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July 2001
Florida Community Partnership Center at the University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida
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Awarded: $120,000 |
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Continuation of funding of the North Greenwood Student Enrichment Program, supporting collaborative relationships among area youth organizations, and Kennedy and Dunedin Middle schools. The program directly addresses the need for kids to stay in school and succeed at a time when they are most vulnerable to drop out or not attend regularly. Support is provided via a case manager; programs and services in the school; activities after school; and parental and community involvement.
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November 2001
Clearwater Free Clinic, Inc.
Clearwater, Florida
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Awarded: $70,000 |
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Funding the position of Family Practice Advanced RN Practitioner to deliver health services to pediatric patients for one year. The award includes an amount for capacity building to assist the organization in fundraising and planning so that the position can be permanently established.
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July 2001
Mountain Area Child and Family Center, Inc.
Asheville, North Carolina
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Awarded: $300,000 |
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Providing first-year funding with potential support for two additional years for an early childhood development and resource center. The center is located on the campus of Warren Wilson College and, in addition to providing “best practices” day care services to at-risk children, affords teachers, administrators and students a learning center in early child care. A number of collaborative relationships are in place with various educational institutions throughout the region. The center also offers parenting classes and plans to expand family services to offer classes and workshops in literacy training, GED coursework, caregiver training, computer training and other learning opportunities.
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July 2001
Computer Mentors Group, Inc.
Tampa, Florida
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Awarded: $25,000 |
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Providing funds for an innovative, multilevel computer literacy program targeted to inner-city youth, ages 14 to 18. Instructors are volunteer professionals who engage youth in computer-skill training, information access, and life-skills development as well as a mentoring relationship. Upon completion of the initial training, the youth is awarded his or her own computer which they are responsible for building with the assistance of a trainer or volunteer. The program fosters and supports social, moral, emotional and cognitive competencies as elements of positive youth development. Youth are trained as technical ambassadors, bringing technology into inner-city homes.
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April 2001
Metropolitan Ministries
Tampa, Florida
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Awarded: $130,000 |
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Continuing support for Metropolitan Ministries Academy with the addition of aftercare services through a transition program for youth. New collaborated support for a family literacy program and funding to complete the strategic planning process to determine optimal goals for charter school and family literacy services.
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April 2001
Sylvia Thomas Center for Adoptive and Foster Families
Seffner, Florida
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Awarded: $180,000 |
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Funding a community-based, family-driven organization providing services and supports to meet the needs of foster children and the families that foster or adopt them. Services include support groups, a respite program, tutoring, training and workshops, resource and referral, clothing and toy closet, and a family mentor program. Second and third-year funding are possible upon successful accomplishment of specific goals and outcomes.
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April 2001
Community Foundation of Western North Carolina
Asheville, North Carolina
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Awarded: $150,000 |
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Providing a community foundation with organizational development funds for small-grant distribution to local nonprofits serving at-risk children and their families. This is a pilot program testing the effectiveness of this approach to strengthen area nonprofits that need assistance in areas such as training, planning, and capacity building. Potential for second and third-year funding.
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April 2001
Peggy Crosby Community Service Center, Inc.
Highlands, North Carolina
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Awarded: $92,970 |
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Providing first-year funding, with possible support of two additional years, for a nonprofit support center providing library resources, computers, database access, workshops, facilitators, consultants, and collaboration opportunities. Focus is to enable strategic planning, resource management, marketing, volunteer management, build capacity and improve the services that nonprofit human-service organizations provide to the low-income, undereducated residents of the community.
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April 2001
Management Assistance Program
Tampa, Florida
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Awarded: $75,000 |
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Funding for management support program, improving and strengthening the efficiency and effectiveness of area nonprofits by providing diverse skill and capacity building services. Second and third-year funding available if goals and objectives are met.
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November 2001
The Ballet Society for Ballet Education, Inc
St. Petersburg, Florida
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Awarded: $12,000 |
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Matching funds to support a classical ballet after-school training and enrichment program for youth ages 8-12 residing in an inner-city neighborhood of Tampa, Florida (Suitcase City). The ballet initiative curriculum promotes self-esteem and explains career opportunities as dancers, teachers or providers of technical support within the arts. Program objectives and outcomes are well defined with a clear methodology for evaluation. Dancewear is provided, students attend classes four days a week and performances are held at the university area community center.
