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Brighter Futures Matter.
“I
was barely making ends meet. I didn’t have enough
money for rent, let alone going to school. I was faced
with the possiblity of no roof over my head.
United Way’s support of Honoring Emancipated
Youth opened the door for me to get a degree and go
somewhere in my life. Now
I have the money for books and tuition, and I’m
looking forward to studying for my business degree.”
Robert Beach, emancipated foster youth and a recipient
of the Honoring Emancipated Youth/Heald College
Guardian Scholarship. |
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Our
Grantees by County:
Alameda | Contra
Costa | Marin | Napa
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Francisco | Solano | Regional
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| Bayview Hunters Point Center for Arts and Technology (BAYCAT) |
| Project Title: Digital Design Career Training: Building
Individual Skills and Community Capacity |
Type: Neighborhood Initiative Grant |
| County: San Francisco |
Grant Amount:
$50000 |
Start Date:
1/1/2006 |
End Date:
12/31/2006 |
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| Project Description:
BAYCAT''s vision
is to increase the number of Bayview Hunters
Point (BVHP) young adults (ages 14 to 24) who
pursue post-secondary education and professional
careers, and increase marketing capacity of
local organizations.
BAYCAT is the only organization offering
digital arts education, career training and
internships to young adults, and pro-bono capacity
building to nonprofits and local businesses.
BAYCAT also works directly to increase
the capacity of small businesses and nonprofits
in BVHP through marketing assistance, and has
more community demand for services than current
resources can provide. BAYCAT professional teachers and staff with
extensive marketing and strategy experience
discuss marketing and management issues with
each organization, and together develop a clear
marketing strategy to create authentic and effective
materials that increase awareness of and drive
traffic to the organizations. |
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| California Pacific Medical Center |
| Project Title: CPMC Bayview Child Health Center |
Type: Neighborhood Initiative Grant |
| County: San Francisco |
Grant Amount:
$64600 |
Start Date:
1/1/2006 |
End Date:
12/31/2006 |
| Grant Focus: Health |
| Project Description:
Children in Bayview
Hunter's Point are in the unfortunate position
of being the examples of the greatest disparities
that exists among any nieghborhood in San Francisco. African American babies in Bayview die at
rates 3 times greater than the city average,
1 in 6 children in Bayview have been diagnosed
as being asthmatic.
In an effort to address these issues,
the CPMC Foundation seeks a partnership with
UWBA to improve the health and lives of children
in Bayview through the creation of the Bayview
Child Health Clinic.
The clinic will offer comprehensive health
services and link families with supplemental
support services to improve the lives of uninsured
and under-insured children in Bayview.
The Child Health Clinic will address
the issues of asthma, obesity, and infant care
as well as collaborate and consult with community
based organizations around literacy, insurance
enrollment, childcare, food pantries, asthma
care, and more. |
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| City College of San Francisco |
| Project Title: ECE Leaders Today and Tomorrow - Professional
Development Project |
Type: Success By 6 |
| County: San Francisco |
Grant Amount:
$60000 |
Start Date:
1/1/2006 |
End Date:
12/31/2006 |
| Grant Focus: Education\Professional development for early
care and education providers |
| Project Description:
The purpose of
the year-long professional development program
is two-fold: to support individuals in their
leadership roles, and to build the leadership
capability of the field, as a whole. The target group is 40 individuals in leadership
positions in their agency or sector of the ECE
community, who are interested in increasing
the scope of settings in which they exercise
ECE leadership, in developing the portion of
their work that relates directly to their leadership
role, and in expanding professional relationships
with other leaders in the field. The program
has been designed from the start to support
the development of an interpersonal infrastructure
for San Francisco''s Early Care and
Education community. The improved connections
and skills base of each year''s participants
