2011 Grant Awards
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Rochester Small Grants awarded a total of $389,210 to 58 local organizations in 2011
360 | 365 George Eastman House Film Festival
$5,000
Scholarship funding for the Teen Film School summer camp, a week-long camp at Nazareth College
Alzheimer's Association
$10,000
Project: Caregivers Connect allows patients with dementia to receive care at home
American Cancer Society
$15,000
Hope Lodge, a free housing facility for out-patient cancer patients receiving treatment in Rochester, but live in regions around the state and country
American Diabetes Association of Greater Rochester
$5,000
Camp Aspire, and summer camp for children with diabetes
Baden Street Settlement
$7,000
Cross Currents Minority Rowing program’s inaugural Diversity Invitational Regatta
Be The Match Registry
$5,000
Bone marrow registry event at the University of Rochester
Bivona Child Advocacy Center
$5,000
Coordinates, integrates and facilitates services to sexually or physically abused children and families in a single, safe, child friendly location
Boys & Girls Club of Rochester
$5,000
Accelerated Reading Program, which aims to increase the reading level for participants by 1.5 grade levels each year
CASA of Rochester/Monroe County
$15,000
Court Appointed Special Advocates links volunteers with children involved in the family court system
Catholic Charities of Wayne County
$2,000
Community Clothing Center for free clothing and household items
Catholic Family Center
$5,000
CFC Loan Services helps low-income families with affordable auto loans
The Center for Youth
$5,000
New Beginning School, a program for incarcerated teens to become re-engaged in school and their community life.
Children's Institute, Inc.
$5,000
Pathways Accredidation Service, a training program to help early education centers achieve accredidation
Compeer Rochester, Inc.
$5,000
Funding for the Family Mentor program, which works one-on-one with families in crisis.
Crestwood Children's Center
$10,000
Parents as Advocates will help parents navigate the first two years of school
Discovery Charter School
$5,000
Start-up operational funds for the opening of a new elementary charter school on the Bishop Kearney campus
East House Corporation
$1,500
East House/RIT Enrichment Program, a two week education program at RIT for people recovering from mental illness or substance abuse
EnCompass: Resources for Learning
$15,000
After school programming for underperforming students at School #33
FLACE-Budding Readers
$2,000
Provides free books and parent guidance for reading with babies and young children to families in Canandaigua, NY
The Friendly Home
$5,000
Enhanced programming for alzheimer's patients
Friends of School of the Arts
$2,300
Advancement Via Individaul Determination is intended to help SOTA kids apply to and attend college
Garth Fagan Dance
$2,500
Scholarships for the 2011 Summer Movement Institute
Genesee Land Trust
$5,000
Corner Park and the El Camino trail improvements
Highland Breast Imaging
$7,000
Breast Cancer outreach provides services to uninsured men and women
Hope Hall
$5,000
A non-profit school for children with disabilities and disorders
Hospice of Orleans
$2,500
Transitions program for the seriously ill who have limited resources
Humane Society of Rochester and Monroe County
$3,500
Mary Ellen’s Room shelters pets of abused women while seeking shelter during her stay at the Alternatives for Battered home
Judicial Process Commission
$5,000
Free legal service for ex-offenders
Landmark Society of Western New York
$3,000
"Walk the Walk: Encounters with Rochester’s African American Ancestors", a dramatic interpretive educational program for school-age children reflecting Rochester’s African American history
Low to the Ground Productions
$5,000
A 10 minute short film about the Storybook Project, a program at the Ontario County jail for incarcerated parents who record themselves reading bedtime stories to for their children
Memorial Art Gallery
$2,500
The four family days scheduled for 2011-12, which include Hispanic Heritage Family Day; Kwanzaa Celebration; Black History Family Day; Asian Pacific American Family Day
Monroe Community College Foundation
$10,000
Academy for Veteran’s Success, an education program specifically for veterans
Mt. Hope Family Center
$10,570
2010 Therapeutic Summer Camp for at-risk urban children with social and emotional needs
New York State Literacy Center
$2,500
The Timeline Project 1970–1990, a project with incarcerated youth about the history of Rochester from 1970-1990
Oasis Adaptive Sports, Inc.
$5,800
A sports program for returning vets in the Rochester area suffering from psychological and/or physical trauma
Operation Outreach-USA Inc.
$2,000
Literacy programming for students in the classroom as well as at-home parental materials
Partners in Community Development
$25,000
Funding for an on-site Learning Center at FIGHT village
Planned Parenthood
$3,000
Rape Crisis Service, which provides emergency 24 hour hotline services
Project Homeless Connect Rochester
$2,500
Free event at the Blue Cross Arena to give assistance and services to the homeless
Right on School
$2,500
Free six-week summer school program for inner-city youth
Rochester Area Interfaith Hospitality Network
$7,500
The Homeless Family Emergency Housing Program.
Rochester Childfirst Network
$2,500
Early Educators' Network of Greater Rochester teaches early childhood educators necessary tools for the succesful education of children
Rochester City Ballet
$2,500
Support for the production of Blood Countess
Rochester Museum and Science Center
$5,000
The Community Partner Pass Program offers free admission through community-based organizations to youth and families primarily in the City of Rochester
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
$3,000
Intermediate concert series for students grades 4-6 in the RCSD
St. Joseph's Neighborhood Center
$10,000
Women on the Move program, a nine month program for women to learn to become economically self-sufficient
Sojourner House at Pathstone
$20,000
Support for the Transitional Housing Program, for families in need of safe shelter, a structured environment, educational and enrichment programs, and case management
Spiritus Christi Mental Health Center
$3,000
Community Health Outreach Initative provides counseling for teen men and their families during and after incarceration in Monroe County Jail
Spiritus Christi Prison Outreach
$5,000
Jennifer and Nielson Houses provide housing for men and women leaving jail
Tempro Development
$12,000
An emergency, transitional, and permanent housing program
Unity Health System Foundation
$20,000
Employee Assisting Housing Program, a loan program for employees to purchase a home in the wards surrounding the hospital
University of Rochester
$10,000
Health-e-Access Telehealth Network uses telecommunication to assist with pediatric illnesses through schools, community and day care centers
Wilson Commencement Park
$25,000
Support for the continuation of the Family Support Services
Women Helping Girls
$5,000
Pairs 6th grade girls in the RCSD with a mentor who works with them until high school graduation
Women's Foundation of Genesee Valley
$2,500
Girls Initiative program helps teenage girls improve writing skills, leadership abilities and connects them with the Girls Giving Back Grant Committee
Writers and Books
$8,538
SummerWrite Apprenticeship for high school and college students who are interested in a teaching career
YWCA of Rochester and Monroe County
$5,000
Support for Drop-In Child Care which provides educational, cognitive, and social experiences for children residing in the shelter
Young Audiences of Rochester
$3,000
New Directions arts learning residencies for at-risk city youth, which teaches the arts in relation to school curriculum
