Greater St. Petersburg - Previous Grants

2009 Grants

2009 Fall Grant Cycle Awards

Brookwood Florida-Central	To subsidize the yearly cost of meal planning and preparation for independent living training for 14 residents
Pier Aquarium	For the Deaf Docent program to develop and record video programs to create American Sign Language scripts for exhibits
Ready for Life	To support and strengthen the youth council and youth outreach activities for 16-24 year-olds in foster care or transitioned out of foster care system
West Central Florida Council, Boy Scouts of America	For the Scoutreach Program in Midtown (Cub Scouts for 1^st-5^th graders at local after school programs)

2009 Spring Grant Cycle Awards

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Pinellas County	For the Bigs in Schools and Sites program in Lakewood Elementary
Science Center of Pinellas County	For 75 fee-waived week-long summer workshop classes for 38-50 students
USF College of Marine Science	For 30 teenage girls to attend Oceanography Camp, 3-week program to motivate girls entering high school to consider scientific careers

2008 Grants

2008 Fall Grant Cycle Awards

AVID-Boca Ciega High School	Transportation, lodging, and meal expenses for college tour for students who lack support and resources
Community Tampa Bay	To fund 10 individuals for Anytown (residential youth leadership and diversity awareness program) for summer 2009 and enroll them in Youth Core for following academic year; 100% match from Children's Board
PARC	To underwrite cost of formal training curriculum for teaching kitchen for hands on technical and employability skills for individuals with disabilities
Poynter Institute	Financial aid for low income students to attend high school journalism program and offset costs of supplies, field trips, and meals
Science Center of Pinellas Co.	For 50 elementary and middle school classes to participate in hands-on workshops in the Classroom Extension Program at the Center
Seniors in Service of Tampa Bay	To fund direct volunteer expenses for Foster Grandparents program that provides daily literacy tutoring to low-performing K-3 students

2008 Spring Grant Cycle Awards

Academy Prep Center of St. Petersburg	For software for the Literacy through Fun and Technology Program
Arts Center Association, Inc.	For scholarships and art supplies
Girls Incorporated of Pinellas	To purchase books for the literacy program
Help A Child, Inc.	For the Parent Aide Program
Everyone's Youth United	For a substance abuse prevention program
Junior Achievement of West Central Florida	For the Junior Achievement Success Skills job incentive program at three facilities
Junior League of St. Petersburg	To purchase bike helmets for the Back to School Safety Fair and Bike Rodeo
Pinellas Opportunity Council, Inc.	For senior volunteer transportation

2007 Grants

2007 Spring and Fall Grant Cycle Awards

Boys & Girls Clubs of the Suncoast	For Royal Theatre Arts Academy choir robes
Brookwood Florida - Central	For fitness/recreational activities program for residential youth
Center for Community and Economic Justice	To support an employment readiness center
Daystar	To support a program assisting individuals obtain photo identification
Everyone's Youth United	For a substance abuse prevention program
First Night of St. Petersburg	To support FirstKids venue at FirstNight 2008
Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas	To provide database software conversion for improved fund raising and donor/volunteer relations
PARC	For the Healthy Bodies and Lifestyles program
Science Center of Pinellas County	For the summer workshop programs
United Methodist Cooperative Ministries	For a child enrichment specialist for English as a second language sites

2006 Grants

2006 Spring and Fall Grant Cycle Awards

The First Tee

The First Tee, a division of the World Golf Federation, has as its mission, to impact the lives of young people by providing learning facilities and educational programs that provide character development and life-enhancing values through the game of golf. The First Tee of St. Petersburg was established in April, 2005.

More than 700 children participate in the First Tee of St. Petersburg annually. Some of the programs offered include: Special Olympics, Academy Prep, summer camps and clinics, middle school golf, a tournament program, National Youth Sports program (NYSP) through Eckerd College and the Police Department, Police Athletic League (PAL), outreach programs to local schools and youth groups and junior leagues.

The First Tee teaches golf, but more importantly, it teaches character development and a life skills curriculum. Each child that participates in one of the programs goes through the life skills curriculum, regardless of their age, gender, race or socio-economic status.

The First Tee has nine core values that are seamlessly woven into the curriculum. Those core values are: responsibility, sportsmanship, perseverance, confidence, judgment, honesty, respect, courtesy, and integrity.

More than 300 children in the program come from low income families. Without support from the community through donations and grants, these same children would not have the opportunity to participate in such a valuable program.

Family Resources' Youth Arts Corps Cultural Internship Program

Family Resources' Youth Arts Corps is an arts education, youth development, and job training program that operates three after-school programs and a community-based artist-in-residence program serving youth ages 8 - 17. All Corps programming is free to participants, and skills in the visual, literary, performing and digital arts are taught by professional artists.

With funding from the Community Foundation, the Youth Arts Corps provided a unique opportunity for ten at-risk young people to work as cultural interns at local arts organizations. Partnerships were formed with American Stage, the Dali Museum and Creative Clay Cultural Arts Center. Ten interns were selected, interviewed, and then placed at different organizations to be trained in various job and life skills.

With funding from the Foundation, the Youth Arts Corps also provided reliable transportation to and from their intern site to ease this ongoing challenge for young people in St. Petersburg.

Due to the successful outcome of this pilot project, the Youth Arts Corps will seek on-going funding to make this a permanent part of their programming and expand it to serve youth throughout the county.