SACRAMENTO, Calif.–The Golden 1 Credit Union has made a $50,000 grant to the Associated Student Body of Grant Union High School.
The funds were awarded after the high school learned The Golden 1 CU had announced plans to invest in the Del Paso neighborhood.
Courtney McKinney, the social impact program manager at Golden 1, said she was pleasantly surprised to receive an email from the two industrious 17-year-olds, according to CapRadio.org.
"A lot of times it's easy to see the news in passing, but to latch on to it and be like, you know what this could be for us, it just shows wisdom beyond their years," she said. “It’s an example for adults like me.”
According to the report, the two students represent the majority Latin, Black, and Asian demographic of the student body, and are “championing the new funds be directed to student-led initiatives (that) are underfunded but are an essential resource for community building and future economic mobility.”
The students will now determine how the grant is used, including support for the school’s 49 active clubs.