4People
5210 W. 4th Ave.
Kennewick, WA 99336
509-543-2910
Award Amount: $45,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
4People provides a comprehensive online resource directory and
case management services in an effort to increase the collaboration
of agencies and service providers to meet the unmet needs of
at-risk families and people who are homeless.
Project Description:
4People will build its capacity by developing a public relations
and promotional campaign, including print, TV, radio, and Internet
advertising, as well as free public service announcements. The
organization will develop trainings for non-profits, faith-based
and community organizations, and case workers using the 4People
Case Management System.
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ACS Community
L.I.F.T.
5045 W. 1st Ave.
Denver, CO 80219
303-913-1585
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
ACS Community L.I.F.T. builds healthy communities by addressing
basic human needs and developing relationships that lead to
individual accountability and change.
Project Description:
This grant will expand services for homeless families at ACS
Community L.I.F.T. by building capacity for two current models:
Metro Community Providers Network (MCPN) and Doctor’s
Care. Capacity-building funds will formalize programs and build
a volunteer network; recruit physician volunteers and support
staff; acquire resources to meet the needs of expanded health
care; conduct training for program expansion including policies
and procedures training; adapt an agency database and work with
an outcome research specialist to evaluate progress; and develop
and improve a marketing plan.
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Action Through
Churches Together
315 SW 21st St.
Grand Rapids, MN 55744
218-327-7248
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Action Through Churches Together is a temporary shelter for
homeless families and individuals in the Grand Rapids, Minn.,
area.
Project Description:
Action Through Churches Together will enhance capacity by developing
a plan for increased financial stability that includes grant-writing
training for staff and board members. A revenue development
strategy will be created and appropriate software to manage
a donor database will be purchased.
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American Indian
Social Research Institute (AISRI)
300 N. Dakota Ave.
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
605-275-8434
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
American Indian Social Research Institute (AISRI) provides information
and technical assistance to decision-makers in Indian Country
to equip them to utilize cultural, social, and economic opportunities
that benefit their communities.
Project Description:
AISRI will build capacity by obtaining 501(c)(3) status from
the IRS; developing a five-year strategic plan for the organization;
developing a revenue development plan; and increasing collaboration
with representatives of education, human services, and governmental
organizations involved in the community.
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Bread of Life
Ministries
157 Water St.
Augusta, ME 04330
207-626-3434
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Bread of Life Ministries was established in 1986 by local Augusta,
Maine, churches to provide meals for the hungry and shelter
for the homeless. These services have been expanded to include
vocational training, a life-skills program, to residents of
Augusta.
Project Description:
Bread of Life Ministries will build its capacity by evaluating
existing programs; developing a strategic plan to expand services
to better meet the community’s needs; coordinating a community-wide
collaborative of service organizations to develop a strategy
to address homelessness; recruiting and training board members
to expand the organization; and building financial-accounting
skills and expertise in fundraising to ensure sustainability.
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Brethren Housing
Association
219 Hummel St.
Harrisburg, PA 17104
717-233-6016
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Brethren Housing Association provides transitional housing for
homeless families.
Project Description:
Brethren Housing Association will enhance its capacity by conducting
a strategic planning process and making significant enhancements
to its computer network; enhancing its revenue-development strategy;
and developing program outcomes to accurately measure the transitional
housing program.
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City Help,
Inc.
2301 Bellevue Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90026
213-273-7120
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
City Help, Inc. provides social services and community programs
to homeless and impoverished individuals and families in Los
Angeles County.
Project Description:
City Help will focus on revenue development strategies, utilizing
consulting services to develop comprehensive revenue strategies;
train staff and volunteers on fundraising; and upgrade software
and new promotional materials.
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Community
Action Partnership of Sonoma County
1300 N. Dutton Ave.
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
707-544-6911
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Community Action Partnership of Sonoma County provides shelter
and supportive services to women and their children. They operate
an emergency shelter and provide a variety of shared housing
and supportive services.