contribute to this goal. City College''s ECE
Leaders Today and Tomorrow program aligns with
the Education strategy of Professional Development,
and supports quality standards towards Preschool
for All, No Child Left Behind, and the Head
Start Performance Standards. Success by 6 funds
will be used towards personnel and non-personnel
operational costs. |
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| City College of San Francisco |
| Project Title: ECE Leaders Today and Tomorrow/Early Childhood
Professional Development Project |
Type: Success By 6 |
| County: San Francisco |
Grant Amount:
$60000 |
Start Date:
2/1/2005 |
End Date:
1/31/2006 |
| Grant Focus: Education\Professional development for early
care and education providers |
| Project Description:
The purpose of
the program is to support individuals in their
leadership roles, and to build the leadership
capability of the ECE field as a whole. Participants
will be selected and attend the annual California
Association for the Education of Young Children
conference, three monthly lectures on Testing,
Compensation, Recruiting and Retaining Men in
Child Care, Children with Autism, and LGBT families. |
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| Glide Foundation |
| Project Title: Program Sponsorship (Rev. Cecil Williams'
40th Anniversary Celebration) |
Type: Issue Grant |
| County: San Francisco |
Grant Amount:
$5000 |
Start Date:
1/1/2005 |
End Date:
12/31/2005 |
| Grant Focus: Self-Sufficiency\Increase access to basic
needs subsidies |
| Project Description:
For 40 years
The Glide Foundation has been committed to ending
poverty. Their holistic approach provides comprehensive
solutions to break the cycle of poverty and
dependency, including family and children's
services, housing, health, recovery, senior
services, and employment training.
Glide's training and employment services
focus on career-oriented, living wage jobs.
Providing everything from basic literacy skills
to job training for the construction and information
technology industries, Glide fosters lives of
independence and dignity. |
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| HomeBase The Center for Common Concerns |
| Project Title: Faith Leadership Briefing |
Type: Sponsorship Grant |
| County: San Francisco |
Grant Amount:
$1500 |
Start Date:
12/1/2005 |
End Date:
12/31/2005 |
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| Project Description:
Faith Leadership
Briefing on November 13, 2005 is sponsored by
the San Francisco Partnership for Real Solutions
to Homelessness: a collaboration of 15 organizations.
The goal of the event is to engage congregational
leaders of all faiths in efforts to end homelessness
in San Francisco. |
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| Jamestown Community
Center |
| Project Title: Programs for Youth and Families |
Type: Issue Grant |
| County: San Francisco |
Grant Amount:
$50000 |
Start Date:
1/1/2006 |
End Date:
12/31/2006 |
| Grant Focus: Safe Communities\Development programs for
youth and the adults that support them |
Project Description:
The Jamestown Community Center provides learning
opportunities and safe space for youth in the
Mission District. Their mission is to mobilize
the resources of families, neighborhood residents,
and community members to help young people realize
their full potential as empowered and productive
members of society. Jamestown''s programs support
the following three goals:
1) Promote positive youth development,
2) Offer a pipeline of programs & services for youth ages 8 to 18,
and
3) Provide parents with resources and opportunities to engage in their
children''s learning and development. |
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| Just for the Kids |
| Project Title: Communities Just for the Kids |
Type: Issue Grant |
| County: San Francisco
Alameda |
Grant Amount:
$50000 |
Start Date:
1/1/2005 |
End Date:
12/31/2005 |
| Grant Focus: Education\Literacy programs in early childhood |
Project Description:
Partnering with
the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce's Education
Committee, and the Education Trust West, Just
for the Kids California (JFTK CA) will expand a successful
pilot program at Sanchez Elementary School to reach two additional schools: Alvarado Elementary School in San Francisco and Marylin Avenue School in Livermore. The program will deliver state of the art
data tools, a school improvement model based on
proven practices from California schools, and national
best practices in order to help the principals
and teachers raise student achievement.
