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 |