Allstate Foundation Awards $35,000 to Student Leadership Project in Cleveland

The Facing History and Ourselves office in Cleveland, Ohio, received $35,000 from The Allstate Foundation in 2011 in recognition of its work supporting student leaders. The foundation awarded a total of $296,500 to seven different Ohio community organizations that promote safe communities, tolerance, inclusion, and diversity.

"We believe it’s our responsibility and in our best interest to build partnerships to support the communities where we live, work and do business," Allstate Field Senior Vice President Thomas F. Clarkson said in a press release issued Thursday.

The student leadership work helps to build the bridge between Facing History classrooms and the promotion of dialogue, leadership, and participation. Student leaders, called "student senators," are chosen from Facing History classrooms from across the Northeast Ohio area. Senators meet three times during the school year on Saturdays. Additionally, the senators facilitate sessions during two full-day retreats for students from the represented schools to go deeper into Facing History content and themes. Senators are nominated by their Facing History teachers and selected based on their essays, leadership, and participation skills.

Read the press release "Allstate Foundation Awards $296,500 to Ohio Community Organizations."

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