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2005 Grants

National Grants

 

76% (42 projects in all)

Houston 69% (38 projects)

 

 

International Grants

 

24% (13 projects)

 

 

Grant Focus

C.A.R.E., International - Atlanta, GA                                                                        

    (HIV/AIDS Program—Zambia, Africa/Food Crisis-Niger, Africa

        Asian Tsunami Relief Fund/Emergency Relief-Sudan, Africa)

 

Harris County Community Access Collaborative—Houston, TX                              

   (Health Care Initiative)

 

Pan American Health/Education Foundation—Washington, D.C.               

   (Stella Maris School of Nursing – Scholarships, Michoacan, Mexico)

 

Association for the Development of the Amazon - Annapolis, MD              

   (Masrour School - Capacity Building/Scholarships, Manaus, Brazil)

 

Greater Houston Community Foundation—Houston, TX                            

   (Zip Code Assistance Ministries-Organizational Development Collaborative)

 

Associated Catholic Charities—Houston, TX                                                           

   (St. Michael’s Home for Children/Frail Elderly Program/

      Emergency Fund Refugee Resettlement Program and Hurricane Survivors)

 

Bering Omega Community Services—Houston, TX                                                

   (Dental Clinic—HIV/AIDS)

 

Collaborative for Children – Houston, TX                                                     

   (Baby Basics/Hola Bebe Project)

 

ESCAPE Family Resource Center—Houston, TX                                                   

    (Child Abuse Prevention/Circle of Love—Grandparents Support)

 

New Hope Housing—Houston, TX                                                                           

    (Congress St. Transitional Housing)

 

Project Hope—Millwood, VA                                                                       

   (Dominican Republic Maternal-Child Health Clinic/

      Nursing Student Exchange Program)

 

Community Family Centers—Houston, TX                                                              

   (Early Childhood Learning Center)

 

Interfaith Caring Ministries—League City, TX                                                          

   (Operating Funds/Hurricane Katrina Emergency)

 

Turning Point Center—Houston, TX                                                                         

   (Homeless Elder Residential Program)

 

Houston Area Women’s Center - Houston, TX                                           

   (Child Counselor Salary)

              

Polus Center for Social & Economic Development - Worcester, MA                      

   (Prosthetics Clinic – Landmine Victims, Nicaragua & Honduras)

 

Project MEND - Houston, TX                                                                       

   (Medical Equipment - Disabled)

 

Memorial Assistance Ministries—Houston, TX                                            

   (Children’s Emergency Medical Needs/Hurricane Katrina Emergency)

 

Mercy Ships—Grand Valley, TX                                                                  

   (New Steps Program, Sierra Leone, Africa)

 

ArtBridge—Houston, TX                                                                               

   (Art Therapy—Homeless Children)

 

Donka, Inc.—Chicago, IL                                                                                         

   (Assistive Technology-Disabled, Operating Funds/

        Mobile Teacher Salary Match)

 

Northwest Assistance Ministries- Houston, TX                                            

   (Senior Housing Assistance)

 

American Lung Association—Houston, TX                                                              

   (Education Program)

 

Angela House—Houston, TX                                                                       

   (Direct Services-Women in Transition from Incarceration)

 

Atlanta Urban Ministries—Atlanta, GA                                                         

   (Emergency Aid for Homeless)

 

Center For Faith and Health Initiatives                                                        

   (VISTA Disaster Preparedness Project)

 

Child Advocates, Inc.—Houston, TX                                                                       

   (Multi-Cultural Outreach)         

 

Chinese Community Center – Houston, TX                                                             

   (Hurricane Katrina Emergency Fund)

 

Collaborative For Children - Houston, TX                                                                 

   (Pre-School For All Initiative)

 

Dress For Success—Houston, TX                                                                           

   (Welfare to Work Program)

 

End Hunger Network—Houston, TX                                                                         

   (Food Loop Program)

 

Houston Community Health Centers - Houston, TX                                    

   (Denver Harbor Clinic – Robert E. Johnson Foundation Match)

 

La Rosa Family Services—Houston, TX                                                      

   (Domestic Violence Prevention—Operating Funds)

 

Mental Health Association—Houston, TX                                                                

   (Behavioral Health Initiative)

 

The Monarch School—Houston, TX                                                                         

   (Children with Neurological/Learning Disabilities-Summer Camp)

 

Muscular Dystrophy Association—Houston, TX                                          

   (Summer Camp)

 

Solid Rock Community Development Corporation—Houston, TX               

   (Summer Camp)

 

Star of Hope—Houston, TX                                                                         

   (Work Net Project)

 

Sustainable Harvest International—Surry, ME                                            

   (Agricultural/Technical Assistance—Honduras, Central America)

 

Transylvania Library Foundation—Brevard, NC                                          

   (El Bibliobus Project/Hispanic Outreach)

 

University of Houston - Graduate School of Social Work—Houston, TX     

   (Scholarship for Spanish-Fluent Student—Gerontology)

 

Healthcare for the Homeless—Houston, TX                                                            

   (Electronic Medical Record Project)

 

United Way of the Gulf Coast—Houston, TX                                                           

   (Management Assistance Program)

 

Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation—Washington, DC                                  

   (Rehabilitation Landmine Victims—Ethiopia)