July 2009 Grant Awards To advance this mission, The Fund recently awarded over $2 million in grants. The Board of Directors carefully screened grant applicants and then resourced key nonprofit organizations whose creative vision is backed by a sustainable operational model that provides practical tools for implementation. In these challenging times, The Fund encourages local providers to explore new ways to work cooperatively, to rethink the status-quo whenever and wherever it fails to meet community needs and to focus on advancement and problem solving in terms of macro-level community need and micro-level program delivery. We encourage fresh ideas and synergies--not for the sake of change itself--but to transform the lessons of the past into the solutions of the future. ChicagoAmerican Indian Center: $15,000.00 - For support of the expansion of a Wellness Department By the Hand Club for Kids: $70,000.00 - For support of after-school programming for youth grades 1-12 Catalyst Schools: $15,000.00 - For general operations support City Year Chicago: $20,000.00 - For support of the dropout prevention start-up program Diplomas Now for 150 freshman students in the Whole School, Whole Child model in Talent Development High School Emergency Fund: $20,000.00 - In support of the crisis intervention program for needy families Horizons for Youth: $20,000.00 - For renewed support of the Big Sibling Mentoring Program Jobs for Youth/Chicago: $15,000.00 - For renewed support of the occupational skills training programs Juvenile Protective Association: $50,000.00 - For renewed support and expansion of the Building Bridges Program Lawrence Hall Youth Services: $7,500.00 - For support of the Parent Child Interactive Therapy Program Literature for All of Us: $10,000.00 - For support of the reading and writing program for at-risk youth New Moms, Inc.: $10,000.00 - For support of the Rising Star career readiness and education program for young mothers, ages 13-21 Rush University Medical Center: $180,000.00 - For support of a clinical trial to conduct a proof-of-concept study of the efficacy and acceptability of a lifestyle program for patients with metabolic syndrome. Umoja Student Development Corporation: $100,000.00 - For renewed support of College and Career Preparation programming at 3 CPS high schools Young Men's Educational Network: $30,000.00 - For general operating support to continue the programs at YMEN Colorado: Including Denver, Eagle, and Lake Counties Aspen Camp for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing: $25,000.00 - For support of a summer camp for deaf and hard of hearing children Full Circle of Lake County, Inc.: $10,000.00 - For renewed support of the Outdoor Leadership Program Higher Ground Youth Challenge: $7,500.00 - For renewed support of the Outdoor Leadership experiential program Mile High Youth Corps: $40,000.00 - For support of phase II of the capital campaign to renovate the newly purchased facility Kansas City, Kansas Cristo Rey Kansas City: $25,000.00 - For support of the expansion of the science department Hayden Catholic High School: $150,000.00 - For support of completing the new science classrooms and laboratories Our Lady of Unity Catholic School: $50,000.00 - For support of the multi tiered system of Support Reading Project Northeastern Pennsylvania: Including Lackawanna and Luzerne Counties Immaculate Heart of Mary Center: $30,000.00 - For renewed support of after-school programming a the Education Enrichment Institute King's College: $998,668.00 - For support of the programs at the William G. McGowan Center for Ethics and Public Life Reno, Nevada Angel Kiss Foundation: $30,000.00 - For support of the Client Assistance Fund Tru Vista: $10,000.00 - For support of recreational equipment and programs for youth Western New York: Including Buffalo, Rochester, and surrounding Communities Camp Good Days and Special Times: $26,000.00 - For support of Homework Huddle, an after-school tutoring program Gerard Place Housing Development Fund Company, Inc.: $61,750.00 - For support of the Life Skill and Job Readiness Training Programs Greater Rochester Area Branch of American Association of University Women, Inc.: $8,000.00 - For support of the Women Helping Girls Program McGowan Family Fund Small Grants Program Communities in Schools - Aurora: $5,000.00 - For support of Project Unity and Communities in Schools' Back to School Fair Family to Family: $5,000.00 - For support programs providing food, winter coats, hats, and gloves to families in need. Greater Topeka Rowing Development Association: $5,000.00 - For support of the van to transport youth to the lake for rowing experiences Hope for Families, Inc.: $5,000.00 - For support of Camp Hope Richmond NEPA Council of Boy Scouts: $5,000.00 - For support of replacement equipment for the challenge and climbing course for at-risk youth and those with special needs. |
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