Project Description:
Community Action Partnership of Sonoma County will build capacity
through resource development and community engagement. They
will hire a volunteer coordinator to develop a plan to recruit
and train volunteers. This will increase their ability to serve
more homeless clients.
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Community
Housing of Maine, Inc.
309 Cumberland Ave.
Portland, ME 04101
207-879-0347
Award Amount: $48,250
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Community Housing of Maine, Inc. acquires, develops, owns, and
maintains housing that is affordable for people with low to
moderate incomes, including people who are homeless and/or have
special needs.
Project Description:
Community Housing of Maine will hire a coordinator to work predominantly
in the field and facilitate communication, data entry, report
writing, and other written communications. Additionally, the
organization will contract with an evaluation consultant to
measure the benefits of its program.
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Community
Housing Partnership
280 Turk St.
San Francisco, CA 94102
415-929-2470
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Community Housing Partnership provides outreach, assessment,
job placement, and retention services to formerly homeless individuals.
Project Description:
Funds will be used to develop a fundraising strategy and for
program development. Community Housing Partnership will receive
training to diversify its funding streams; implement administrative
policies; and seek training to become certified under federal
and state programs to expand services offered to homeless individuals.
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Community
Ministry of Prince George’s County (CMPGC)
311 68th Pl.
Seat Pleasant, MD 20743
301-499-2319
Award Amount: $47,920
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
The Community Ministry of Prince George’s County (CMPGC)
provides food, housing, and utilities assistance, prescription
assistance, and employment-search assistance to former inmates
through the organization’s various sub-programs.
Project Description:
CMPGC has identified organizational development as its main
area of need. CMPGC will use CCF funds to revise the policies
and procedures in the human resources, information technology,
and management departments. Funds will be used to hire a human
resources specialist and contract with a management consulting
firm to provide development training for the staff and the board
of directors.
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Council for
Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA)
33 South King St., Ste. 513
Honolulu, HI 96813
800-709-2642
Award Amount: $49,593
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA) is a national
member-based non-profit dedicated to capacity building and community-development
programming in native communities in Hawaii and the Pacific.
Project Description:
Funds will be used to conduct an organizational assessment to
determine capacity in key operational functions and develop
an action plan. CNHA will conduct a leadership competency assessment,
prepare individual development plans, and create a plan to design
and execute development of additional products and programs
to support.
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Crossroads
Community Ministries, Inc.
420 Courtland St. NE
Atlanta, GA 30308
404-873-7652
Award Amount: $49,987
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Crossroads Community Ministries, Inc. is an independent non-profit
organization housed on the St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
campus. Organizational services include programs that support
homeless individuals who are in need of housing, employment,
substance abuse counseling, and health care.
Project Description:
The organization plans to strengthen their African-American
support base, obtain certification training for professional
staff in dealing with domestic violence and substance abuse
cases, and secure training for paraprofessional staff in computer
skills and customer service.
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Family Promise
of Montgomery, Inc.
PO Box 36
Montgomery, AL 36101
334-265-2010
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Family Promise of Montgomery, Inc. provides emergency shelter
and case management to families in central Alabama.
Project Description:
Family Promise will engage a strategic-planning consultant to
work with the board to develop a three-year strategic plan;
utilize a development consultant to prepare a fundraising plan;
install two new computers, necessary software, and networking
technology to support staff and volunteers in program analysis
and Web-site management; and train staff and volunteers in marketing
for non-profits, grant writing, and volunteer management.
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Good Samaritan
Home, Inc.
442 E. Third St.
Greenville, OH 45331
937-547-6337
Award Amount: $49,978
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Good Samaritan Home, Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization, was founded
as a mentor-training facility to support parolees reentering
the community. Due to community need, the organization later
expanded to provide emergency housing and transitional housing
for all homeless individuals and families.
Project Description:
Good Samaritan Home will train staff in donor development and
in writing for federal and state grants. They will hire consultants
to analyze their financial status and design a revenue-development
strategy.
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Good Shepherd
Ministries
111 Xenia Ave.
Dayton, OH 45410
937-256-8344
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Good Shepherd Ministries, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)(3) committed
to providing assistance to ex-offenders who are preparing to
leave incarceration, and homeless individuals.
