Hispanic-serving Institutions Assisting Communities Program
FY 1999 Awardees

Pima County Community College will receive a Hispanic-serving Institutions Assisting Communities Program (HSIAC) grant of $399,960 to undertake activities designed to help revitalize the City of South Tucson, a U.S. Department of Justice Weed and Seed Community. South Tucson is a small, predominantly Hispanic city where community resolve and social fabric are struggling to overcome high levels of poverty, violence, street crime, and delinquency.

The grant will be used to transform an ordinary schoolyard into a community oasis. The oasis will include environmentally-appropriate landscaping, a Peace Patio, and construction of a community garden, with a state-of-the-art classroom at a local elementary school. HSIAC funds will also be used to upgrade the computer lab at a nearby model alternative education and vocational arts high school. In addition, the grant will be used to link the community through fine arts activities including community murals, mosaic art, and a drama production facilitated by students in the College's Center for the Arts.

Pima's partners include the City of South Tucson, the County Department of Community Services, the Tucson Unified School District, and the local Weed and Seed Steering Committee. These partners will be providing matching funds totaling almost $500,000.

Contact: Stan Steinman, 520-206-4953

Content Archived: January 20, 2009