SEPTEMBER 2012 GRANTEES
The AFF board met in September 2012 and approved 18 grants totaling $1,827,950
Active Voice
600 Townsend Street #140 West
Suite 505
San Francisco, CA 94103
www.activevoice.net
Grant Amount: $15,000 (9 months)
Date Awarded: September 2012
Purpose of Grant: Through the use of the American Promise Black Male Achievement video module, Active Voice will address the male achievement gap plaguing African American youth.
Aspiranet
400 Oyster Point Boulevard
Suite 501
South San Francisco, CA 94080
www.aspiranet.org
Grant Amount $227,250 (2 years)
Date Awarded: September 2012
Purpose of Grant: To create a succinct Transitions Curriculum which combines AB12 Extended Foster Care implementation and technical training in conjunction with best practices for developing / promoting engagement of young people, professionals and care providers.
Beloved Community Center of Greensboro, Inc.
417 Arlington Street
Greensboro, NC 27406
www.belovedcommunitycenter.org
Grant Amount: $225,000 (3 years)
Date Awarded: September 2012
Purpose of Grant: To pursue a more comprehensive implementation of key recommendations made by the historic Greensboro Truth and Reconciliation Commission in order to facilitate the transition of the city of Greensboro toward a more equitable, democratic and sustainable community.
CitySquare
3108 Live Oak Street
Dallas, TX 75204
www.citysquare.org
Grant Amount: $98,200 (1 year)
Date Awarded: September 2012
Purpose of Grant: To transform CitySquare’s Transition Resource Action Center’s approach to providing support to emancipating foster youth by utilizing the William Bridges’ Transition Framework, resulting in improved service delivery and better youth outcomes.
Foster Pride
250 West 94th Street, #6F
New York. NY 10025
www.fosterpride.org
Grant Amount: $15,000 (10 Months)
Date Awarded: September 2012
Purpose of Grant: To double the knit-good operations of the Foster Pride HandMade Teen Mentoring Program from 50 to 100 students. The grant will also allow Foster Pride to employ two HandMade Teen Mentoring graduates as paid interns to work with the program. The project budget will go towards additional instructors’ time, career speakers and intern stipends.
Friends of Children, Inc.
245 Russell Street, #22
Hadley, MA 01035
www.friendsofchildreninc.org
Grant Amount: $6,500 (6 Months)
Date Awarded: September 2012
Purpose of Grant: To support Transitions Framework training and consultation in the development of HUB, an innovative community-based model of support for youth aging out of foster care. The HUB project aims to promote transformative long-lasting change for youth aging out of foster care.
Innovative Services, NW
9414 NE Fourth Plain Road
Vancouver, WA 98662
www.innovativeservicesnw.org
Grant Amount: $35,000 (5 Months)
Date Awarded: September 2012
Purpose of Grant: To allow Innovative Services NW (ISNW) to continue its AFF funded program from January 1, 2013 – May 31, 2013.
Kidsave International
100 Corporate Pointe, Suite 380
Culver City, CA 90230
www.kidsave.org
Grant Amount: $91,000 (1 Year)
Date Awarded: September 2012
Purpose of Grant: To incorporate the Transition Framework into the day-to-day operations of Kidsave’s Weekend Miracles program. Objectives are to help sustain successful hosting and adoptive matches for foster youth, and to ensure successful transitions to independent living.
Michigan Roundtable for Diversity and Inclusion
525 New Center One
3031 West Grand Boulevard
Detroit, MI 48202
www.miroundtable.org
Grant Amount: $200,000 (18 months)
Date Awarded: September 2012
Purpose of Grant: To support the Detroit Truth and Reconciliation Commission on Racial Inequality (DTRCRI) as it conducts its work of truth gathering/telling and offering recommendations for regional racial equity.
Michigan Roundtable for Diversity and Inclusion
525 New Center One
3031 West Grand Boulevard
Detroit, MI 48202
www.miroundtable.org
Grant Amount: $90,000 (18 months)
Date Awarded: September 2012
Purpose of Grant: To support Michigan Roundtable for Diversity and Inclusion’s (MRDI) Public Education Campaign (PEC), as it runs parallel to the Detroit Truth and Reconciliation Commission (DTRC), for the purpose of creating a critical mass of public support for the Commission’s ultimate recommendations for regional racial equity.
The Mockingbird Society
2100 24th Ave South, Suite 240
Seattle, WA 98144
www.mockingbirdsociety.org
Grant Amount: $221,000 (2 years)
Date Awarded: September 2012
Purpose of Grant: To expand implementation of a Transition Framework training module across the Mockingbird Youth Network and advocate for statewide training and adoption among social workers and case managers across the State of Washington.
New Transitions, Inc.
698 Cheyanne Boulevard
Madison, TN 37115-4288
www.newtransitions.org
Grant Amount: $160,000 (2 years)
Date Awarded: September 2012
Purpose of Grant: To further expand the number of foster youth served by New Transitions, support sustainable growth of the organization, and test an improved set of outcome indicators for the program.
On The Move
780 Lincoln Avenue
Napa, CA 94558
www.onthemovebayarea.org
Grant Amount: $30,000 (1 year)
Date Awarded: September 2012
Purpose of Grant: To support LGBTQ current and former foster youth in becoming empowered leaders and advocates in Napa County, California.
On The Move
780 Lincoln Avenue
Napa, CA 94558
www.onthemovebayarea.org
Grant Amount: $12,000 (12 months)
Date Awarded: September 2012
Purpose of Grant: By providing 3 internships to the youth leaders of On The Verge, the purpose of this grant is to address and help reconcile the ongoing educational inequity perpetuated by the long-standing ethnic separation between whites and Latinos in Napa County, California.
Research Foundation of the City of New York
Institute for Participatory Action Research and Design (IPARD)
230 West 41st Street, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10036
www.rfcuny.org
Grant Amount: $34,000 (6 months)
Date Awarded: September 2012
Purpose of Grant: To evaluate the effect of the Andrus-sponsored police/community reconciliation process in Cincinnati, Ohio now that the Collaborative Agreement has been in operation for ten years.
University of Virginia
Institute for Environmental Negotiation (IEN)
P.O. Box 400179
Charlottesville, VA 22904-4179
www.virginai.edu/ien
Grant Amount: $148,000 (2 years)
Date Awarded: September 2012
Purpose of Grant: To support the Institute for Environmental Negotiation’s (IEN) University & Community Action for Racial Equity (UCARE) project to continue the transition from UVA’s
legacy of slavery and segregation to a community of shared understanding and purpose and to convene a national symposium of similar institutions.
Urban Homesteading Assistance Board (UHAB)
120 Wall Street, 20th Floor
New York, NY 10005
www.uhab.org
Grant Amount: $95,000 (1 year)
Date Awarded: September 2012
Purpose of Grant: To support low-income communities who have been the victims of predatory equity practices, to create coalitions, and bridge the divide between themselves and the “development community” in order to improve and preserve affordable housing. In addition, Urban Homesteading Assistance Board (UHAB) will explore ways to use the Transition Framework on a larger scale. UHAB organizers will also use the TF internally to form working partnerships with the banks, their former adversaries.
Walden Family Services
6150 Mission George Road, Suite 210
San Diego, CA 92120
www.waldenfamily.org
Grant Amount: $125,000 (2 years)
Date Awarded: September 2012
Purpose of Grant: This grant would fund a new program at Walden Family Services (Walden). They propose to develop Youth Advocates among former foster youth, ages 21-27, who will present the Transitions Framework to groups of foster youth, parents, and community partners.
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