Scholarship fund for youth
aging out of foster care to
attend Nurse Assistant
Training (course tuition,
uniforms, vaccinations, and
state licensing fees)
$3,630
Bay Area Legal Services
Provide free legal services
to at-risk families with
children who are threatened
with eviction or being sued
for eviction.
$4,000
ECHO of Brandon
To purchase fresh produce,
dairy and meat to be given
out to families over the
summer when children are on
break.
$2,000
Girl Scouts of West Central
Florida
Surviving Middle School
program for Sulpher Springs
4th - 5th graders
$1,150
Junior Achievement of West
Central Florida
Implementation of JA Virtual
Finance Park - a virtual
community through computer
simulations that explore the
world of work and personal
finance.
$7,500
Kids and Canines
Support of one puppy for one
year of training by at-risk
middle school students to
teach the students
responsibility, anger
management, self control,
and problem solving. Once
trained, the dogs go to
people with disabilities.
$1,870
Prevent Blindness Florida
Provide eye exams and
glasses for low-income,
at-risk children and adults.
$2,000
2010 Grants
2010
Fall Grant Cycle
Awards
A Brighter Community
Family support program
at preschool for children
with developmental delays
due to poverty
All Sports Community Service
Blake High Magnet Urban
Teachers Academy to provide
tutoring and mentoring to
Just Elementary students
Big Brothers Big Sisters of
Tampa Bay
Transitions to Success
Mentoring Program for
graduating 5th graders from Sulphur Springs Elementary
Centre for Women
10 new computers for Centre for
Girls which serves
approximately 200 girls ages
10-18
Community Tampa Bay
Anytown program for
youth leadership and
diversity awareness
Cornerstone Kids
Read-On program for at risk
Seminole Heights children
(grades K-2) to ensure they
are reading at grade level
when entering 3rd grade
Florida Blood Services
Foundation
Blood Education Toolkits
to educate 5,000 grade K-12
students and hospital staff
Humane Society of Tampa Bay
Free shot clinic for
1,000 cats/dogs in
disadvantaged neighborhood;
Hillsborough County Animal
Services will partner with HSTB to provide free license
tags
Tampa Jewish Family Services
Crisis stabilization portion
of Family Empowerment
Program for families (food
bank, utility assistance,
and mental health
counseling)
2010 Spring Grant Cycle
Awards
Big Brothers Big Sisters of
Pinellas
Bigs in Schools and
Sites program in Highpoint
Elementary School (at risk
students with low academic
scores)
Girl Scouts of West Central
Florida
Outreach program for
girls ages 5-12 in Sulphur
Springs
OASIS Network
Provide uniforms for
needy students at uniform
schools
Salesian Youth Center
SYC Literacy Initiative
- individual and group
reading sessions for
inner-city elementary
students unable to read at
appropriate grade level
Starting Right Now
Extracurricular activities
and computer/internet access
for mentoring program to
establish homes and
employment for families
referred by school district
who are at risk of
homelessness
TAMCO Foundation
Embracing Florida's
Wounded Heroes initiative
serving wounded veterans and
their children ages 0-17;
funding for Home for the
Holidays, Family Unity
Support Service and Wii
Fitness game for VA Fisher
House at Haley VA Hospital
Tampa Jewish Family Services
Groceries for food
program to provide families
with a bag of food to feed
family of 4
Trinity Café
Project Protein - To
purchase protein-rich foods to serve
meals to homeless population
2009 Grants
2009
Fall Grant Cycle
Awards
America's Second Harvest
To
deliver food to low income
neighborhoods in
Hillsborough County
in five direct distributions
Big Brothers Big Sisters
To
support eight
matches in the school based
mentoring program at Sulphur
Springs Elementary
Community Tampa Bay
For
the Anytown program that
promotes youth leadership
and diversity awareness
Seniors in Service of Tampa
Bay
For
the Foster Grandparents
“Bridging Generations
through Literacy” program
that engages low income
seniors as tutors to
underserved children
2009
Spring Grant Cycle
Awards
Bay Springs
For
the equipment, uniforms,
shoes,
and transportation of
adolescent boys
in foster care to
participate in city and
community sports leagues
Girl Scouts of West Central
Florida
For
traditional
troop activities and
outreach programs for
at-risk girls ages 5-11 in
Sulphur Springs
Jr. Achievement of West
Central Florida
For
Diploma See Day program
materials for over 2,100
eighth
graders in Hillsborough
County –
demonstrates the importance
of staying in school
Little Kids Rock
For
music
instruction and free
instruments for students
ages 5-18 in underserved
Hillsborough County public
schools
Lowry Park Zoological
Society
For
after
school programs for 13-18
year-olds focusing on
employability skills,
environmental research, and
