{"id":1701,"date":"2023-07-03T22:13:03","date_gmt":"2023-07-03T22:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/purposeislife.com\/?p=1701"},"modified":"2023-07-03T22:40:13","modified_gmt":"2023-07-03T22:40:13","slug":"purpose-is-life-inc-receives-spring-2023-woodson-foundation-grant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/purposeislife.com\/?p=1701","title":{"rendered":"Purpose Is Life, Inc. Receives Spring 2023 Woodson Foundation Grant"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1701\" class=\"elementor elementor-1701\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27d9940 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27d9940\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0391326\" data-id=\"0391326\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4da0125 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4da0125\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Purpose Is Life, Inc. Receives Spring 2023 Woodson Foundation Grant<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-05c6ea8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"05c6ea8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c173ffc\" data-id=\"c173ffc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15bd71c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15bd71c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>PRESS RELEASE<\/strong><br \/><strong>For Immediate Release<\/strong><br \/>January 1, 2023<br \/><strong>Purpose Is Life, Inc. Receives Spring 2023 Woodson Center Foundation Grant<\/strong><\/p><p>Washington, DC\u2014 <em>Purpose Is Life, Inc.<\/em> a Washington, D.C. based nonprofit focused on providing services to adolescents and young adults from underserved communities, announced today that it was named the recipient of the Woodson Center Foundation Community Affiliate Network Mini-Grant. This program allows grassroots organizations to develop a project, obtain modest funding, and present the results of the project without having to navigate the cumbersome paperwork and bureaucratic barriers that often prevent smaller, more nimble organizations from being funded.<\/p><p>\u201cWe are thrilled to be the recipients of this grant,\u201d said Jamill C. Jones, CEO and Founder,<em> Purpose Is Life<\/em>. \u201cThe Woodson Center Foundation is providing us with tangible resources to support our programs and services to Washington DC\u2019s marginalized communities.\u201d<\/p><p>In the coming months, <em>Purpose Is Life<\/em> will launch further programs focused on supporting low-touch communities in the Washington DC area.<br \/>###<\/p><p><strong>About Purpose Is Life, Inc.<\/strong><br \/>Created with the goal to serve the nation\u2019s capital, Washington D.C., Purpose Is Life, Inc., works to cultivate and inspire the next generation to find their purpose. By leveraging community outreach, social engagement, educational resources, and peer-to-peer empowerment, Purpose is Life, Inc., equips adolescents and young adults from underserved communities with the necessary life resources to help them become effective leaders and productive citizens. Learn more at <a href=\"https:\/\/purposeislife.com.\">www.purposeislife.com.<\/a><\/p><p><strong>About The Woodson Center<\/strong><br \/>Led by former civil rights activist Bob Woodson, the Woodson Center has worked for three decades to empower indigenous leaders in troubled neighborhoods to address problems of their communities through innovative initiatives that increase public safety, spur upward mobility, and inspire racial unity in America. Learn more at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.WoodsonCenter.org\">www.WoodsonCenter.org<\/a><br \/>###<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Purpose Is Life, Inc. Receives Spring 2023 Woodson Foundation Grant PRESS RELEASEFor Immediate ReleaseJanuary 1, 2023Purpose Is Life, Inc. 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