Grant Supports Growing Journalism Nonprofit

LOS ANGELES - May 2, 2017 - PRLog -- Fostering Media Connections has received a $25,000 grant from the Southern California-based Weingart Foundation for unrestricted operating support.

Fostering Media Connections reports and produces original news content, which is published online and in print through The Chronicle of Social Change, Adoption Today, and Fostering Families Today. That content is then distributed to other news outlets to bring more attention to the systems serving vulnerable children.

"We are thrilled that the Weingart Foundation – a true pillar of the Los Angeles philanthropic community – is supporting us through this generous grant," said Daniel Heimpel, executive director of Fostering Media Connections. "With this support we will continue to deepen our roots in Los Angeles County, allowing for consistent coverage of the systems that serve its most vulnerable."

Staff and freelancers for The Chronicle of Social Change closely cover the child welfare and juvenile justice systems in Los Angeles County, which are both the largest systems of their kind in the nation.

The Weingart Foundation funds "nonprofit organizations working to provide greater access, resources, and opportunities in low-income communities, including those whose race, gender, immigration status, disability, age, sexual orientation, or zip code has prevented them from realizing the dignities and liberties all people deserve," according to its website.

Fostering Media Connections a 501 c (3) non-profit that harnesses the power of journalism and media to drive public and political will behind reforming the systems that serve vulnerable children youth and their families. Learn more on the organization's website: https://fosteringmediaconnections.org/