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12 Organizations Awarded Grants From Carlos Vega Fund

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The recipients of this year’s grants from the Carlos Vega Fund for Social Justice have been announced.

A dozen organizations in Western Massachusetts will receive a total of $7,500 from the fund that was started in 2010 to carry on the legacy of the renowned advocate for civil rights, housing, education and social justice.  

Additionally, prominent defense attorney David Hoose is being recognized with a Social Justice Champion Award.

WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill spoke with Aaron Vega, Carlos’ son and chairman of the fund’s advisory board.

A video of the private reception held Friday June 11 for the award recipients is posted on theCarlos Vega Fund for Social Justice Facebook page.

The record-setting tenure of Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno. The 2011 tornado and its recovery that remade the largest city in Western Massachusetts. The fallout from the deadly COVID outbreak at the Holyoke Soldiers Home. Those are just a few of the thousands and thousands of stories WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill has covered for WAMC in his nearly 17 years with the station.
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