2006 Community Grants – 23 Grants Totaling $396,500

Arcadia Community Center - $25,000
For an after-school and summer educational enrichment program for 50 immigrant and refugee children ages 5-13 living in the Arcadia Apartments in South Louisville.  Contact:  Katie Carmen, 375-1819.

Archdiocese of Louisville, Catholic Enrichment Center - $13,000
For Kids Being Kids, an after-school life and social skills development program for 50 children ages 6-13.  A series of ten workshops will be available to participants.  Contact: Annette Turner, 636-0296.

Bellewood Presbyterian Home for Children - $15,000
To support its Transitional Housing Program by providing case management and living expenses for nine homeless youth ages 18-21 formerly in the foster care system.  The program also provides housing, employment and life skills training.  Contact: Sarah Embry, 245-4171.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Kentuckiana - $15,000
To hire two part-time computer instructors at the Mackin and Shawnee clubs to teach computer skills to participants.  Contact: Ed Carle, 585-5437.

Cabbage Patch Settlement House - $21,000
To provide behavioral and counseling intervention services for 200-300 children ages 7-14, focusing on anger management training, improving self-esteem and developing other social skills.  Contact:  Tracy Holladay, 634-0811.

Catholic Charities - $25,000
For the Immigration Legal Services Program to serve 50 immigrant and refugee minors who have special needs resulting from traumatic circumstances such as abuse, abandonment, kidnapping and involuntary servitude, which they experienced prior to coming to the United States.  Contact: Charlie Nutt, 637-9786.

Central High School - $3,500
For the Invitational Black History Liberation Bowl, a community-oriented education and scholarship program that promotes the significance of Black History.  Contact: Riccardo X, 485-8226.

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) - $25,000
For the recruitment, training and supervision of 60 new volunteers to serve 75-100 abused or neglected children who are in the Family Court system.  CASA volunteers serve as advocates for the children and provide invaluable feedback to the court and social service agencies.  Contact: Dawn Lee, 595-4911.

Jewish Family & Vocational Services (JFVS) - $20,000
For a joint program with the Presbyterian Community Center that will offer an intensive educational and career development program for 25 youth ages 14-18 from the Smoketown neighborhood.  Contact: Bob Tiell, 452-6341.

Junior Achievement of Kentuckiana - $15,000
For a partnership with Cabbage Patch Settlement House and Youth Alive to provide an intensive summer camp program for 100 youth ages 12-15 exploring personal finances, careers and economics.  Contact: Debbie Dalton, 561-5437.

Kentucky Center for the Arts - $10,000
To support World Rhythms, a cultural arts education program for 600 immigrant and refugee youth designed to promote understanding, tolerance and diversity.  Participants will be engaged in hands-on cultural activities and attend performances.  Contact: Meredith Grider, 562-0164.

Lincoln Foundation - $13,000
To support an after-school remedial tutoring program for 25 at-risk youth ages 6-12 to be held at the Western Branch of the Louisville Free Public Library.  The educational services will focus on reading, literacy, and math.  Contact: Faye Owens, 585-4733.

Louisville Free Public Library Foundation - $5,000
To support the Reading Power program, a reading readiness initiative for 4,000 pre-kindergarten children. The program will offer a variety of early literacy programs and train parents how to support their children’s reading.  In addition, free book collections will be donated to community and day-care centers in targeted neighborhoods.  Contact: Karen James. 574-1709.

Louisville Metro Government – Office of International Affairs - $5,000
To support a partnership with Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) to provide the Building Futures program for 58 English as a second language (ESL) students ages 11-18.  The program combines tutoring, service learning and mentoring in a fun setting.  Participants will also serve on youth councils at their respective schools.  Contact: Omar Ayyash, 574-1443.

Louisville Urban League - $20,000
To support the expansion of the NULITES Program at the Newburg Community Center to provide literacy and computer training, academic tutoring and mentoring for 60 middle- and high-school students.  Contact: Kevin Fields, 561-6830.

Louisville Zoo - $15,000
To provide program support for all seventh-grade students from Western Middle School to attend a week-long, hands-on, comprehensive education workshop held at the zoo.  Contact: Diane Davis, 238-5614.

Maryhurst - $24,000
To provide a collaborative, after-school and summer Program for 25 at-risk students at Newburg Middle School.  The eight-week program will address the social development and life skills of students, and provide group and therapeutic counseling, service learning and anger management training.  Contact: David Short, 245-1576.

Neighborhood House - $25,000
To provide the JCPS Every 1 Reads initiative for 90 Portland-area youth in grades K-12.  The educational enrichment program will address the low reading scores of participants and improve their skills to be at grade level.  Academic tutoring and a career exploration program will also be offered.  Contact: Pam Rice, 774-2322.

Portland Promise Center - $24,000
To support youth education and leadership development programs for 90 Portland-area youth that include mentoring, tutoring and literacy activities.  This grant will pay for program and personnel expenses.  Contact: Bessie Hamilton, 776-2635.

Project Women - $20,000
For a new pilot initiative, Empowerment for Family Success, a series of workshops for 25 homeless women and their children to increase their knowledge of social and employment issues and to develop stronger family unity.  Contact: Cathe Dykstra, 584-8090.

