Text messages with Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant show Brett Favre was an active participant in the plan of diverting millions of federal dollars from a state program meant for poor children and families to build a volleyball stadium at the University of Southern Mississippi, where his daughter played the sport. Dr. Rashad Richey and Yasmin Aliya Khan discuss on Indisputable.
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Water Insecurity and Justice. Jackson, MS. Technology has served its' purpose. Who has clean hands in Jackson and the State?
Text messages with Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant show Brett Favre was an active participant in the plan of diverting millions of federal dollars from a state program meant for poor children and families to build a volleyball stadium at the University of Southern Mississippi, where his daughter played the sport. Dr. Rashad Richey and Yasmin Aliya Khan discuss on Indisputable.
Accepting proposals for February Conference. Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference. Feb 22-23, 2023 Atlanta, GA
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- Our Rhythm and Sound: The Power of Music
- Afrofuturism: Black Futures & Black Faith
- Environmental Inequity and Injustice
- Ablism, Gender, and Sexuality: How our Theologies Lead to Death
- Call for workshop proposals will close at 8:00pm CST on Sunday, September 25th
- Decisions will be made no later than October 10th 2022
$25.00 Gift Card for Survey. Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference
Grant Opportunities: Philanthropy News Digest September 21, 2022
RFP alert
Conservation Alliance invites
applications for Confluence Program
Posted: September 21, 2022
Deadline: October 2, 2022
Through the program, the Conservation Alliance aims to intentionally
connect to historically racially excluded people to protect natural places....
Annie E.
Casey Foundation issues RFP for emerging professionals in the juvenile justice
system
Posted: September 21, 2022
Deadline: October 4, 2022 (Intent to apply)
The foundation will award grants of up to $100,000 to three organizations to
create paid positions for emerging professionals with experience in the
juvenile justice system....
Charlotte
Mecklenburg Community Foundation invites applications for Social Capital Grants
cycle
Posted: September 21, 2022
Deadline: October 14, 2022 at 12 noon ET
The grants program is designed to support organizations and programs focused on
building social capital networks, relationships, and access to opportunities –
through the lens of increasing economic opportunity for all children, youth,
and families within Charlotte- Mecklenburg....
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Youths are being denied. DOJ charges 47 people with stealing $250 million from pandemic program meant to provide meals to needy children
The focus of the CNN article is on Minnesota. Fraud, embezzlement, kickbacks are prevalent in all major cities in the U.S., not just South-to-South nations when we think of island nations, the continent (Africa), and other nations globally. This is a global issue.
Our credibility and trust are being eroded with our youth that are looking for direction and guidance, and our “leading by example”. This is the example that we are setting.
For similar types of programs that submitted fraudulent claims, and other federal or state illegal activities that arose during the COVID-19 crisis. There is still time to recover trust and credibility with our youths, our next generation leaders that are following our example.
DOJ charges 47 people with stealing $250 million from pandemic program meant to provide meals to needy children By Hannah Rabinowitz and Omar
Jimenez, CNN Updated 4:41 PM ET, Tue September 20, 2022 CNN)The Justice Department on Tuesday announced charges against 47
people accused of stealing $250 million from a federal program designed to
provide meals for needy children during the pandemic. According to the department, the scheme is the largest Covid-19-related fraud uncovered by investigators to date. The defendants are facing a range of charges, including conspiracy, wire fraud, money laundering, and paying and receiving illegal kickbacks. The defendants, prosecutors said, set up a network of shell companies connected to the Minnesota-based nonprofit Feeding our Future, to exploit the federal child nutrition program, which is designed to provide meals to children from low-income families. The program was expanded by Congress at the start of the pandemic to allow more organizations to participate. "Feeding Our Future employees recruited individuals and entities to open Federal Child Nutrition Program sites throughout the state of Minnesota," the Justice Department said in a release. "These sites,
created and operated by the defendants and others, fraudulently claimed to be
serving meals to thousands of children a day within just days or weeks of
being formed." ………………………………………………READ MORE at…
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