Children & Youth Grants

CHILDCARE

Jeffrey Foundation
Toward support of parent and foster parent training for children with special needs
$50,000

Stone Soup Child Care Programs
To support modernization of child care facilities
$30,000

Vista Hill Foundation
To support specialized day care program for children of parents with substance abuse problems
$35,000

YWCA - San Gabriel Valley
Toward cost of modular units for child care programs
$35,000

In addition, 2 grants, each under $25,000, were made in this category for a total of $30,000

Category total: 6 grants made for a total of $180,000



CRISIS INTERVENTION

A Place Called Home
Toward expansion of community appreciation and cultural diversity program for inner-city youth
$30,000

California School of Professional Psychology
Toward neighborhood revitalization program in South Central L.A.
$50,000

Canyon Acres Residential Center, Inc.
To support program collaboration between organizations serving foster youth
$100,000

Child Abuse Prevention Foundation of San Diego
Toward support of Breaking the Cycle child abuse prevention program for school children
$25,000

Children of the Night
To support employment of counselors for runaway and homeless children
$50,000

Conservation Corps of Long Beach
To support mentoring and tutoring programs for youth
$30,000

Jovenes, Inc.
Toward support of educational employment programs for at-risk youth
$30,000

Milestone Center for Educational Therapy, Inc.
Toward establishment of the Mar Vista Institute to build self-sufficent, safe communities
$75,000

Neighborhood Youth Association
To support development of a new learning center for low-income youth
$50,000

Orangewood Children's Foundation
Toward support of peer counseling program for former foster youth living independently
$25,000

Para Los Ninos
Toward support of Crisis Nursery program for at-risk children
$50,000

Pasadena Children's Training Society (The Sycamores)
Toward seismic retrofitting of buildings to ensure student safety
$50,000

Proyecto Pastoral
Toward purchase of van for youth programs
$45,000

San Bernardino Child Advocacy Program, Inc.
Toward improvement of fund raising capability and program support
$25,000

San Diego State University Foundation
Toward support of the CHOICE program alternative for at-risk youth
$2,000,000

St. Anne's Maternity Home
To support expansion of teen pregnancy prevention programs
$100,000

Youth Alive
To support mentoring programs for at-risk youth
$30,000

In addition, 26 grants, each under $25,000, were made in this category for a total of $221,300

Category total: 43 grants made for a total of $2,986,300



EDUCATION

Berkeley Hall School Foundation
To provide scholarship support
$50,000

California Council for the Humanities
To support expansion of Motheread program for children
$25,000

Cathedral High School
Toward expansion of school's Library Media Center computer system
$25,000

Chaminade College Preparatory
Toward establishment of Chaminade Scholarship Program for students from low-income families
$50,000

Children's Discovery Museum of the Desert
Toward facility expansion
$100,000

Children's Literacy Initiative
To support training of Head-Start teachers
$25,000

Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy
Toward Phase I and II of the Academy's master development plan
$100,000

John Anson Ford Theatre Foundation
To support theater programs for low-income families
$50,000

Fred Jordan Missions/American Soul Clinic
Toward purchase of van to transport low-income youth
$25,000

Friends Of the School Volunteer Program of Los Angeles
Toward support of volunteer program expansion
$75,000

Golden State Minority Foundation
To support educational resources center to assist minority youth in gaining eligibility for college
$25,000

Harvard-Westlake School
To support development of new Computer Tools Course
$35,000

Hollywood Entertainment Museum
Toward implementation of education wing
$50,000

Los Angeles Annenberg Metropolitan Project
Toward support of Parents as Learning Partners and DELTA Professional Development programs for LAUSD and LBUSD youth
$2,551,402

Louisville High School
To support expansion of computer learning program
$25,000

Mirman School
To provide scholarships for mentally gifted children
$30,000

The Music Center of Los Angeles County
To provide youth outreach programs
$240,000

Polytechnic School
To support Internet Connectivity project and summer enrichment program for low-income youth
$50,000

Prentice Day School
To provide scholarships for children with dyslexia
$40,000

PUENTE Learning Center
Toward expansion of literacy programs for children
$55,000

Riverside Community College Foundation
To support project aimed at increasing number of youth pursuing higher education
$136,416

San Diego Community Foundation
To support expansion of parent education programs for San Diego and Orange County area schools and additional programs for the residents of the City Heights area
$2,161,824

Santa Ynez Valley Christian Academy
Toward cost of computer lab
$25,000

Shakespeare Festival/LA
To support programs for at-risk youth
$25,000

St. Philip the Apostle School
To support facility modernization program
$30,000

Westridge School
To support facility renovation and expansion project
$200,000

The Winston School of San Diego
To provide scholarships for low-income youth
$25,000

In addition, 51 grants, each under $25,000, were made in this category for a total of $377,950

Category total: 81 grants made for a total of $6,607,592



HEALTH & MEDICINE

Betty Ford Center at Eisenhower
To expand program for children with parents recovering from substance abuse
$100,000

