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2016 Grant Recipients

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Grants Awarded During 2016

Santa Clarita Valley

AAUW SCV Branch
For the 2016 Tech Trek Camp for 7th grade girls
$6,300
ARTree Community Arts Center
For expanding arts education classes for underserved students in Newhall and Valencia (matching)
$5,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Clara Valley
For the Fillmore Clubhouse Arts Program (payable over 2 years)
$18,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Clarita Valley
For a challenge grant to increase donor giving (matching)
$20,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Clarita Valley
For core programs and Homework Café to prepare junior high school students for high school
$30,000
Bridge to Home
For the year-round continuum of homeless services to help individuals transition out of homelessness
$25,000
Carousel Ranch
For Ready for Work job readiness training program for young adults with disabilities
$25,000
Child & Family Center Foundation
For the IT upgrade of the telephone and electronic health record systems
$25,000
College of the Canyons Foundation
For Nature Explore Outdoor Classrooms for Early Childhood Education programming (matching)
$50,250
Domestic Violence Center
For the community education program, Woman's Way to the Law(matching)
$10,000
Samuel Dixon Family Health  Centers
For the 14th Annual Rubber Ducky Festival (matching)
$30,000
Family Promise of Santa Clarita Valley
For expanding counseling services and donor support for the year-round, family homeless shelter program (matching)
$10,000
Fillmore High School
For the scholarship program for college-bound graduates
$24,000
W. S. Hart Museum & Ranch
For the Museum's School and Teacher Programs
$10,000
Hart Union High School District
For the scholarship program for college-bound graduates
$149,000
Charles Helmers Elementary School
For development of the school garden program
$8,000
My Stuff Bags Foundation
For the distribution of duffel bags to children entering foster care and crisis shelters
$20,000
The Oak of the "Golden Dream, Questers #381
For the purchase of a wheelchair lift for the Pardee House restoration project
$30,000
One Step a la Vez
For the teen after school program and wellness drop-in center (matching)
$20,000
Santa Clara Valley Hospice Home Support Group
For the non-emergency medical transport service provided at no cost to patients 
$10,000
Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center
For the Handyworker Program of minor home repair assistance tor low-to-moderate income homeowners
$37,500
Santa Clarita Valley Youth Orchestra Foundation
For the new Prelude Winds and Advanced Brass classes for young musicians (matching)
$10,000
Saugus Union School District
For the Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Math (STEAM) Activities at 15 school sites
$22,500
Sulphur Springs Union School District
For creating a fully inclusive play environment for medically-fragile and mobility-challenged students
$25,000
Total Santa Clarita Valley Grants $620,550
 

