June 2002

Community Solutions for Children, Families, and Individuals
$150,000 over two years
www.communitysolutions.org
For Family Advocate Program, a comprehensive child abuse prevention program for low-income families living in South Santa Clara County (Gilroy and surrounding areas).

Concern for the Poor
$100,000 over two years
www.sjfamilyshelter.org
For Families First, a comprehensive case management program designed to reduce stress in the lives of homeless families in East San Jose.

Family Connections
$90,000 over two years
For Family Connections, a parent participation pre-school in East Palo Alto and East Menlo Park that provides child abuse prevention education to parents.

InnVision of Santa Clara Valley
$200,000 over two years
www.innvision.org
For Healthy Families Project, a comprehensive case management program designed to reduce stress in the lives of homeless women and their children.

KidPower-TeenPower-FullPower
$110,000 over two years
www.KIDPOWER.org
For Violence Prevention Program for Children 3 to 5 with their Parents and Caregivers, a program that provides self-esteem building and violence prevention training to children, parents, and child care staff in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties.

Sacred Heart Community Service
$150,000 over two years
www.shcstheheart.org
For Una Vida Mejor: Para Mi Familia, a Spanish language parent education and child abuse prevention program for recent immigrants living in downtown San Jose.

Area 2: Promote Behavioral, Mental, and Emotional Health in Pre-Teens
(ages 9 to 13)

Big Brothers and Big Sisters of San Francisco and the Peninsula
$75,000 over two years
www.sf-bbbs.org
For School-Based Mentoring for Pre-Teens in San Mateo County, a mentoring program for preteens in East Menlo Park, East Palo Alto and San Mateo that takes place after-school.

Friends for Youth
$75,000 over two years
www.friendsforyouth.org
For Services to Children and Youth, 9 to 13, a program that provides quality mentoring services for preteens in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties.

Girl Scouts of Santa Clara
$150,000 over two years
www.girlscoutsofscc.org
For Quest Program, an after-school program at two middle schools in East San Jose that seeks to develop girls' ability to make positive, healthy life choices.

Mid-Peninsula Boys and Girls Club
$142,000 over two years
www.midpenbgc.org
For Smart Moves San Mateo Collaborative, a comprehensive prevention program that empowers youth to act responsibly and make positive life choices.

Santa Clara County Social Services Agency - Gilroy Family Resource Center
$200,00 over three years
santaclaracounty.org/ssa/dfcs/familyprs.html#frc
For Gilroy Youth Leadership Program, an after-school youth development program at Gilroy's two middle schools that offers enrichment activities, educational field trips, and workshops on topics aimed at developing students' ability to make healthy life choices.

St. Paul Methodist Church
$90,000 over three years
www.stpaulsumcsj.com
For Creative Arts Program for Youth, an arts-based development program in downtown San Jose that uses the performing arts as a vehicle to help build skills and foster positive attitudes.

The Unity Care Group
$145,000 over three years
www.unitycare.com
For Youth After-School Leadership Program, an after-school program serving East Palo Alto middle school students and preteens in group or foster homes in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties through gang/drug diversion, leadership, and self-esteem building programming.

The Volunteer Center of San Mateo County*
$100,000 over two years
www.vcsmco.org
For San Mateo County Middle School Service-Learning Initiative, a program that engages middle school youth across San Mateo County in quality service-learning and leadership activities.

*Note: The Volunteer Center of San Mateo County closed midway through its grant period. The remaining funds ($50,000) were re-granted to Youth Community Service to continue service to the target population.