Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania Receives Three Grants Totaling 38,000 Dollars: Funding 60 Paid Micro-Internships and Mental Health First Aid Training for 40 Students
SLIPPERY ROCK, Pennsylvania — Slippery Rock University announced on November 11 that it has secured funding from three partners to support student success and a pipeline of talent for regional employers through its Early College Work-Based Learning program, with the three grants totaling 38,000 dollars.
The grants are 25,000 dollars from the Staunton Farm Foundation, to fund student training, 20 paid micro-internships and partnerships with behavioral health providers across southwestern Pennsylvania; 10,000 dollars from the GitLab Foundation through Parker Dewey's SIGNALS Micro-Internship Program, to fund 30 paid micro-internships of 15 hours each; and 3,000 dollars from the Butler County Bar Association Foundation, to fund 10 paid micro-internships. Together they support 60 paid micro-internships.
The university describes micro-internships as short-term, paid, professional projects, typically completed virtually, with students working with nonprofit organizations, businesses, government agencies, educational institutions, behavioral health organizations and community partners across western Pennsylvania and beyond. The Staunton Farm Foundation grant will also provide 40 students with Mental Health First Aid training and certification and establish three to five regional employer partnerships. To sustain the initiative, SRU will train faculty and staff as certified Mental Health First Aid instructors and develop a program manual and replication toolkit.
Source: Slippery Rock University
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