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FLINT, MI -- The Community Foundation of Greater Flint awarded a $7,500 grant to Kettering University to support students at the schools Pre-College Computer Science Camps.

The grant money will be used to offset costs for Genesee County students to attend the camps based on financial need, according to a news release from the university.

The generosity of this grant will remove financial barriers for students that have a passion for computer science to participate in our summer programs, said Cherie Taylor, Ketterings Pre-College Programs lead. The students can take their new skills and lessons back to the classroom and extra-curricular activities such as robotics to help their teams improve the coding on their robots.

The camps, held in July each year, promote hands-on learning and help high school students a navigate the internet using cyber security and python coding programs, per the release.

Kettering offers more than 25 different precollege learning programs, including the Academically Interested Minds program, FIRST Robotics Competition and Leadership Camp.

Offering Flint and Genesee County youth the opportunity to learn computer science skills through this camp at Kettering University gives students skills that can be applied to future careers in the STEM field, which is rapidly growing and offers lucrative employment opportunities, Alexandria Dawson, Community Foundation of Greater Flint program officer, said.

The Community Foundations Bruce B. Mackey Fund for Education provided the grant.

Registration for the Pre-College Computer Science Camps is now open.

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