Blind Children's Center
To support Mommy and Me infant/toddler program
$60,000

Blind Children's Learning Center
Toward construction of playground for blind and visually impaired students
$25,000

Hospital Home Health Care Agency of California
Toward support of computerization of hospice record keeping system
$25,000

Infinite Potential, Inc.
To support facility renovation project for children with disabilities
$35,000

International Medical Services for Health
Toward support of Home Visitation program for expectant mothers in the inner-city
$25,000

Irvine Children's Education Center
Toward cost of facility and equipment needed to serve children with disabilities
$25,000

Jewish Community Centers of San Diego County - Lawrence Family
Toward support of inclusion program for children with disabilities
$25,000

North County Health Project, Inc.
To provide health clinic equipment for low-income patients
$40,500

Pediatric & Family Medical Center
To support expansion of outreach programs for low-income families
$25,000

Pediatric AIDS Foundation
Toward expansion of programs aimed at reducing the incidence of HIV infection among 11-13 year old youth
$50,000

Santa Barbara - Ventura County Dental Society
To support mobile dental programs for low-income youth
$25,000

Santa Marta Hospital Foundation
Toward cost of mobile health unit to expand medical services in East Los Angeles
$25,000

St. John's Well Child Center
To support expansion of clinic programs for economically disadvantaged children
$25,000

Surgical Eye Expeditions International, Inc.
For development of an Eye Injury Registry to help identify causes of eye injuries to youth and adults
$25,000

The Children's Dental Center
Toward renovation and construction project
$110,000

Vietnamese Community of Orange County, Inc.
To support tuberculosis screening program
$30,000

Young & Healthy
Toward expansion of health care services for low-income children
$25,000

In addition, 16 grants, each under $25,000, were made in this category for a total of $127,500

Category total: 34 grants made for a total of $828,000




COMMUNITY YOUTH PROGRAMS

Boy Scouts - Los Angeles Area Council
Toward 1997 campership and Fremont Youth Collaborative Program for inner-city youth
$647,746

Boys & Girls Club, Brawley
Toward purchase of equipment for expansion of programs
$32,750

Boys & Girls Club, Burbank, Inc.
Toward support of learning center program
$25,000

Boys & Girls Club, Challengers L.A.
Toward Fremont Youth Collaborative Program for inner-city youth and facility expansion
$1,993,874

Boys & Girls Club, Eastside Los Angeles
Toward development of a computer learning center
$25,000

Boys & Girls Club, Huntington Valley
Toward support of construction project
$130,000

Boys & Girls Club, Lompoc Valley
To support expansion of computer based learning program
$25,000

Boys & Girls Club, Pasadena
Toward cost of energy system for Camp Grace Valley Ranch
$50,000

Boys & Girls Club, Salesian L.A.
Toward support of Career Counseling Center
$25,000

Boys & Girls Club, United of Santa Barbara County
To support modernization of computer education programs
$25,000

Boys & Girls Club, West Valley
Toward expansion of after-school program
$100,000

Boys & Girls Club, Westminster
To renovate restroom facilities
$30,000

Camp Fire Boys & Girls - Long Beach Council
Toward expansion of fund raising capacity
$35,000

Girl Scouts - Tres Condados Council
To assist with needed improvements at Camp Tecuya
$25,000

InterVarsity Christian Fellowship of the United States of America
Toward renovation of Campus by the Sea facility
$36,000

Jeopardy Balancing the Odds Foundation, Inc.
Toward Fremont Youth Collaborative Program for inner-city youth
$244,654

Kare Youth League
Toward new multi-purpose building
$50,000

New Economics for Women
Toward support of two after-school centers for Pico Union area youth
$25,000

R.M. Pyles Boys Camp
Toward cost of follow-up program for at-risk youth attending camp
$120,000

Salvation Army - San Diego
Toward cost of purchasing and remodeling Rancho Del Cielo Camp
$1,000,000

Salvation Army - Southern California Division
Toward 1997 campership program, remodeling and expansion of Camp Gilmore and Fremont Youth Collaborative Program for inner-city youth
$2,358,992

San Diego Tennis Patrons
Toward Phase II capital campaign of the Junior Tennis Center
$100,000

Students Run America
Toward expansion of program for South Central area youth
$50,000

Wilshire Boulevard Temple
Toward construction of a gymnasium-stage pavilion at the new Audrey and Sydney Irmas Campus
$500,000

YMCA - Burbank Family
Toward facility expansion project
$300,000

YMCA - Greater Long Beach
Toward expansion of Combs Lodge at Camp Oakes
$50,000

YMCA - Metropolitan Los Angeles
Toward facility expansion project at North Valley Branch, 1997 campership program, and Fremont Youth Collaborative Program for inner-city youth
$947,566

YMCA - San Diego County
Toward construction of the South Bay Family YMCA facility
$265,000

In addition, 146 grants, each under $25,000, were made in this category for a total of $539,444

Category total: 181 grants made for a total of $9,756,026

Total Grants to Children & Youth Grants $20,357,918



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