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In recent cycles, grants have been awarded to organizations whose missions and programs must fit within our current initiative, strongly align with our mission and values, comply with eligibility requirements, and accomplish one or more of the following:
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Improve and expand the scope of learning environments of children and youth, especially those from economically and socially disadvantaged families.
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Promote positive interactions among children, youth, and adults through programs that actively involve parents, staff and volunteers, and embrace on-going professional development for those that deal directly with children and create their learning environments.
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With special interest given to proposed projects that offer a high return on investment, defined by an opportunity to create a synergistic effect on funding, a means to increase the organization's economic self-sufficiency or similar projects that will enhance efficiency and benefit the organization for the long term.
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| Los Angeles County, CA. Support for a program that provides youth of color with educational opportunities that they would not normally have access to by facilitating their admission to college preparatory schools throughout the United States, including 22 in the Los Angeles area. |
| website: http://www.abetterchance.org/ |
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| Los Angeles, CA. Support for a summer program for low-income, at-risk youth within the context of a multi-faceted after-school program in South Central Los Angeles. The curriculum utilizes best practices and the program includes a research component, impact assessment, and youth/family responsibility. This program is an expansion of services that provide at-risk youth with a secure, positive family environment where they can regain hope and belief, earn trust and self-respect and learn skills to lead a productive lifestyle free of the gangs, drugs and poverty that surrounds them. |
| website: http://www.apch.org/ |
| online documentary: http://fcfox.org/films/aplacecalledhome |
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| Los Angeles and Santa Clara Counties, CA. Support of Student Advocacy. Project in two schools, one in each county with existing relationship with the AHA, for a G.A.T.E. program curriculum in student advocacy, civic participation on health issue relating to children (obesity and nutrition in schools is the hot topic) following state legislation (there are one or two bills 'with legs' that students can monitor through legislative process). Culminating in an essay contest and field trip to Sacramento to meet with legislators to discuss this issue and the student projects. |
| website: http://americanheart.org/ |
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| Glendale, CA. POETIC GENERATIONS program, a series of free, after-school workshops at the Glendale Public Library that uses the art of poetry to break down cultural, language, and generational barriers. Based on the State of California Language Arts and Visual and Performing Arts Content Standards, the program serves the areaÕs high number of English as a Second Language (ESL) 5th and 6th grade children and senior citizens over age 60, where the generations come together. Bolsters English language skills by composing poems first in their native language and then translating. |
| website: http://www.alextheatre.org/ |
| online documentary: http://fcfox.org/films/poetic_generations |
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| Los Angeles, CA. Support for 'The Big Promise Project' aimed at securing the resources necessary to screen, train and match high quality volunteer mentors for an additional 500 children in 2005 who will gain access to the proven benefits of having their own mentor to help guide them in their decisions, bring new experiences, support, humanity and hope to their lives, and open up a whole new set of possibilities for their futures. |
| website: http://www.bbbslaie.org/ |
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| Santa Clara County, CA. Independent Living Skills Program support for youth leaving foster care and previously homeless youth to live independently and maintain self-sufficiency. |
| website: http://www.billwilsoncenter.org/ |
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| Los Angeles, CA. To support recycling of children's books through student-run book drives and places them in schools and youth organizations in need of books. Recipients include inner-city schools, youth centers, homeless shelters, family literacy centers, after-school enrichments programs, children's group homes and juvenile detention facilities. |
| website: http://www.bookends.org/ |
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| Los Angeles, CA. Support of high achieving, disadvantaged youth in a five year program (senior year high school through senior year college) which includes scholarships for high school seniors from low income families, for no-cost college prep services that remove economic obstacles to college entry. |
| website: http://www.brightprospect.org/ |
| online documentary: http://fcfox.org/films/brightprospect |
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| San Jose, CA. Support of 'Step Up' program at Yerba Buena High School, a year-long extra-curricular mentoring and training program for high-risk 9th graders, to improve attendance, grades, self-esteem and developmental assets. This program integrates adult/youth mentoring, family participation, staff development, and community support to enable youth to make a successful transition into high school, minimize disciplinary actions, and build the developmental assets they need to succeed. |
| website: http://www.ccpy.org/ |
| online documentary: http://fcfox.org/films/ccpy |
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| Program support and fees scholarships for 2005 Youth Education Summer Camps program for children & teens with Diabetes, as well as family camps. Children of all economic backgrounds can have a safe, fun learning environment in which to become educated about their medical and health needs, and to engage in activities with similarly affected children. |
| website: http://www.diabetesscv.org/ |
| online documentary: http://fcfox.org/films/db_short |
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| San Jose, CA. Support for the College Guidance Program comprised of 1) College Readiness Curriculum and Lab, 2) Parent Education and Support, and 3) Alumni Support and Retention. DCP is the only college-prep school exclusively designed to serve the lowest-achieving students Ð students who are primarily Latino/a and the first in their families to go to college. |
| website: http://www.downtowncollegeprep.org/ |
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| Santa Clara County, CA. Support for Youth Volunteer Mentoring Program. High-achieving, volunteer-oriented teens/college students are mentored and educated by health and education professionals, then take that learning Òon the roadÓ in teams of two to mentor, Òbefriend,Ó and provide enrichment activities for special needs children on a weekly basis. |
| website: http://www.friendshipcirclepa.org/ |
