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$5,000 Grant from the Safeway Foundation Supports Tuition Assistance

ArtStream is grateful to be supported by a $5,000 grant from the Safeway Foundation. The grant will support tuition assistance in ArtStream programs.

ArtStream is counted among 27 organizations supporting people with disabilities who received funding from the Foundation in October 2017, totaling over $300,000.

“The Safeway Foundation and Safeway have a long history of supporting people with special needs of all kinds. As a company that proudly employs thousands of people with disabilities, we see first-hand the positive impact thse organizations have in our communities.”

– Dan Valenzuela, Safeway Eastern Division President

About tuition assistance at ArtStream

ArtStream works hard to keep tuition affordable. Participants may be eligible for partial or full tuition assistance for any ArtStream program on a self-reported need basis. Tuition assistance is granted on a program-by-program basis based on requests from participants and funding currently available. Tuition assistance funding provided by foundation grants.

About the Safeway Foundation

Founded in 2001, The Safeway Foundation supports causes that impact our customers’ lives. Safeway stores provide the opportunity to mobilize funding and create awareness in our neighborhoods through the generous contributions by our customers, our employees’ passion and partnerships with our vendors. We focus on giving locally in the areas of health and human services, hunger relief, education, and helping people with disabilities. Albertsons Companies, operated locally as Safeway and The Safeway Foundation have invested $2 billion in our neighborhoods since 2001. For more information about the Safeway Foundation, visit www.safewayfoundation.org.

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