{"id":178097,"date":"2026-08-04T22:01:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T22:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/178097\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T22:01:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T22:01:10","slug":"chan-zuckerberg-fund-invests-more-than-330000-for-kaua%ca%bbi%ca%bbs-education-kauai-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/178097\/","title":{"rendered":"Chan Zuckerberg Fund invests more than $330,000 for Kaua\u02bbi\u02bbs education : Kauai Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To kick off the school year, the Chan Zuckerberg Kaua\u02bbi Community Fund announced $330,000 in grants to support all 16 of Kaua\u02bbi\u2019s public schools, the island\u2019s seven public charter schools and Kumu\u2019s Cupboard, a L\u012bhu\u02bbe nonprofit that provides free classroom supplies to teachers and other educational support staff throughout the year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fund is part of the Hawai\u02bbi Community Foundation. The recent grants are unrestricted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUnrestricted or flexible grants empower our school leaders to direct resources exactly where they are needed most,\u201d said Leila Maeda-Kobayashi, superintendent of the Hawai\u02bbi Department of Education\u2019s Kaua\u02bbi Complex Area. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis generous donation from the Chan Zuckerberg Kaua\u02bbi Community Fund ensures we can provide a more equitable and supportive learning environment for every student, while also helping Kaua\u02bbi teachers access the supplies they need to help our keiki thrive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to the grants, fund founders Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg joined other local donors in sponsoring Kukui Grove\u2019s annual Back to School Bash, the island\u2019s largest free school supply giveaway for kindergarten through 12th-grade students.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/back-to-school-bash-featured-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-95805\"\/>Keiki picking up a bag at the previous Back to School Bash event at Kukui Grove Center. (Photo courtesy: Kukui Grove Facebook page)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year\u2019s event distributed more than 3,000 backpacks filled with required classroom supplies to students preparing for the school year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marissa Sandblom, program director for the Hawai\u02bbi Community Foundation, said supporting education extends beyond providing school supplies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCreating a safe, inclusive classroom environment isn\u2019t only about providing school supplies,\u201d Sandblom said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEvery student learns differently and deserves the opportunity to succeed. By addressing resource disparities and financial pressures facing students, families and educators, we can help remove barriers and cultivate the necessary conditions for meaningful engagement in learning. Through the generosity of donors like Priscilla and Mark, we are helping build a stronger, more resilient education system for Hawai\u02bbi.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"To kick off the school year, the Chan Zuckerberg Kaua\u02bbi Community Fund announced $330,000 in grants to support&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":178098,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[154],"tags":[80604,80605,80606,80607,45817,80277,618],"class_list":["post-178097","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mark-zuckerberg","tag-back-to-school-bash","tag-chan-zuckerberg-kauai-community-fund","tag-hawaii-department-of-education","tag-kauai-schools","tag-kauai-now","tag-kumus-cupboard","tag-mark-zuckerberg"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@people\/117039496375259216","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178097","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=178097"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178097\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/178098"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=178097"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=178097"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=178097"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}