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ACS receives grant from Yahoo! to improve on-campus teen counseling
by Auster Chen
The Campanile / The Paly Voice
Adolescent Counseling Services (ACS) received a $25,000 grant from Yahoo! Employee Foundation (YEF) through ACS's successful on-campus program in November 2007, according to Development & Marketing Director of ACS Lynn Peralta.
"I feel that the ACS is a well-established and well-respected organization that deserves this grant," Peralta said.
Peralta applied for the grant in January 2007 through connections with people in the YEF. The ACS on-campus program was presented to a panel that reviews the applicants and was well-received all around.
"ACS's on-campus program is very successful; we have counseling programs at both Paly and Gunn, and at the three middle schools JLS, Jordan and Terman in Palo Alto," Peralta said.
This grant will help fund the on-campus counseling programs. These counseling programs include adolescent counseling, relationship issues, substance abuse and such.
"ACS is definitely doing a great job providing counseling services to teens, " Peralta said. "Other cities, such as Redwood City, have incorporated ACS, which is a testament that ACS is doing great."
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