Project Description:
Good Shepherd Ministries will increase its capacity by developing
a marketing plan; creating a revenue development plan; and refining
existing communication vehicles, promotional materials, facts
sheets, and Web sites to increase the organization’s exposure
in its target areas.
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Greater Waterbury
Interfaith Ministries, Inc.
16 Church St.
Waterbury, CT 06702
203-276-7831
Award Amount: $49,410
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Greater Waterbury Interfaith Ministries, Inc. serves the needs
of inner-city disadvantaged and homeless individuals in the
city of Waterbury. This faith-based organization hosts a full-service
soup kitchen and emergency food pantries that cater to an overwhelmingly
homeless (or nearly homeless) clientele. The organization also
provides outreach at the various homeless camps within the borders
of the city.
Project Description:
The grantee will build its capacity by hiring a program-development
consultant to facilitate strategic planning for the future of
its programs. The consultant will work with the staff to conduct
outcome evaluations of programs and to produce effective outcome
reports that will attract more donors. They will also hire a
marketing consultant and purchase the new donor-tracking software
system to build a donor database.
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Help Fort
Meade, Inc.
121 W. Broadway St.
Ft. Meade, FL 33841
863-285-6090
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Help Fort Meade, Inc. helps reduce poverty and its root causes
for rural families and individuals in crisis by providing services
to combat hunger and homelessness.
Project Description:
Help Fort Meade, Inc. will build capacity by obtaining training
on non-profit management and administration; developing grant-writing
skills and financial administration procedures; creating a strategic
revenue development plan; planning public awareness events;
and enhancing programming through increasing access to online
applications for TANF, food stamps, and Medicaid services.
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Home Free
Ministries (HFM)
925 S. Melrose St.
Placentia, CA 92870
775-828-5008
Award Amount: $49,835
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Home Free Ministries (HFM) operates a drug rehabilitation and
recovery home in Placentia, Calif. The agency focuses services
on women transitioning from prison who do not have adequate
housing.
Project Description:
HFM will build its capacity by providing training in grant writing
and fundraising for staff and board members; creating a strategic
fundraising plan; creating an organizational Web site; and hiring
a program manager to explore various funding opportunities for
the organization.
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Hope Baptist
Church
180 E. Pebble Rd.
Las Vegas, NV 89123
775-828-5008
Award Amount: $49,972
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Hope Baptist Church operates a homeless-outreach program for
homeless adults in the community, providing food and water,
counseling, and referral services.
Project Description:
Hope Baptist will train staff and board members in grant writing,
create a Web site, and purchase a new computer and operating
system.
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Huntington
City Mission (HCM)
624 10th St.
Huntington, WV 25701
304-523-0293
Award Amount: $49,983
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Huntington City Mission (HCM) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) faith-based
organization established to meet the physical, emotional, social,
and spiritual needs of the men, women, and children in its care.
Services provided by HCM focus on meeting basic human needs
and education.
Project Description:
HCM will build its capacity in the areas of community engagement
and organizational development for the Mission’s Homeless
Management Information System (HMIS) project. The HMIS provides
detailed data on homeless clients who seek services and connects
them to resources throughout the area. HCM will hire an HMIS
coordinator to assist existing users, train new users, and reach
out to agencies that do not use the system to identify and address
issues that prevent their participation. The coordinator will
also train users on how this technology can help solve the problem
of homelessness. This grant will also support the purchase of
twelve computers to distribute to various HCM staff, thus increasing
their ability to use the system.
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Interfaith
Hospitality Network
228 Mt. Laurel Rd.
Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054
856-638-0110
Award Amount: $10,593
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
The Interfaith Hospitality Network provides food, shelter, and
other services to displaced homeless families of two or more,
where one person must be under age 18.
Project Description:
The organization will use the grant to purchase new computers
and computer software to bring the organization up-to-date technologically.
