Riverside County supervisors Tuesday unanimously approved the allocation of $796,680 in federal relief funds to support a Hemet youth program aimed at encouraging participants to pursue fire service or related careers.
Six local educators were the lucky winners in recent teacher grant drawings by both the State CalRTA Teacher Grant program and local CalRTA Division 33.
CalKIDS is a state program that funds up to $1,500 for eligible low-income public school students to save for college and career training — but only 8.3% of eligible students have accessed their accounts. Riverside County, however, is leading the way.