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Prior Grants
Grants During Fiscal 2005
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| NAME OF GRANTEE | GRANT | PURPOSE OF GRANT |
| Adolescent Counseling Services | $10,000 | Provide shelter, therapy, living skills, and academic support to at-risk teen girls at Caravan House. |
| Alameda County Bar Association Volunteer Legal Services Corporation | $10,000 | Provides free legal services to low-income residents of Alameda County. |
| Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation | $10,000 | Provide critical burn survivor support services, school prevention programs, peer support groups, and scald prevention kits to Bay Area families. |
| American Foundation for the Blind, Inc. | $12,500 | Fund a pilot training program that will address the difficulties that blind or visually impaired job seekers encounter. |
| The Arc of San Francisco | $15,000 | Assist adults with developmental disabilities to become more self-sufficient through job coaching and integrated work services. |
| Asian Neighborhood Design | $10,000 | Fund employment training to at-risk youth through classroom and on-the-job instruction in construction-related skills. |
| Bay Area Legal Aid | $10,000 | Fund a Pro Per Clinic to assist victims of domestic violence in obtaining protective services and court orders. |
| Bay Area Outreach and Recreation Program | $10,000 | Fund a sports program for youth with physical disabilities in the greater Bay Area. |
| Becoming Independent | $10,000 | Fund weekly support groups for developmentally disabled to address victimization, social isolation, and building healthy relationships. |
| Berkeley Food and Housing Project | $10,000 | Support the Women's Resource Center to help clients transition out of homelessness. |
| Berkeley Youth Living with Disabilities | $5,000 | Support a group home for children and teens with developmental disabilities and health problems. |
| Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center | $10,000 | Fund the Neighborhood Elders Support Team Case Management Program to help frail, home-bound seniors. |
| Blind Babies Foundation | $10,000 | Fund Off to a Good Start program, serving infant and preschool children who are blind or visually impaired. |
| Boys & Girls Club of the Peninsula | $10,000 | Fund innovative after-school programs athe the Center for a New Generation in Menlo Park. |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco | $10,000 | Support education programs for youth through tutoring in science, math, and literacy and technology education. |
| Children's Book Project | $5,000 | Fund general operating expenses of a program that provides free children's books and teaching materials. |
| Children's Hospital and Research Center at Oakland | $15,000 | Provide bridge funding for children 0-5 years in need of mental health treatment. |
| College Track | $5,000 | Pays for testing fees, college applications, tutors, school supplies, cultural events, and internship services. |
| Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County, Inc. DBA The Women Ventures Project | $10,000 | Assist low-income women with job placement and education needed for employment. |
| Community Action of Napa Valley | $10,000 | Provide increased staffing for the HOPE Resource Center in order to make the center available on weekends and increase case management hours. |
| Community Solutions for children, families and individuals, inc. | $10,000 | Suuport free counseling services for women and children at risk for domestic violence. |
| Compass Community Services | $10,000 | Fund the Tenderloin childcare Center, which provides early childhood care and education to extremely low-income children and their families. |
| Contra Costa Association for Retarded Citizens, Inc. (Contra Costa ARC) | $20,000 | Provides early intervention services for children ages 0-6 with developmental disabilities and mental health problems. |
| Contra Costa Crisis Center | $5,000 | Support a 24-hour emergency homeless hotline needed for doing shelter intakes and providing assistance for homeless children, adults, and seniors. |
| Court Appointed Special Advocates | $5,000 | Recruit and train community volunteers who advocate for children who are victims of abuse or neglect. |
| East Bay Agency for Childlren | $10,000 | Fund Fremont Healthcare Access Project to help low-income and immigrant families secure healthcare coverage. |
| Edgewood Center for Children and Families | $10,000 | Fund the Kinship Support Network which serves children being raised by grandparents or other relatives as an alternative to entering the foster care system. |
| Emergency Housing Consortium of Santa Clara County, Inc. | $10,000 | Provide case management to homeless individuals at the Boccardo Regional Reception Center Emergency Shelter. |
| Emergency Shelter Program, Inc. | $20,000 | Provide child care, counseling, and play/study activities to children whose mothers are shelter residents. |
| Episcopal Community Services of San Francisco | $10,000 | Fund the ECS Skills Center which provides vocational and educational services to San Francisco's homeless population. |