The software and a DSL line will help the organization prepare
grant proposals, track clients served, track donors and program
evaluation, as well as facilitate communication and improve
overall correspondence. Funds will also be used for staff computer
training and grant-writing training.
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Interfaith
Hospitality Network of Greater Denver
1020 Upham St.
Lakewood, CO 80214
303-675-0713
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Interfaith Hospitality Network helps homeless families in the
greater Denver area and provides a day-site for clients seeking
jobs, housing, child care, and health services.
Project Description:
Interfaith Hospitality Network will build its capacity by training
staff and volunteers; upgrading its accounting software and
providing staff training on use of this software; purchasing
three new computers, one laptop and projector; purchasing Love
and Logic parenting curriculum for teens with young children;
and developing donor strategies such as contracting a consultant
to configure a donor database and training staff in its management.
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Interfaith
Hospitality Network of Greater Gainesville
229 SW 5th St.
Gainesville, FL 32602
352-378-2030
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Interfaith Hospitality Network of Greater Gainesville, along
with its thirty-one partnering local congregations, mobilizes
community resources and local congregations to provide compassionate
care through shelter, meals, and comprehensive case management
to homeless families.
Project Description:
The grant will be used for basic management training for board
and staff members to increase their overall effectiveness and
donor development skills, including the development of a comprehensive
revenue plan. They will engage and recruit local congregations
to participate in the program by providing additional beds,
and develop a strategic plan for a new transitional housing
program to meet the increasing community demand.
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Interfaith
Hospitality Network of Summit County
77 W. Miller Ave.
Akron, OH 44301
330-253-8081
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Interfaith Hospitality Network of Summit County is a 501(c)(3)
non-profit organization providing services to homeless families
in Summit County, Ohio.
Project Description:
The organization will build its capacity by hiring a part-time
administrative volunteer-coordinator to develop a community-outreach
plan and a volunteer retention program; purchasing additional
computers and phone lines; tracking volunteerism using donor
software; providing capacity-building training for board members;
and training board and staff members to address strategic planning
and board governance.
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Interfaith
Hospitality Network of the South Hills
297 E. Beau St.
Washington, PA 15301
724-229-1129
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Interfaith Hospitality Network of the South Hills is a 501(c)(3)
non-profit organization providing services to homeless families
in southwestern Pennsylvania.
Project Description:
The grant will be used to increase the organization’s
volunteer-base by contracting with a consultant for public relations
and program development. A volunteer coordinator position will
be created, enabling the Executive Director to focus on increased
community involvement and program development. A CPA will be
contracted to review and improve the organization’s financial
record-keeping capacity.
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Inter-Faith
Ministries Wichita, Inc. (IFM)
829 N. Market St.
Wichita, KS 67214
316-264-9303
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Inter-Faith Ministries Wichita, Inc. (IFM), a faith-based community
service provider, is a community leader in providing services
to the homeless, including emergency shelter, and transitional
and permanent housing.
Project Description:
IFM will build its capacity by contracting with an Internet
service provider to upgrade its Web site software and by purchasing
two computers, two printers, and one software package.
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Jabez Transitional
Living Center
5926 N. Teutonia Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53206
414-460-2385
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Jabez Transitional Living Center’s mission is to decrease
drug use and its after-effects in post-institutionalized women
in Milwaukee.
Project Description:
This grant will provide leadership training and development
for board members and staff. They will implement and update
their technology, including new computers, and hire a project
coordinator to oversee day-to-day activities.
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JCTOD Outreach,
Inc.
26 Johnson Park
Utica, NY 13503
315-269-6708
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
JCTOD Outreach, Inc. helps the homeless in Utica’s poorest
neighborhood, Cornhill, by providing ongoing advocacy, mentoring
and life coaching, support groups, and preemployment services.
Project Description:
JCTOD will build its capacity by creating an internal agency
culture for the development of long-range financial, management,
and revenue planning; establishing a development infrastructure,
including donor-tracking software and software training; creating
a donor stewardship program; creating a financial-sustainability
and asset-management plan; creating and developing communications
tools; and training board members and community stakeholders
in revenue development strategies.
