(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Maria Granvold guides her students back to class at Guadalupe School in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021. Bank of America's Neighborhood Builders program is giving a $200,000 grant to the school, an elementary school that also helps Hispanic immigrant children and adults to learn English. The school plans to expand its early learning center and after-school programs to help parents in need of child care.
Alixel Cabrera is a Report for America corps member and writes about communities on the west side of the Salt Lake Valley for The Salt Lake Tribune. She has reported on the economy, energy, food and culture for newspapers and websites in Venezuela and the U.S.