June 2003

Area 1: Protect Children from Injury (ages 0 to 5)

Clara - Mateo Alliance, Inc.
$125,000 over two years
www.clara-mateo.org
For the support of a case worker at the Elsa Segovia Center Case Management Program who will work directly with homeless and low-income families with children, ages 0-5.

Family Service Agency of San Mateo County
$125,000 over two years
www.fssm.org
For the Supportive Supervised Visitation Program, which provides hands-on parenting education and counseling for families with children, ages 0 to 5, who are at risk of abuse and neglect.

Peninsula Partnership for Children, Youth, and Families
$100,000* over one year
http://www.pcf.org/peninsula_partnership/
For the continued support of the Home-Visiting subcommittee of San Mateo County’s Prenatal to Three Initiative.
*Grant amended to $35,334 due to grantee program changes.

Santa Clara County Social Services Agency
$230,000 over two years
www.sccgov.org
For the Family Development Academy, which will provide parent education, in-home visits, social support and resource referrals to parents of children, ages 0 to 5, at family resource centers in San Jose, Milpitas, Alviso and Gilroy.

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

City Year San Jose / Silicon Valley
$150,000 over two years
www.city-year.org/san_jose/
For Young Heroes, a service-learning and leadership development program for middle school youth in San Jose, Sunnyvale, Cupertino and Mountain View.

Friends Outside in Santa Clara County
$200,000 over three years
For Project Step Out, an after school support program which serves preteens from families with a relative who is incarcerated. The program helps to prevent youth from engaging in high-risk behaviors.    

Future Families, Inc.
$145,000 over two years
www.futurefamilies.org
For the Mentorship Program for Foster Youth. The grant supports the research, planning and implementation of a mentoring program for preteen foster youth.

John Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities
$185,000 over three years
http://Gardnercenter.stanford.edu
For the Academy for Community Youth Development, which will help create a blueprint for promoting the healthy development of preteens along the Mid Coast of San Mateo County.

Planned Parenthood Mar Monte
$110,000 over two years
www.ppmarmonte.org
For Teen Talk, an after school skills development program for 7th and 8th grade girls at Fair Middle School in East San Jose.

Project FOCYS
$95,000 over two years
For the youth-led Family Group Program, which works with parents and children simultaneously to prevent high-risk behavior in youth by improving family communication.

San Mateo County Office of Education
$100,000 over two years
www.smcoe.k12.ca.us
For the Positive Youth Media Blitz, a multimedia campaign for middle school students in Daly City that is designed to improve the image of youth, showcase their assets and forge stronger relationships between adults and young people.

South Coast Children Services
$135,000 over two years
www.southcoastchildren.org
For Wildcats Youth Development Program, an after-school program for 4th, 5th and 6th graders in the rural South Coast communities of San Mateo County.

Youth Community Service
$90,000 over two years
For the Middle School Service Initiative, an after-school and summer service learning program for middle school students in the Ravenswood and Palo Alto Unified school districts.