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John Lewis
Coffee Shop, Inc.
1212 W. 3rd St.
Davenport, IA 52808
563-823-0508
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
John Lewis Coffee Shop, Inc. is a faith-based organization fighting
to end homelessness. Their mission is to challenge the causes
of homelessness by providing hospitality, housing, and services,
as well as working collaboratively with the community.
Project Description:
The grant will be used to develop a comprehensive revenue development
strategy, develop and implement a quality-improvement protocol,
and provide professional development opportunities for management
staff.
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Kingdom Causes
1965 E. 21st St.
Signal Hill, CA 90755
562-544-0500
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Kingdom Causes is a faith-based organization dedicated to affecting
community transformation in six cities in Los Angeles County
by mobilizing local churches, community leaders, and volunteers
to address various issues of local concern, specifically homelessness.
Project Description:
Kingdom Causes will build its capacity by hiring a part-time
Volunteer Development Specialist to develop and implement a
volunteer-management plan and management module. They will also
purchase two computers to document program successes and to
communicate those successes to the community through various
media.
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Liberty and
Truth Ministries, Inc.
6119 W. Fond du Lac Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53218
414-463-3733
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Liberty and Truth Ministries, Inc. works with men and women
reentering the community from correctional institutions, and
homeless individuals in recovery from alcohol and other drug
addictions.
Project Description:
Liberty and Truth will build its capacity by purchasing a financial
software package, training executives and board members on financial
management of federal, state, and private grants, and developing
a five-year fund development plan, as well as a plan to expand
the funding base of the organization.
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Lord’s
Daily Bread (LDB)
1460 Boston St.
Aurora, CO 80010
720-422-7875
Award Amount: $35,940
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Lord’s Daily Bread (LDB) helps Denver Rescue Mission meet
the basic needs of the homeless in Denver, feeding them twice
weekly. They provide meals, clothing, and general counseling
on employment, health, and other needs.
Project Description:
Funds will be used for revenue-development strategies and organizational
and leadership development. LDB will develop internal organizational
systems to ensure proper management, fiscal controls, and grant
reporting; contract with a consultant to develop grant proposals;
and seek training for the board, staff, and volunteers.
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Mount Aery
Development Corporation (MADC)
73 Frank St.
Bridgeport, CT 06604
203-344-2757
Award Amount: $49,020
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Mount Aery Development Corporation (MADC) is a faith-based organization
that runs programs aimed at addressing the needs of homeless
individuals, particularly those exiting the correctional system,
as well as at-risk youth, the medically uninsured, and the African-American
community.
Project Description:
MADC seeks funds to retain 4 consultants to assist in improving
program outcomes by reviewing and revising existing board policies
and job descriptions; developing a written board-recruitment
plan and board-orientation packet; implementing a formal board
orientation; developing a set of written protocols for all financial
transactions; delineating additional service needs and identifying
additional partners; developing a written fundraising/resource
development document; and formalizing program curriculum.
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National Alliance
of Vietnamese American Service Agencies (NAVASA) Houston
1010 Wayne Ave.
Silver Spring, MD 20910
301-587-2781
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
National Alliance of Vietnamese American Service Agencies (NAVASA)
Houston was established as a partnership between the Vietnamese
Martyrs Church and national NAVASA to assist Vietnamese families
impacted by Hurricane Katrina to rebuild their lives in Houston.
Project Description:
Funds will be used to plan a rigorous housing program that will
ultimately address the housing needs of Vietnamese Katrina families;
develop policies and systems to address financial management
and an informational technology system; and train staff in housing
programs for low-income families.
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Prison Ministry
of America (PMA)
13116 Thistle Ave.
Norwalk, CA 90650
800-236-5035
Award Amount: $45,500
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Prison Ministry of America (PMA) is a faith-based and community
organization that has recently assumed activities previously
provided by New Life Prison Ministry, an outreach of Calvary
Chapel in Downey, Calif. The organization’s work includes
providing services in state prisons, county jails, juvenile
halls, and youth authorities throughout California.
