Science, Technology, Entrepreneurship, Art and Math (STEAM) Awards on Friday, March 26. Five local non-profit organizations were surprised with a $1,000 check via a Zoom celebration and each had the opportunity to express how the grant will further enhance the programing of their organization.

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All five organizations underwent a vetting process, and maintain a mission and vision that aligns with United Way’s initiative of enhancing opportunity and resources for the youth in the San Bernardino community and beyond. “The five representatives from STEAM, cont. on next pg.

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Arrowhead United Way President Gwen Rodgers hands Darious Harris, CEO and Founder of nonprofit Never Stop Grinding Impact based in Rialto, a check for $1,000. Harris said the funding will help to launch the new Impactful Emotional Teaching program scheduled to commence in September.

Rialto DREAMer student credits SBVC as cr ucial step in jour ney to UC Berkeley

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ialto resident Vanessa Mendoza, 26, wanted to study literature, write novels, and possibly even become an English professor, but that all changed after her first cultural anthropology class. At the end of her first year at San Bernardino Valley College, Mendoza began experiencing vertigo spells and migraines. They became chronic, and for almost a year, she was unable to attend classes on campus. During this time, Mendoza says she “began to question and think about the social circumstances that made it difficult for me to obtain a proper diagnosis and treatment.” Mendoza signed up for an online cultural anthropology course, and upon its conclusion, “felt that I had finally found a lens through which I could understand myself and my experiences Vanessa, cont. on next pg.

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Vanessa Mendoza grew up in Rialto and graduated from high school in 2012. She wanted to attend UCLA, but as an undocumented and first-generation college student, it was difficult to navigate the application process and secure enough financial aid. With the guidance received from SBVC professors, Mendoza graduated from SBVC in 2018 and transferred to UC Berkeley.


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