NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – The Pro Bono Publico Foundation, which serves as the charitable arm of the Rex Organization, on Saturday (Jan. 18) revealed a slate of grants to New Orleans schools and youth programs totaling more than $1.2 million.
“The Pro Bono Publico Foundation’s donors, as well as other local foundations we partner with, recognize the importance of this investment in our children and our future,” said Merritt Lane, a member of the foundation’s board. “We have made tremendous progress, but we recognize there is much work still to do to ensure excellence in all of our schools.”
The 66 total grants announced Saturday at a press conference inside the Rex den on South Claiborne Avenue consist of 64 operational grants, one strategic grant to New Schools for New Orleans and one to the Greater New Orleans Foundation. The grants total $1,225,967, the foundation said…