Project Description:
PMA will use funding to build its capacity in the critical areas
of leadership development, organizational development, and revenue-development
strategies. Project activities include hiring consultants to
facilitate short- and long-term strategic planning and board/leadership
training. They will document a plan for expansion of services
and receive grant-writing and donor-development training.
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Service of
the Emergency Aid Resource Center for the Homeless
2505 Fannin St.
Houston, TX 77018
713-739-7752
Award Amount: $48,860
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Service of the Emergency Aid Resource Center for the Homeless’
mission is to reduce homelessness by improving the physical
and mental health of homeless residents through education, job
training, employment assistance, and the location of permanent
housing.
Project Description:
Funds will be used for program development, including utilizing
a consultant to enhance the organization’s quality-improvement
program by improving customer service to clients and building
community engagement.
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Springboard
Ministries, Inc.
106 W. 4th St.
Santa Ana, CA
714-571-0101
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Springboard Ministries, Inc. provides psychological and educational
services and provides aid to the poor and homeless community.
Project Description:
Springboard Ministries will build its capacity by developing
and revising program curriculum to enable them to serve more
clients, and adapting curriculum for use by volunteers. They
will also develop a program-monitoring system to enable the
organization to meet the demands of changing client demographics.
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StretcherBearers
Ministries, LLC
2224 W. Kilbourn Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53233
414-416-4600
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
StretcherBearers Ministries, LLC provides peer-to-peer counseling
to inmates prior to and after release from prison.
Project Description:
Funds will be used to recruit and train a new board and advisory
committee, start a volunteer-training and -retention program,
and develop a monitoring process. They will also upgrade computer
equipment to meet federal regulations and implement an employee-development
and -retention strategy. This will allow them to train staff
to act as Peer Advocates to equip them with the skills to provide
drug and alcohol rehabilitation-assistance services.
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Teens Opposing
Poverty, Inc. (TOP)
136 Poston Ln.
Bluemont, VA 20135
540-955-6260
Award Amount: $48,322
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Teens Opposing Poverty, Inc. (TOP) helps individuals return
to families and other support networks; assists with job-related
needs, such as transportation and clothing; and assists individuals
with securing needed items during the transition from homelessness
to permanent dwellings.
Project Description:
Funds will build capacity by developing a training manual for
volunteers; developing a strategic plan that will identify opportunities
for youth to meet the unique needs of the homeless; addressing
goals for expanding outreach and conducting an analysis of available
and needed resources to achieve expansion goals; purchasing
office equipment; developing an outcome-measurement system that
involves conducting surveys of volunteer leaders to determine
current levels of activity and impact; contracting with a marketing
consultant to train staff to research and write grant proposals;
improving the organization’s Web site; and developing
new marketing materials.
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The HELP!
Foundation
18 Misty Ct.
Little Rock, AR 72227
501-224-0889
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
The HELP! Foundation helps victims of domestic violence recover
from emotional and financial devastation via counseling, money
management, and workforce development using speakers, workshops,
and a weekly Web-based presentation.
Project Description:
The Foundation will address leadership and organizational development
through staff and board training, and will improve fiscal and
administrative policies by upgrading the Web site and acquiring
other technological upgrades.
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The Housing
Partnership
1555 Islington St.
Portsmouth, NH 03801
601-431-3620
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
The Housing Partnership provides affordable housing and related
services for low and moderate-income people. In addition to
direct services, the organization advocates in the community
for affordable housing. They also operate rental and transitional
housing and provide counseling for first-time homebuyers.
Project Description:
This grant will provide training and technical assistance to
staff and board members to build leadership skills and expand
knowledge of supportive-housing best practices. They will build
and strengthen partnerships with real estate developers in conjunction
with regional social service partners. In addition, they will
develop expertise in the funding streams available to create
and operate new supportive housing, especially for individuals
with disabilities who are homeless.
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The New Life
Center, Inc.
3505 Amanda Ln.
Houston, TX 77063
713-244-0946
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
The New Life Center, Inc. provides services to the homeless,
indigent, and disempowered in Houston and Harris County.