| Equal Rights Advocates | $10,000 | Fund the Advice and Counseling Program which provides free legal advice and referrals to women and girls nationwide. |
| Family Builders by Adoption | $15,000 | Support family stabilization and growth through the pre- and post-adoption process. |
| Family Violence Law Center | $10,000 | Support the Relationship Abuse Prevention project, which provides relationship violence prevention education to youth ages 11-18. |
| Food Runners | $5,000 | Fund general operating expenses for provider of food for homesless in San Francisco. |
| French-American International School | $10,000 | Fund need-based scholarships. |
| Hamilton Family Center | $15,000 | Provides case management, counseling, children's programming, and housing referrals as well as food and shelter to needy families. |
| Head-Royce School | $15,000 | Support for Heads Up, a mentoring program for low-income minority youth in 6th - 9th grade. |
| Head-Royce School | $20,000 | Provides tuition for low-income students. |
| Hearing and Speech Center of Northern California | $5,000 | Teach communication and social skills to children with hearing loss in San Francisco. |
| Henry Ohlhoff House dba Ohlhoff Recovery Programs | $15,000 | Partially fund the fees to enable homeless addicted women to enter the 12-month recovery program at Ohlhoff Women's Program. |
| Homeless Prenatal Program | $10,000 | Support a Community Health Worker training program to prepare homeless mothers for the workforce. |
| The Janet Pomeroy Center | $5,000 | Fund the Children and Teen Department which offers programs to youth with disabilities between the ages of 5-22. |
| Jewish Community Free Clinic of Sonoma County | $10,000 | Build a permanent rent-free clinic to care for a population of primarily Latino immigrants. |
| Jewish Vocational Service | $10,000 | Support JVS's Legal Employment Action Program, a collaborative effort to help current and former welfare recipients secure employment in the legal field. |
| Julia Morgan School for Girls | $10,000 | Support the financial aid program serving needy girls from Alameda and Contra Costa counties. |
| Junior League of Oakland-East Bay, Inc. | $5,000 | Fund Super Stars Literacy Project to improve the academic and social development of children in one of Oakland's lowest performing schools. |
| La Casa de las Madres | $10,000 | Support services needed to provide shelter, food, clothing, counseling, and legal services to battered women and their families. |
| Laguna Honda Hospital Volunteers, Inc. | $5,000 | Fund LHH Express project, which enriches the quality of life for hospital residents by providing outings every week. |
| Larkin Street Youth Services | $15,000 | Provide assistance and education to local governments and organizations working to reduce gun-related injuries and deaths. |
| Legal Services for Children, Inc. | $10,000 | Fund the Young Women's Empowerment Project which helps at-risk girls develop a positive support system. |
| LIFE ElderCare, Inc. | $10,000 | Fund the Meals on Wheels program to provide nutritional services to homebound seniors. |
| The LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired | $5,000 | Fund the LightHouse Youth Program which provides opportunities for blind and visually impaired youth to develop educational and employment skills. |
| Loaves & Fishes Family Kitchen | $10,000 | Provide food and serve hot meals to low-income Santa Clara County families and individuals. |
| Loaves & Fishes of Contra Costa | $15,000 | Fund the purchase of food and supplies and continue the expansion program to feed hungry people in Contra Costa County. |
| Marin Center for Independent Living | $15,000 | Provides free attendant services in the home for seniors and people with disabilities. |
| Marin Senior Coordinating Council, Inc. | $15,000 | Fund home delivered meals to seniors in Marin County. |
| Marin Services for Women | $15,000 | Provide a healthy environment for mothers in treatment for chemical dependency and offer a child development program for their children. |
| McCullum (Donald P.) Youth Court, Inc. | $10,000 | Fund core services specifically for middle school students, and leverage funding from aditional sources. |
| Meals on Wheels of San Francisco, Inc. | $7,500 | Fund the Home Injury Prevention Program which installs safety equipment for homebound seniors. |
| Mission Learning Center | $10,000 | Fund an after-school program for students who are reading below grade level and are at-risk academically. |
| National Kidney Foundation of Northern California, Inc. | $5,000 | Support Northern California's Kidney Kids Camp, which allows children to enjoy summer camp while receiving medical treatments. |
| Network on Women in Prison dba Legal Services for Prisoners with Children | $10,000 | Assist incarcerated survivors of domestic violence with filing petitions for new trials or resentencing under a newly amended state law. |
| Oakes Children's Center, Inc. | $10,000 | Fund Oakes After School Program to serve severely disturbed children so they can achieve better emotional development. |
