Area children will benefit from Starbucks' grant

By Michelle Hatfield/Staff writer
Lee Central Coast Newspapers

Guadalupe and Santa Maria children are among 30 beneficiaries of $1 million in grant money from coffee giant Starbucks.

The money will help fund learning centers at Los Adobes de Maria II and River View, low-income rental housing complexes run by Peoples' Self-Help Housing.

Called the Starbucks California Giving Program, 30 nonprofits across the state were awarded money and connected to Starbucks employees who will volunteer with each agency. More than 3,000 nonprofits applied for the funding.

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