Battelle Provides $40,000 Funding for Boys and Girls Club of AC Drone Program

The hopes and dreams of teens in Atlantic City are taking flight thanks to a $40,000 Battelle grant that the Boys and Girls Club of Atlantic City (BGCAC) has used to create an aviation and drone program.

The multi-faceted aviation program began in fall 2022, when promising STEM high-school students got to take an introductory aviation course offered through Atlantic Cape Community College. Those students then worked with BGCAC staffers to mentor 160 inner-city youths during the second half of the school year, exposing even more Atlantic City children and teens to the use of drones and opportunities presented by the aviation industry.

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