Tom Joyner Foundation to Distribute $510,000 Grant to Promote HIV/AIDS and Substance Abuse Awareness
Summary
“We want to keep our students at black colleges fully informed about all aspects of life – not just what they learn in class.” Beverly Watts Davis, senior advisor, Office of the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP), said the partnership with the Tom Joyner Foundation has been critical in helping to raise awareness among black college students.Each month, Joyner raises money for a specific historically black college and helps students currently attending that school.Joyner, a graduate of Tuskegee Institute now, University, has been highly recognized by industry and community groups for the work he has done during the more than 25 years in radio.“We want to keep our students at black colleges fully informed about all aspects of life – not just what they learn in class.”Beverly Watts Davis, senior advisor, Office of the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP), said the partnership with the Tom Joyner Foundation has been critical in helping to raise awareness among black college students.Each month, Joyner raises money for a specific historically black college and helps students currently attending that school.Joyner, a graduate of Tuskegee Institute now, University, has been highly recognized by industry and community groups for the work he has done during the more than 25 years in radio.