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| Los Angeles, CA. Support for College Counseling Program that provides underprivileged students with the tools and guidance they need to pursue higher education and fulfill their potential, from the 10th grade until they graduate from college and start their careers. |
| website: http://www.fulfillment.org/ |
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| Los Angeles, CA. Education and assistance in Fund Development strategy, grantwriting school and short term grantwriting assistance. |
| website: http://www.hands4hope.org/ |
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| Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties, CA. Support for capacity building for an agency in its 12th year of recruiting homes and helpers for foster children. |
| website: http://www.helponechild.org/ |
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| Santa Clara County. Support for the ChildrenÕs Bereavement Program: education and resources at no charge, to help disadvantaged children learn how to cope with illness/death of a parent, removing obstacles to the childÕs development. |
| website: http://www.hospicevalley.org/ |
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| Santa Clara County, CA. Program support for the InnVision Youth Development Program serving homeless and youth at-risk for homelessness, with after school tutorials, Kids' Summer Adventure Program, extra-curricular mentoring activities at three local shelters. |
| website: http://www.innvision.org/ |
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| JeremiahÕs Promise, Palo Alto, CA. Program support for capacity building for this 18-month transitional program teaching life skills and offering academic/comprehensive support for females who have emancipated out of the foster care system. Utilizing the Greenhouse at Film Garden film they will work to attract strategic partners, as a client recruiting tool, as a volunteer recruitment tool, to attract donors to support operational needs, and to attract highly-qualified staff for the menÕs and other future homes. |
| website: http://www.jeremiahspromise.org/ |
| online documentary: http://fcfox.org/films/jeremiahspromise |
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| Los Angeles, CA. Support for women and girls in the Watts area to break the cycle of entrapment in the criminal justice system and lead healthy, satisfying lives in an environment where they and their children feel welcomed and supported in the transition to independent members of the community. |
| website: http://anewwayoflife.org |
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| Los Angeles, CA. Support the service delivery of the Speech and Language Training Program for economically disadvantaged deaf children. This innovative after-school program provides oral deaf children a learning environment in which they can develop communication skills, learn proper models of grammatical structure, understand theater and role-playing, and develop public speaking skills to help them succeed in academic, social, and life situations. |
| website: http://www.nolimitsspeaksout.com/ |
| online documentary: http://fcfox.org/films/nolimits |
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| Santa Cruz, CA. Support for 'A River Runs To It' program to inspire 160 low income youth served by the San Jose After School program to community and environmental stewardship by engaging them in a hands-on river to the sea program. |
| website: http://www.oneillseaodyssey.org/ |
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| Santa Clara County, CA. Challenge grant for a volunteer coordinator position for a 28-year-old nonprofit, family resource center that benefits children with special needs; children of all ages and backgrounds who have a need for special services due to any special need, including but not limited to illness, cancer, accidents, birth defects, neurological conditions, premature birth, learning or physical disabilities, mental health issues, and attention deficit (hyperactivity) disorder. |
| website: http://www.php.com/ |
| online documentary: http://fcfox.org/films/parentshelpingparents |
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| Los Angeles, CA. Awards for full tuition, merit leadership scholarships, from senior year in high school through college to cultivate leadership skills through pre-collegiate training program and career program for young leaders from diverse backgrounds. |
| website: http://www.possefoundation.org/ |
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| Los Angeles, CA. Support for Roosevelt High juniors who have failed one or more classes and are among the 85% of their class who are in danger of not graduating before they are 18, if at all, and giving them the opportunity of beating these odds, graduating, gaining a career or college degree, and becoming contributing members of society. |
| website: http://www.puente.org/ |
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| Mountain View, CA. Support weekly residency music education program where professional musicians of Quadre go to schools to demonstrate and teach ensemble skills, music fundamentals, and repertoire. 120 Students from all three schools will perform with Quadre in December 2005. |
| website: http://www.quadre.org/ |
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| Santa Clara County, CA. Support for an arts-integration program targeting children at-risk of academic and/or social disengagement. Through the tools and techniques of improvisational theatre, participants are able to safely come to terms with and triumph over the forces that hamper their lives, while developing ability to make positive choices, solve problems, focus on tasks and work collaboratively. |
| website: http://www.sjrep.com/education/redladder/ |
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| Santa Clara County, CA. Funding toward salaries of 12 Youth Corps leaders who work directly with youth on community service projects, field trips, and life and job skills training. Emphasis this year is on mentoring youth in skill building for successful living and work habits, creating stewards of the environment, and field trips to broaden the horizons of underprivileged, underserved youth. |
| website: http://www.sjcccharterschool.org/americorps.htm |
| online documentary: http://fcfox.org/films/sjcc |
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| San Jose, CA. Funding for a music education program, 'Music Matters' to bring music education to lower income public elementary schools in the South Bay of Santa Clara Valley. Participating schools do not pay for the program; costs have been met by SJYS through its operating funds, grants, sponsorships and other donations. |
| website: http://www.sjys.org/ |
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| Los Angeles, CA. Career camp for disadvantaged youth. |
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| San Fernando Valley, CA. Funds to support the award of two college scholarships for high-achieving disadvantaged, minority (mostly Latina) females graduating from public high school in Los Angeles County. |
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| Los Angeles, CA. For 2006 program support for job preparation workshops and career education opportunities serving primarily high-school students between the ages of 16-18. Participants include those identified as at-risk, foster youth and those preparing for the emancipation process. |
| website: http://www.yestojobs.org/ |
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* Nominated by Board Member for Discretionary Grant |
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