Texas actor Matthew McConaughey and his wife Camila announced that they are launching the Greelights Grants Initiative to better connect schools with mental health and safety programs.
The legislation toughens background checks for young gun buyers, keeps firearms from more domestic violence offenders and helps put red flag laws in place, but the majority helps bolster mental health and safety programs at schools.
“There’s billions of dollars there. The problem is so many districts cannot access it, are having trouble applying...,” he said on “Good Morning America.” “And what the Greenlights Grant Initiative does is we streamline that process for these school districts to fill out those applications,” he said, adding that they will have grant writers on staff to help schools fill out or write applications.
The actor has been vocal about safety and access to resources since 19 students and two teachers were killed in his hometown of Uvalde on May 24, 2022. In the days following the shooting, the actor sto call on Congress to pass gun control legislation in honor of the 21 killed.
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