Somali Community of Louisville - $12,000
To support weekend academic and cultural heritage programs for 115 Somali children ages 6-14.  A $2,000 professional development grant is awarded in conjunction with their program grant.  Contact: Hassan Abdi, 417-9233.

St. George’s Community Center - $23,000
To support Innocent Echoes, a comprehensive after-school program for 30 youth ages 11-14.  Activities include anger management training, conflict resolution and drama workshops to foster positively expressed feelings. Contact: Arthur Cox, 775-6232.

University of Louisville Research Foundation - $23,000
To support Oasis Plus, a new pilot summer program for 40 pre-kindergarten-aged children designed to enhance the early literacy skills of participants and help them make a successful transition to kindergarten.  Contact: Andy Frey, 852-0431.

2005 Community Grants – 20 Grants Totaling $350,000

Americana Community Center - $25,000
To expand a summer program of educational, cultural and recreational activities for 150 refugee and immigrant children ages 6-14 who reside in South Louisville at the Americana, Apollo, Colonial Oaks and Douglas Park apartments.

Bellewood Presbyterian Home for Children - $20,000
To help its Transitional Housing Program assist nine homeless youth ages 18-21 formerly in the foster care system.  The program provides housing and living expenses while offering access to education, employment and life skills training.

Central High School - $10,000
To support its Invitational Black History Liberation Bowl, a twelve-week, educational and scholarship program that promotes the significance of Black History through artistic, essay, quick-recall and oratorical competitions. 

Family and Children First - $20,000
To help fund a pilot, homeless-prevention program for 125 children ages 4-11 at Hazelwood Elementary School to address the high transience rate of students at the school. 

Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana - $20,000
To support the 2B Girl Power, an educational after-school program for 850 girls ages 11-17 that focuses on positive decision-making skills, health issues, peer pressure and social skills. The program will be offered at four local community centers and five public schools in Jefferson County. 

Jewish Family & Vocational Services - $22,500
To help fund an educational and career development program for 50 immigrant youth ages 16-17 and train members of local ethnic communities to implement the project in future years.

Legal Aid Society - $25,000
For the Children At-Risk Program to avert disruptions in the development and education of 300 school children by giving legal assistance to prevent the loss of family rental housing. 

Louisville Central Community Center - $20,000
To support the Teen Leadership Council’s educational and mentoring activities for 30 youth ages 13-19 from the Russell neighborhood.  The youth will perform community service, learn positive decision-making skills and mentor 300 students from Byck and Coleridge-Taylor Elementary Schools.

Louisville Metro Government Office of International Affairs - $6,500
To support the Building Futures program, an English as a Second Language tutoring and after-school program, offered in conjunction with Kentucky Refugee Ministries and the Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) for 58 immigrant and refugee students ages 11-18. 

Louisville Police Athletic League - $15,000
To help fund a partnership with Meyzeek Middle School to provide an after-school tutoring and life-skills program for 60 at-risk students.  Police officers will be present at all activities to develop positive relationships with the participants.

Maryhurst - $15,000
To support a collaborative, after-school and summer program at Newburg Middle School for 25 at-risk students.  The eight-week program will address the social development and life skills of participants and provide both therapeutic and group counseling, service learning and anger management training.

Neighborhood House - $22,500
To help fund the JCPS Every 1 Reads initiative for 90 Portland-area youth in grades K-12.  The educational enrichment program will address the low reading scores of participants and improve their skills to be at grade level. 

Peace Education Program - $16,000
To provide anger management and leadership development for 90 children ages 10-14 through the Newburg Boys and Girls Club, Newburg Community Center and the Family Resource Centers of five JCPS schools in the Newburg area.

Public Radio Partnership - $5,500
To help fund Instrumental Partners, a donation and collection program for used musical instruments that are reconditioned, repaired and donated to JCPS schools with a high percentage of at-risk students.

St. George’s Community Center - $18,500
To support Innocent Echoes, a comprehensive after-school program for 30 youth ages 11-14.  Activities include anger management training, conflict resolution and drama workshops to foster positively expressed feelings. 

The Center for Women & Families - $10,000
To help fund Career Critters, a six-week career exploration program for 300 at-risk children ages 7-9.

The Family Place - $25,000
To help provide a specialized day care and preschool program for 23 children ages five and younger with emotional and physical development delays resulting from abuse or neglect.

Volunteers of America – Kentucky - $12,500
To support the Children’s Enrichment Program at its Family Emergency Shelter by providing after-school tutoring and homework assistance, health and hygiene classes, anger management training and recreation activities.  Approximately 350 children are served annually at the shelter.

YMCA Safe Place Services - $22,000
To help the Street Outreach Program educate homeless and runaway teens about YMCA’s available social services and provide emergency assistance such as food, clothing, first aid, etc. Approximately 1,000 teens will be served by the program.

Youth Alive! - $21,000
To support an after-school program offering group and one-on-one counseling, tutoring and mentoring opportunities for 40 children ages 10-17 from the Park DuValle, Park Hill and Parkland neighborhoods.