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Gifford High School brought pride to a tight-knit, segregated Black community, where teachers went to church with students. Then the school closed. ....
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY It s still too soon to talk about bailing out nonprofits suffering financially because of the COVID-19 pandemic, county commissioners said Tuesday. Getting people vaccinated against the coronavirus and helping them meet their basic needs are priorities, commissioners said. For now, they said, nonprofits need to seek assistance from organizations such as the United Way or hold their own fundraisers. Now is not the time, said Commissioner Peter O Bryan, stressing the county needs to focus on vaccinations, not looking for money fund nonprofits. I think we re up to our eyeballs trying to get these vaccines out. Commissioner Laura Moss had proposed a small-nonprofit grant program, similar to the $5,000 grants offered to eligible small businesses that suffered financially because of the COVID-19 pandemic. ....