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July 2001
Boys & Girls Clubs of Tampa Bay, Inc.
Tampa, Florida
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Awarded: $40,000 |
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Matching funds for capital campaign challenge grant for construction of a new club located in Rembrandt public-housing project in Tampa, Florida. The design, location and program content of this facility reflect the needs of the community and were planned based on a survey of the children to be served and neighborhood adults. The programs are based on the positive youth development philosophy and include drug, pregnancy and violence prevention; leadership training; technology education and a multifaceted offering of activities for at-risk youth.
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April 2001
The Centre for Women, Inc.
Tampa, Florida
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Awarded: $606,758 |
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Providing first-year funding, with potential support for two additional years, for the neighborhood-based Drop-In Program for adolescent girls providing a safe place to “belong” and bond with nurturing adults; a resource for girls and their families seeking help; a variety of after-school activities; basic life and coping skills instruction including consequences of at-risk behaviors, exploration of emotional and psychological issues and methods of dealing with problems and resulting feelings. Goals must be achieved in order to secure second and third-year funding. The program reflects the elements of positive youth development, strongly endorsed by the foundation.
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November 2001
Clearwater Marine Aquarium
Clearwater, Florida
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Awarded: $100,000 |
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Supporting SPINNER, one component of the Full Circle Program, focusing on animal-assisted therapy for at-risk youth and children with special needs. The two-year grant will offer youth a curriculum that teaches marine education and stewardship as well as incorporating individual treatment goals. An evaluation method will be developed with the goal of disseminating program results and contributing to the existing body of knowledge relating to outcomes and cost effectiveness of animal-assisted therapy for vulnerable and special-needs youth.
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April 2001
Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne, Florida
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Awarded: $84,000 |
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Providing second-year funding for early intervention program for girls as described above. The program reflects the elements of positive youth development, strongly endorsed by the foundation.
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November 2001
Lannin-Tunstall Society for Children, Inc.
Asheville, North Carolina
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Awarded: $261,373 |
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Funding to launch an initiative marketing an established effective youth development and dropout prevention program to school districts throughout the United States. The Life Skills Training Kits and Virtual Club Membership package is modeled after STEAM’s successful stay-in-school program in Asheville, North Carolina. The initiative will replicate a successful model with success rates exceeding 90 percent (participants graduating from high school) marketing a cost-effective alternative to school systems pursuing similar goals. Satellite technology will contribute to cost and programmatic effectiveness. The income generated will significantly promote STEAMS’s goal to become self-sufficient.
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November 2001
Salesian Sisters of Tampa/Boys & Girls Clubs of Tampa Bay (2)
Tampa, Florida
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Awarded: $261,373 |
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A challenge grant for programs and operations of the Education House, a collaborative program serving at-risk youth in one of Tampa’s most disadvantaged neighborhoods. The Education House serves children in the community by offering activities grounded in the positive youth development philosophy including after-school and homework activities and other activities. The collaboration of the Salesian Sisters and the Boys and Girls Club has dramatically impacted children and families in the community. The completion of this capital project will enable significant expansion of services and opportunities. The grant also supports development of a comprehensive evaluation tool to promote replication of valuable programmatic elements in other locations and communities.
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April 2001
Suncoast Family YMCA
Clearwater, Florida
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Awarded: $1,000,000 |
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Providing a one-year challenge grant for a capital campaign to renovate the central facility built in 1966 and serving an area populated by a high number of at-risk children and their families. Funds restricted to renovating areas utilized by children. Renovation will support programs directed toward increasing family and parent/child activities and fostering strong relationships; encouraging safe interactive play among children; exposing adolescents and teens to mentoring, leadership and community participation; supporting healthy lifestyles and family-centered recreational activities; and funding outreach programs into residential areas of need.
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April 2001
YWCA of Tampa Bay
St. Petersburg, Florida
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Awarded: $483,014 |
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Providing one-year support for PETTALS and PETTALS Plus, programs directed toward serving the needs of at-risk girls in the age range of 11 to 17 years old with an emphasis on competence and achievement skills; self-exploration and self-definition; physical activities; community service; improved relationships with family, friends, partners; and employment readiness skills. Challenge grants provided for possible second and third year funding, conditioned upon satisfactory achievement of program goals and outcomes. The program reflects the elements of positive youth development, strongly endorsed by the foundation.
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