Pendleton Parks and Recreation awarded $220,000 grant for after-school program

PENDLETON — Pendleton Parks and Recreation Department announced that it has received a $220,000 state Youth Promise grant to support its after-school program.

The Youth Community Investment Grants, including the Youth Promise initiative, are distributed through the Oregon Department of Education on behalf of the Youth Development Division, according to a press release from the city.

The grants fund programs that serve youths 6-24 years old at risk of disengaging from school or work, and Pendleton was selected for the Youth Development Division Community I Investment Grant for the Greater Eastern Oregon Region.