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The Community Foundation Grants Previously Awarded As we think about the future of our community, we find it important to use our Foundation Grant Program in a way that proactively addresses the most critical, documented needs in our community. The Board of the Community Foundation has awarded grants totaling $500,000. Below is a sample selection of grants previously awarded. Boy Scouts, Central Florida Council: $3,500 for Scout-Reach to purchase uniforms and camping equipment for 3 packs in Seville, Pierson, and Espanola. Boys & Girls Club of Volusia-Flagler: $10,000 to renovate a facility to house a new Boys & Girls Club program in Bunnell at the Carver Community Center. Boys & Girls Club of Volusia-Flagler: $10,000 for renovation of Holly Hill Youth Center. Completion of this project guarantees the club exclusive use of the facility for $1 per year for 20 years. Center for the Visually Impaired: $3,000 for Operation Outreach for developing mobile services and specialized equipment in order to reach residents of Flagler County and West Volusia. Child Care Resource Network: $4,500 for the Caring for Kids program to improve the quality of child care being offered by unregulated child care providers through training, education, and loan program for developmental, age-appropriate activities and toys. Children's Home Society: $10,000 for the Family Tree House, a center offering a safe, homelike setting for court-approved family visitations when children are separated from parents due to abuse/neglect issues. Conklin Center for Multi-Handicapped Blind: $3,304 for Enhanced Self-Sufficiency to purchase four TDDs for visually impaired users. Easter Seal Society: $4,629 for the Bright Beginnings Infant Program; start-up funding for a day care center providing full day pre-school and child care services. Family Life Center: $7,500 for a Computer Lab; installation of computer lab and tutorial software at the Transitional Housing facility. Family Renew Community: $4,000 for Electrical Repairs; upgrading and repairing electrical system to repair security lighting and allow for installation of window unit air conditioners. Flagler Senior Services: $3,000 in matching transportation funds to develop and increase public transportation. Flagler Retired Senior Volunteer Program: $3,000 to upgrade computer system to enable RSVP to meet growing demands of volunteer inquiries, referrals, and placements. Greater Daytona Beach YMCA: $10,000 for seed funding to start a YMCA in the New Smyrna Beach area. Healthy Communities: $5,000 each year for two years for a water instruction program to reduce the incidences of drowning and near-drowning. Helen Kottle Memorial Day Care Center: $5,000 for emergency assistance and stabilization, new equipment, carpeting and supplies. House Next Door: $5,000 for The 3 R's: Relationships, Responsibilities and Respect, a proactive approach to provide weekly counseling sessions at DeLand High for teens experiencing difficulties with destructive behavior. Intracoastal Aging Alliance: $15,265 for initiation of a Foster Grandparent Program in Flagler County, patterned after a successful Volusia County program. Mid-Florida Housing Partnership: $9,000 for an outdoor, enclosed play area for children of clients of both MFHP and Serenity House. PACE Center for Girls: $10,260 for Girlspeak for the development of programs advocating safe, substance-free lifestyles. Palmetto Place Advocates: $6,500 for the purchase and installation of 61 ceilings for a transitional housing program. Second Harvest Food Bank: $4,150 for purchase of an electric pallet jack to increase efficiency. Serenity House: $9,000 to replace a van used to transport clients in a family substance abuse treatment program. Serenity House: $5,000 for re-roofing of Serenity House West, a forty bed residential substance abuse treatment facility. UCP: $5,155 for the expansion of the Evaluation Department, purchase of specialized equipment to expand ability to test assembly skills and also to administer tests in Spanish.
To learn more about the Community Foundation, contact Bill Ward at 386.253.0563, x.246.
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