2008 GRANT RECIPIENTS education AnewAmerica Community Corporation, Berkeley, CA
$100,000 over one year
To expand its services for low-income micro-business entrepreneurs in San Jose. Board of Regents of the Universtiy of Wisconsin System Survey Center, Madison, WI
$100,000 over one year
To support a follow up study of youth who have aged out of the foster care system. California Tomorrow, Oakland, CA
$85,000 over one year
To deliver its Community College Access and Equity initiative to eight community college campuses. CSU-Fresno Foundation f/b/o Central Valley Higher Education Consortium, Fresno, CA
$100,000 over two years
To increase local college going rates.
CSU-Fresno Foundation, Fresno, CA
$300,000 over three years
To start a Guardian Scholars Program at CSU Fresno. Child and Family Policy Institute, Sacramento, CA
$170,000 over one year
To redesign California's Independent Living Programs.. Action Against crime and Violence Education Fund/ Fight Crime;Invest in Kids, San Francisco, CA
$219,000 over two years
To educate the public and policymakers about the need for new high school dropout policies. First Graduate, San Francisco, CA
$150,000 over two years
To tutor and counsel San Francisco students who would be the first in their families to attend college. Juma Ventures, San Francisco, CA
$200,000 over two years
To deliver a comprehensive employment, education and youth development program for Oakland and San Francisco youth. Low Income Families Empowerment through Education (LIFETIME)
$100,000 over one year
To help CalWorks parents enter and complete post-secondary education. Northern California Public Broadcasting, Inc f/b/o KQED, San Francisco, CA
$150,000 over two years
To expand its youth and education coverage in two regular programs, The California Report and Forum. Parent Institute for Quality Education, San Diego, CA
$200,000 over two years
To train parents in Fresno, Modesto and Sacramento to help their children graduate from high school and go to college. Reading and Beyond, San Francisco, CA
$100,000 over one year
To help 50 young Fresno parents prepare for college. Solano County Health and Social Services Department, Vallejo, CA
$300,000 over three years
To start a California Connected by 25 program in that county. The Education Trust West, San Francisco, CA
$200,000 over two years
To continue support for its statewide data collection campaign. United Way of the Bay area, San Francisco, CA
$150,000 over three years
To Continue to help 7 California connected by 25 counties evaluate their foster youth emancipation services. Year-up, San Francisco, CA
$75,000 over one year
To help 18-24 year olds get technology training and employment by starting a San Francisco branch Youth Development network
$100,000 over tw years
To Train 27 youth organizers and school-based after school programs in the Northern Cantral Valley through its Youth Development Institute Program.
Youth Grants
California Association of Nonprofits, Los Angeles, CA
$200,000 over two years
To provide capacity building services to 20-24 youth serving organizations. California Youth Connection, San Francisco, CA
$150,000 over two years
To provide capacity building support. Community Initiatives f/b/o John Burton Foundation for Children without Homes, San Francisco, CA
$200,000 over two years
To continue to help Northern California counties obtain state funding for former foster youth Community Partnership for Families of San Joaquin, Stockton, CA
$75,000 over one year
To support Youth Matters project – an initiative to build data informed partners. First Place for Youth, Oakland, CA
$170,000 over two years
To support the My First Place Program. Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District, El Cajon, CA
$300,000 over two years
To support K-12 and college faculties, align curriculum and increase student transition and success rates. Humboldt County, Eureka, CA
$300,000 over three years
To support the California Connected by 25 Initiative Intersegmental Coordinating Committee f/b/o ARCHES, Sacramento, CA
$200,000 over two years
To support current/potential collaboratives in the San Joaquin area. Public Health Institute
f/b/o California Permanency for Youth Project, Oakland, CA
$200,000 over three years
To support its ongoing work to increase permanent, stable placements for older foster youth. Youth in Focus, Oakland, CA
$150,000 over two years
To start up youth-led research and evaluation projects throughout the Central Valley and to develop a strategic business plan. Youth Law Center, San Francisco, CA
$378,000 over three years
To support the California Connected by 25 Initiative Youth Together, Oakland, CA
$150,000 over two years
To develop youth leaders and a multi-service school community collaborative. 2008 GRANT RECIPIENTS - GRANTS UNDER $30,000 | $250 | | Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy/membership | | $495 | | Association of Small Foundations/membership | | $30,000 | | California Child Care Resource & Referral Network | | $5,000 | | Child Trends | | $30,000 | | Children's Network of Solano County | | $70,000 | | Child and Family Policy Institute (3) | | $5,000 | | Comminity Foundation for the National Capital Region/membership | | $30,000 | | Community Housing Development Corporation of North Richmond | | $55,000 | | Earned Asset Resource Network (2) | | $30,000 | | Educational Solutions | | $2,500 | | Foundation Center/membership | | $1,000 | | Foundation Financial Officers Group/membership | | $1,500 | | Grantmakers for Children, Youth and Families/membership | | $1,000 | | Grantmakers for Education/membership | | $30,000 | | Judicial Counsel of California | | $30,000 | | Linkage to Education | | $30,000 | | Mission Community Financial Assistance | | $30,000 | | Mission Economic development Association | | $6,868 | | Northern California Grantmakers/membership | | $30,000 | | New America Foundation | | $25,000 | | The Parent/Teacher Home Visit Project | | $60,000 | | Public Health Institute (2) | | $20,000 | | Refugee Transitions | | $60,000 | | R P Group (2) | | $30,000 | | Regents of the University of California/Policy Analysis for California Education | | $30,000 | | Regents fo the Universtiy of California/Santa Barbara | | $30,000 | | San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Foundation | | $38,800 | | S.F. Foundation Community Initiative Fund (2) | | $40,000 | | Silicon Valley Children's Fund (2) | | $30,000 | | Taproot Foundation | | $30,000 | | United Way of the Bay Area | | $30,000 | | Urban Strategies Council | | $30,000 | | Women's Action to Gain Economic Security | | $22,000 | | Women's Initiative | | $20,000 | | Youth Community services | | $5,000 | | Washoe County Department of Social Services | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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