2010/11 Outreach grants from Region IV approved at 2/16/11 meeting
Total amount: $5000.00
1) Alive / approved 2010/11 grant = $1000.00
ALIVE! (ALexandrians InVolved Ecumenically) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization of volunteers from over 40 religious congregations and the community working together to help those in need in Alexandria, Virginia. It serves thousands Alexandrians annually with shelter; low-cost early childhood education and childcare; financial help for rent, utilities, medical care and other critical needs; emergency food; and deliveries of donated furniture and houseware.http://www.alive-inc.org/index.htm
2) Child & Family Network Centers / approved 2010/11 grant = $500.00
Child & Family Network Centers provide caring, high-quality free education and related services to at-risk children and families in their own neighborhoods to prepare and empower them for success in school and life.Currently, we serve nearly 200 children and their families each year atseven program sites throughout Alexandria and Arlington. http://www.cfnc-online.org/home.asp?PageId=14
3) David’s Place Day Shelter (Carpenter’s Shelter) / approved 2010/11 grant = $750.00
David’s Place offers an alternative for chronically homeless adults, and it is open seven days a week. It is a clean, safe place where more than 250 unsheltered homeless people attend to their basic needs each year. http://www.carpentersshelter.org/what-we-do/programs/davids-place-day-shelte/
4) Diocesan Youth Mission Vouchers / approved 2010/11 grant = $400.00
This remains a commitment to Diocesan youth which we wish to honor. Each voucher is worth $200 and is available to all youth who have been confirmed in the Diocese of Virginia.
5) La Iglesia Santa Maria / approved 2010/11 grant = $500.00
Region IV has honored its original pledge to this parish but wishes to continue its support through this contribution. While it is still a mission, it is actively working toward parish-status and has a large vibrant community. It is currently served by a dynamic lay leader who is in the ordination process. http://www.iglesiadesantamaria.com/quienes-somoshttp://www.iglesiadesantamaria.com/en/about-us
6) St. Clement Winter Shelter (Carpenter’s Shelter) / approved 2010/11 grant = $750.00
The St. Clement's shelter provides emergency temporary shelter to homeless men in Alexandria throughout the winter months. http://www.carpentersshelter.org/what-we-do/programs/winter-shelter/
7) Healthy Families Alexandria / approved 2010/11 grant = $250.00
Healthy Families Alexandria is a voluntary home visiting program that supports new parents and their young children ages 0-5 during a child's most rapid and significant phase of development. Started in 1993, the program improves parenting, encourages child health and development and prevents child abuse and neglect. In FY 2006, the program served 212 families.
Affiliated with Healthy Families America, a national initiative of Prevent Child Abuse America, the program is a public/private partnership funded at the local and state level. Thirty-eight communities in Virginia have chosen Healthy Families as a cost-effective way to strengthen families, because Healthy Families works. Outcomes studies show that families who participate have children who are safe, healthy and ready to learn when they start school.
Staff contact: Nanci Pedulla, Program Manager
703.212.1702
5249 Duke Street
Suite 308
Alexandria, VA 22304
703.370.3223
http://www.nvfs.org/healthyfamiliesalexandria
8) New Neighbors ESL program / approved 2010/11 grant = $200.00
This is new to our list. Established in 2001 as a private nonprofit, after reviewing its model for sustainability, New Neighbors ESL program aligned itself with the Campagna Center in September, 2010. It continues to use space at Christ Church. The program provides an important service to immigrant families, the gift of language. Learning to speak English is the ticket to success for any one. Job opportunities increase. Communication with teachers, doctors, and neighbors allow the family to become active members of the community. New Neighbors provides affordable day care for children which allows young mothers to participate in the program when they would otherwise be isolated in their homes.
JoAnn Kenyon -- Program Director
(703) 224-2361
http://www.campagnacenter.org/en/209/default.aspx
418 S. Washington St.
Alexandria,VA 22314
703- 549-0111
9) Daily lunch and Saturday Hot Meal Program / Meade Memorial / approved 2010/11 grant = $250.00
This is new to our list. Meade Memorial Episcopal Church feeds on the average about 65 daily, six days a week. They do this in partnership with seven other local churches. The feeding program takes resources beyond food.
The Rev. Collins E. Asonye and Barbara Cooley
Meade Memorial Episcopal Church
322 N. Alfred Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
www.meadememorialchurch.net
10) Friends of Guest House / approved 2010/11 grant = $200.00
This is new to our list. Friends of Guest House is a nonprofit organization that provides a temporary home for women recently released from prison who need basic support services to facilitate a new start in life and successfully transition back into society. Friends of Guest House offers structure, supervision, support and assistance to women who sincerely want to improve their lives and break the cycle of incarceration.
http://www.friendsofguesthouse.org/
Kari Galloway
Executive Director
1 East Luray Avenue
Alexandria, VA 22301
703-549-8072
11) Chaplaincy Services at Inova Alexandria Hospital / approved 2010/11 grant = $100.00
Pat Dickson, director
12) Board of Lady Managers at Inova Alexandria Hospital / approved 2010/11 grant = $100.00