Working with EdTrust West, JFTK CA will also implement
a community outreach program which will include
planning with teachers, parent groups, and community
leaders; holding community forums to discuss accountability,
high standards, and state assessments; and facilitate
action steps for community members. |
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| Larkin Street Services |
| Project Title: 'Own It' Young Men's Conference |
Type: Sponsorship Grant |
| County: San Francisco |
Grant Amount:
$1500 |
Start Date:
12/1/2005 |
End Date:
2/28/2006 |
| Grant Focus: Safe Communities\Collaborations of youth-serving
organizations and leaders |
| Project Description:
The office of
California state assemblyman
Mark Leno will be hosting a conference on December
2nd for young men in San Francisco aged 14-24. The conference, called 'Own It', will focus
on empowering youth to pursue opportunities
for higher education, employment, and rewarding
careers. The
event is being produced in partnership with
many youth-serving organizations and city agencies
including Larkin Street Youth Services, SFUSD
School-to-Career, Youth Speaks, SF Youth Commission,
City College of SF, MOCD, and Enterprise for High School
Students.
The event will consist of panel discussion with leaders and role models
in San Francisco; participatory workshops that
focus on college preparation, job preparedness
skills, civic engagement, conflict resolution,
and personal health; and a career fair that
will feature a variety of job placement services
and career resources.
UWBA's sponsorship will cover costs of
hiring of O''Connell High School''s youth catering
services, providing stipends to Youth Speaks
performers, and producing event materials. |
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| Parent Institute for Quality Education (PIQE) |
| Project Title: PIQE in San Francisco |
Type: Issue Grant |
| County: San Francisco |
Grant Amount:
$45000 |
Start Date:
11/1/2005 |
End Date:
10/31/2006 |
| Grant Focus: Education\Parent education and development
programs |
| Project Description:
PIQE will offer
a series of weekly, 90 minute interactive classes
(over a nine-week period) to parents in 6 schools
in Bayview/Hunter''s Point and the Mission.
PIQE classes provide a forum for discussion
and reflection by parents to acquire new skills,
obtain relevant information, and learn to work
together to address issues affecting their children''s
education. The
Parent Institute educates parents on how to
act in the best interest of their children at
home, in school, and in the community. Since its inception in 1987, PIQE''s programs
have evolved into a comprehensive nine-week
training course taught in 14 languages by professional
facilitators, at no cost to the parents. Over 335,000 parents from 1,300 elementary,
middle and high schools in 15 different counties
in California. Support from the
United Way Bay Area (UWBA) can help expand the
program to targeted, low-income neighborhoods
in San Francisco, particularly Bayview/Hunter''s
Point and the Mission District. PIQE-Oakland
requests $60,000 in funding for support in two
areas: 1) personnel to support a position in
San Francisco; and 2) program
costs for the nine-week, parent training program. |
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| Parent Institute for Quality Education (PIQE) |
| Project Title: PIQE in San Francisco |
Type: Neighborhood Initiative Grant |
| County: San Francisco |
Grant Amount:
$15000 |
Start Date:
11/1/2005 |
End Date:
10/31/2006 |
| Grant Focus: Education\Parent education and development
programs |
| Project Description:
PIQE will offer
a series of weekly, 90 minute interactive classes
(over a nine-week period) to parents in 6 schools
in Bayview/Hunter''s Point and the Mission.
PIQE classes provide a forum for discussion
and reflection by parents to acquire new skills,
obtain relevant information, and learn to work
together to address issues affecting their children''s
education. The
Parent Institute educates parents on how to
act in the best interest of their children at
home, in school, and in the community. Since its inception in 1987, PIQE''s programs
have evolved into a comprehensive nine-week
training course taught in 14 languages by professional
facilitators, at no cost to the parents. Over 335,000 parents from 1,300 elementary,
middle and high schools in 15 different counties
in California. Support from the
United Way Bay Area (UWBA) can help expand the
program to targeted, low-income neighborhoods
in San Francisco, particularly Bayview/Hunter''s
Point and the Mission District. PIQE-Oakland
requests $60,000 in funding for support in two
areas: 1) personnel to support a position in
San Francisco; and 2) program
costs for the nine-week, parent training program. |
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| Richmond Area Multi-Services |
| Project Title: Family Centered Outreach, Enrollment and
Education Program |
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