After a few-years' hiatus, the Civic Pride Foundation will re-launch its Community Grant Program this fall. Grants ranging from $500 to $2,000 will be offered for community-based recreation, cultural or educational programs, and services provided by Walnut Creek non-profits. Grant applications will be available beginning September 15 on the Civic Pride website: www.WCCivicPride.org.

The Walnut Creek Civic Pride Foundation was founded in 1992 as the Walnut Creek Fountain for Youth Foundation by a group of business, civic, and community leaders with one specific mission: to raise funds for organizations and projects that support the youth of Walnut Creek. Since that first year, the foundation has successfully raised and disbursed more than $600,000 to youth-related organizations and programs.