community engagement
Salesian Youth Center /
Boys & Girls Club
For the Literacy and
Technology Initiative at the Salesian Youth Center to
offer reading comprehension
and computer skills training
to children 5-18
2008 Grants
2008
Fall Cycle
Awards
ChairScholars Foundation
For
3 scholarships (full tuition
for a bachelor’s degree) for
disadvantaged middle
students with serious
physical disability; mentor
will be provided until
graduation from high school
Computer Mentors Group
For a youth computer certification
and ownership program for
youth between 14-18; kids
take home computer that they
build; youth who complete
and pass the IC3 curriculum
training and certification
program will earn college
credit. Match from
Conn Foundation
Family Justice Center
To purchase a display board, brochures,
pens to use to inform
victims of domestic violence
and social service agency
staff of FJC and its
services
OASIS Network of New Tampa
To purchase uniforms for needy students
at mandatory uniform schools
in Hillsborough County
Southeastern Guide Dogs
For
outreach coordinator,
marketing, communications
for
Paws for Patriots program
which provides guide dogs and 26
days of residential training
for visually impaired
veterans
Tampa Bay Academy of Hope
For
30 middle and high school
students in Leadership
Through Education to attend
2009 Legislative Leadership
Tour to Tallahassee and
Washington, DC; funding
requested for airfare,
lodging, food, clothing,
activities
2008
Spring Cycle
Awards
Florida Museum of
Photographic Arts
To
purchase equipment for
working the interactive
camera obscura for the
children's educational
program
MacDonald Training Center,
Inc.
To
expand the arts program by
purchasing canvasses,
frames, and art supplies and
help fund the creation of an
e-commerce art website on
which artists can sell their
creations
The Ophelia Project and Boys
Initiative of Tampa Bay
For the “Boys on the Rise”
program for 180 6th
graders at Stewart Middle
School
Everyday Blessings
For
the “Family Finders” project
for placement of abused and
neglected children to
produce 400 Family Finders
packages and to purchase a
DVD duplicator and software
Salesian Youth Center /
Boys and Girls Club
For the Literacy and
Technology Initiative at the
Salesian Youth Center to
offer reading comprehension
and computer skills training
to children 5-18
Wheels of Success
To help provide reliable
vehicles to single parent
working women earning low to
moderate income
2006 - 2007 Grant Distribution
Judges' Choice Award Winners -
2007 Nonprofit of the Year Event CLOTHES TO KIDS
A kid's version of dressing for success Imagine your first day of school, classmates arriving in newly purchased outfits and you are wearing threadbare clothes with shoes that no longer fit. Feeling different from your fellow students, your self-esteem plummets.
Marie McClung and Jode Eye, co-founders of Clothes To Kids, didn't just imagine this. When they saw Pinellas school children experiencing it, they took action.
Their store, its contents, and their respectful and efficient distribution to low income kids free of charge are the results of donations and hundreds of hours of volunteer time.
Clothes To Kids has distributed over 12,000 wardrobes to Pinellas schoolchildren since its inception. The $5,000 grant from the Tampa Bay Business Journal and the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay will help assure more deserving young people will be showing up in Pinellas classrooms sporting new clothes and bright smiles.
CLEARWATER MARINE AQUARIUM
Caring for creatures of the sea "Your Window to the Sea," as the Clearwater Marine Aquarium (CMA) is fondly called, provides caring, imaginative, and strategic help to injured dolphins, sea turtles, and river otters in an effort to return them to their natural habitat.
A great deal of media coverage was given this year to Winter, a dolphin who arrived at CMA desperate and tail-less. After dispensing medical attention, the larger issue of survival without her tail was addressed. A custom made prosthesis was created and fitted to allow her to function in the water.
While not every patient at CMA gets media coverage, all receive needed attention. There is a small paid staff and hundreds of volunteers helping these heroic efforts.
The Tampa Bay Business Journal and the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay were very pleased to present the grant of $5,000 to this excellent organization and to provide hope to our friends in the sea.
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"Your Window to the Sea," as the Clearwater Marine Aquarium (CMA) is fondly called, provides caring, imaginative, and strategic help to injured dolphins, sea turtles, and river otters in an effort to return them to their natural habitat.
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