Project Description:
Capacity-building funds will be used to provide a community
assessment; develop a street-based prevention program for runaway
and homeless youth; implement an evaluation plan to manage data
and measure performance; design a donor-development strategy
to build the sustainability of programs; and obtain training
for staff.
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The Night
Ministry
4711 N. Ravenswood Ave.
Chicago, IL 60640
773-784-9000
Award Amount: $48,810
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
The Night Ministry’s mission is to build affirming and
compassionate relationships that empower people to meet their
own needs. The Night Ministry also operates the Open Door Shelter–West
Town, a sixteen-bed, five-crib interim shelter for homeless
youth, ages 14–21, who are not wards of the State.
Project Description:
The funds will be used to formalize and enhance human resources
policies and procedures in the areas of performance appraisal,
retirement savings, and affirmative action. Staff will receive
training on principles of positive youth development as well
as diversity training.
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The Sharing
Community, Inc.
PO Box 657
Yonkers, NY 10702
914-963-2626
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
The Sharing Community, Inc. operates twelve homeless programs,
including Yonkers’ only street-outreach team serving the
homeless and its only emergency shelter.
Project Description:
The Sharing Community will assemble a diverse staff committee
to identify key indicators that will be used to monitor quality
for its programs. They will provide a series of training sessions
for staff and supervisors, including data collection and analysis,
and will train board members in donor development.
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The Street
Mission Los Angeles (SMLA)
1856 11th Pl.
Los Angeles, CA 90006
213-386-4518
Award Amount: $48,075
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
The Street Mission Los Angeles (SMLA) provides services to individuals
who are homeless, including operating a Recovery Center that
provides drug treatment services, mental health services, case
management, and job training services, targeting Korean-American
homeless populations living on skid row.
Project Description:
Funds will be used to hire a consultant to facilitate the creation
of a revenue-development plan for the next five years; hire
a part-time bilingual development officer to research and develop
grants and support the board of directors; provide professional
development training for current staff in the areas of board
development, grant writing, strategic planning, and marketing;
and enhance the current technology infrastructure by improving
the agency’s Web site, online newsletters, and e-mail
distribution lists.
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The Upper
Valley Haven, Inc.
713 Hartford Ave.
White River, VT 05001
802-295-6500
Award Amount: $38,624
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
The Upper Valley Haven, Inc. serves people struggling with poverty
by providing shelter and education to homeless families and
providing food, clothing, and support to anyone in need.
Project Description:
The funds will be used to hire a development director who will
develop a revenue-development strategy for the organization
as well as build relationships with key community stakeholders.
The development director will also produce a book that will
include a variety of vignettes from volunteers, shelter guests,
staff, and donors to increase the organization’s visibility
in the community.
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Vision House
450 Bremerton Ave. NE
Renton, WA 98056
425-228-6356
Award Amount: $49,066
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Vision House is a faith-based, non-profit agency that provides
transitional housing and supportive services to homeless families
with children, and separate housing facilities for homeless
single men in recovery from drug and/or alcohol addiction.
Project Description:
Vision House will use capacity-building funds to secure technical
upgrades for their accounting system and for donor-tracking
software. They will develop program capacity through purchasing
a van to support programs, hiring a part-time intake coordinator
to streamline their intake system, and purchasing a copy machine
for a satellite office. To address revenue development needs,
the organization will design a donor-development strategy, identify
potential new funding sources, and purchase a color printer.
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Western Stark
Medical Clinic, Inc.
820 Amherst Rd. NE
Massillon, OH 44646
330-834-1546
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Western Stark Medical Clinic, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit
organization operating a forty-foot mobile health Care-A-Van.
They travel to different homeless shelters within Stark County,
Ohio, and provide free medical, dental, and pharmaceutical care
to the homeless population.
Project Description:
Western Stark Medical Clinic will build its capacity by hiring
a volunteer director to recruit and train volunteers and to
increase public awareness. They will work to engage community
members in both public and private sectors by developing methods
to increase their communication.
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