San Francisco

3rd Street Youth Center & Clinic
For the Health Corps program to prepare Bayview Hunters Point youth for allied health careers
$25,000
Aim High
For the Future Leaders Fellowship Awards program (matching)
$30,000
Alvarado Elementary School PTA
For the all-school hands-on science program
$15,000
Alvarado Elementary School
For launching the school-wide literacy initiative
$35,050
Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation
For the Across Generations Video Project for youth and seniors
$23,200
Argonne Early Education School
For upgrading the outdoor play area project (matching)
$18,140
The BASIC Fund
For the 2016 Scholars Program for inner-city children  to obtain a safe and quality education
$30,000
Bay Area Women's & Children's Center
For the technology imitative at the Tenderloin Community School (matching)
$25,000
Bayview Senior Services
For the Nurse Navigator Program to connect and re-engage isolated seniors
$30,000
BRAVA for Women in the Arts
For the subsidized rental program for artists and arts groups to produce art
$25,000
California Historical Society
For digitizing a curated set of 50 rare historical maps to expand access to cartographic collection
$50,000
Canal Baseball Academy
For baseball coaching and skills training for Canal District boys and girls
$8,000
Curry Senior Center
For increasing donor support of the Client Assistance Fund for low income senior clients (matching)
$15,000
Education Outside
For the hands-on garden classroom and sustainability activities in SF public schools (matching)
$30,000
Environmental Traveling Companions
For the Youth LEAD and Fellowship Program (matching)
$30,000
Girls on the Run
For the 2017 curriculum-based running program at seven SF public school sites
$20,000
GirlVentures
For a challenge grant to increase donor giving (matching)
$30,000
Good Samaritan Family Resource Center
For Vision Academy afterschool enrichment program and summer day camp (matching)
$15,000
The Hatch Community
For doula vocational trainings and practical peer support for young parents
$25,000
Huckleberry Youth Programs
For the Huckleberry Wellness Academy program of academic support, job readiness training and internships
$25,000
Ignite
For training high school and college women in civic engagement and leadership
$20,000
Mechanics Institute Library & Chess Room
For the Youth Chess Outreach program in SF public schools and community centers (matching)
$30,000
Meritus College Fund
For the Connections Program for first generation, low-income students to succeed  in college
$25,000
Mission Graduates
For the Mission Community Beacon program (matching)
$25,000
New Door Venture
For the New Door Academy to expand education enrichment classes and vocational skills training programs
$25,000
Oakland Museum of California
For the Gallery of California History exhibition of land use and agriculture between 1848 and the 1920s
$20,000
Openhouse
For the Health & Wellness Program for San Francisco LGBT seniors
$30,000
Ronald McDonald House of San Francisco
For supportive programs for parents of critically ill children cared for at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital
$25,000
San Francisco Arts Education Project
For the relocation costs in moving the arts programming to the Minnesota Street Space
$50,000
San Francisco Botanical Garden Society
For the Youth Education Program to increase environmental literacy
$25,000
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
For collegiate division students to teach, mentor and perform in the Community Engagement programs
$25,000
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
For the educational initiatives to engage more SFUSD school children and teacher audiences
$25,000
San Francisco Suicide Prevention
For the Youth Risk Reduction Program to help youth reduce self-destructive behaviors (matching)
$10,000
Seven Teepees Youth Program
For the year-round, after-school mentoring program for at-risk, inner-city middle school students
$25,000
Sunset Youth Services
For the Trauma Informed Youth Development Program for in-risk young adults
$20,000
Total San Francisco Grants $884,390
 

Santa Maria Valley

Animals in Need Fund
For the treatment and adoption of homeless dogs and cats
$10,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Maria Valley
For the 50th Anniversary of service to Santa Maria Valley youth (matching)
$25,000
California State University - Fresno
For the Jordan College of Agriculture & Technology scholarship and fellowship program (payable over 2 years)
$50,000
Camp Fire Central Coast of California
For a six week day camp with the Good Samaritan Shelter
$7,500
Central Coast Aquarium
For the Diving to Reach Underserved Students in Santa Maria program
$8,000
Central Coast Grown
For Phase 4 of the SLO City Farm Project (matching)
$25,000
Central Coast Rescue Mission
For the Rescue S.O.S. and Residential Recovery Programs
$10,000
Children's Resource Network of the Central Coast
For the distribution of clothing, books and school supplies to disadvantaged children and youth (matching)
$20,000
Cuyama Valley Family Resource Center
For family empowerment programs for children, young families and seniors
$25,000
DonorsChoose.org
For Santa Maria and Santa Clarita Valley public school classroom projects
$12,000
Firebaugh High School
For the scholarship program for college-bound graduates
$24,000
Food Bank of Santa Barbara County
For the Santa Maria Valley food purchases and food literacy education programs
$25,000
Gen Span
For the volunteer in-classroom mentoring program in the greater Santa Maria Valley schools
$10,000
Guadalupe Kids Come First Foundation
For the AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) Tutoring Program for middle school students
$8,300
New Beginnings Counseling Center
For Supportive Services for Veterans Families Program in Santa Maria Valley
$25,000
Oasis Senior Center
For social, educational and cultural program opportunities for adults over 50 (matching)
$10,000
Orcutt Academy K-8 PTA
For the expanded school garden program 
$10,000
Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition & Bici Centro
For the Santa Maria earn-a-bike education classes and the bicycle repair shop (matching)
$20,000
Santa Maria Discovery Museum
For the weekly education programming for families and children
$30,000
Santa Maria Future Farmers of America
For increasing student participation in chapter and state leadership development programs
$14,000
Santa Maria Joint Union High School District
For the scholarship program for college-bound graduates
$72,000
Santa Maria Valley YMCA
For the electrical, camera and fire system updates to provide a safe, secure facility (matching)
$25,000
Transitions - Mental Health Association
For the Santa Maria Growing Grounds Vocational Advancement Program (matching)
$40,000
Total Santa Maria Valley & Other California Locations $505,800
TOTAL GRANTS AWARDED $2,010,740

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