| Okizu Foundation | $10,000 | Contribute to a matching grant from the Hart Family Foundation to construct a Waterfront Activity Center for children with cancer. |
| Omega Boys Club | $15,000 | Fund the Omega Leadership Academy which prepares disadvantaged young people with the skills needed to live meaningful lives free of viiolence. |
| Opportunity Junction | $10,000 | Fund the OPTIC Job Training and Placement Program which places low-incomes residents of Contra Costa County into career-track positions. |
| Opportunities Industrialization Center West | $15,000 | Provide training, counseling, and job placement to 600 adults and youth. |
| Peninsula Habitat for Humanity, Inc. | $15,000 | Fund construction costs of seven affordable homes for underserved families in San Mateo County. |
| Phoenix Programs, Inc | $20,000 | Fund emergency shelter and affordable housing for the disabled, primarily those with severe mental illness. |
| Planned Parenthood Golden Gate | $15,000 | Help maintain a full-time Community Health Educator in San Francisco in order to teach reproductive health and sex education classes for adolescents. |
| Project Open Hand | $10,000 | Fund the Grocery Center Program which allows clients with AIDS access to the food center on a weekly basis. |
| Resources for Community Development | $10,000 | Assist formerly homeless people with onsite supportive services at 28 affordable sites throughout Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. |
| Richmond District Neighborhood Center | $10,000 | Provide after-school tutoring services to 125 accademically needy youth. |
| Sacred Heart and St. Dominic School (SHSD) | $20,000 | Funding for the Megan Furth Academy, an academic college-preparatory school located in the inner city of San Francisco. |
| The SAGE Project, Inc. (Standing Against Global Exploitation) | $5,000 | Fund the Girls' Survivor Services program to help girls aged 12-17 who are at risk of exploitation and entry into the sex industry. |
| San Domenico School for Girls | $5,000 | Support the financial aid program for secondary school students to create a diverse student body. |
| San Francisco Community Clinic Consortium | $20,000 | Fund urgent care on the streets for the homeless through the Street Outreach Services medical van. |
| San Francisco Family Support House, Inc. dba Ronald McDonald House of San Francisco, Inc. | $5,000 | Fund the Ronald McDonald Home which provides services to families with seriously ill children. |
| San Francisco Food Bank | $25,000 | Fund the distribution of more than 53,000 meals to hungry children, seniors, and adults every day. |
| San Francisco Particular Council of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul | $15,000 | Fund a Women's Case Manager position at the Riley Center, a residence providing shelter and empowerment to women and children affected by domestic violence. |
| San Francisco School Volunteers | $10,000 | Fund the Parent/Family Involvement Training Program which helps immigrants and disadvantaged understand how the school system works. |
| San Francisco Suicide Prevention | $5,000 | Support the Youth Risk Reduction and Education Program to reduce suicidal behavior and self destruction behaviors. |
| San Francisco Women Against Rape | $15,000 | Fund Students Talking About Non-Violent Dating, a teen educatioin and awareness program. |
| San Mateo County Interfaith Hospitality Network | $10,000 | Provide direct services to homeless families including shelter, case management, and advocacy. |
| YMCA of San Francisco/Shih Yu-Lang Central YMCA of San Francisco | $10,000 | Fund the Tenderloin Youth Development Program serving at-risk and disadvantaged youth between the ages of 12 and 18. |
| Stepping Stones Growth Center | $5,000 | Fund the Youth Program which serves 30 at-risk youth with a variety of physical, mental, and developmental disabilities. |
| Sunny Hills Services | $10,000 | Fund residential services for children and teens who have been abused and suffer from behavioral or mental health problems. |
| Support For Families of Children with Disabilities | $15,000 | Provide San Francisco families who have disabled children with access to support, information, and education services. |
| Support Network for Battered Women | $10,000 | Provide legal assistance, case management, crisis counseling, and drop-in support groups to women in the La Familia Program. |
| Swords to Plowshares | $20,000 | Fund legal counseling and representation to 350 veterans seeking medical and financial benefits from the federal government. |
| Tenderloin AIDS Resource Center | $25,000 | Fund an employment and vocational training specialist to help homeless Tenderloin residents gain the needed skills to work in health care positions at TARC. |
| Bar Association of San Francisco Volunteer Legal Services Program (for the Cooperative Restraining Order Clinic) | $10,000 | Help domestic violence survivors and their children establish stable lives through the provision of free legal services. |
| Youth and Family Enrichment Services | $15,000 | Fund Healthy Homes, the only program in San Mateo County designed to support children 0-5 years old who have witnessed family violence. |
| TOTAL 2005 GRANTS | $1,055,000 | |