$1.2 Million in Grants to Promote Health, Well Being of Local Children
Nov. 28, 2007
Contact: Andy Krackov, senior director of public information,
(650) 736-0677 or andy.krackov@lpfch.org
PALO ALTO – The Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health
has awarded more than $1.2 million in grants to children's health organizations
in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties, foundation President David Alexander,
MD, announced today.
Among the grants is $210,000 over three years to Sports4Kids, a program
that addresses the emotional, cognitive and physical needs of youth by
coordinating full-day sports programming taught from a framework of youth
development. The grant will allow Sports4Kids to expand its programming
to 24 Silicon Valley schools, with the goal of building environments in
which students feel included and safe to play. The grants to other organizations
range from $7,000 to $100,000 over one to three years.
"Our grants are intended to support local organizations that work
to protect and sustain children's health, and we place a special focus
on the preteen age group," Alexander said. "Sports4Kids and
similar programs help preteens strengthen both their physical and emotional
skills during these important years."
This cycle's grants include $883,000 in funding to promote emotional behavioral
health in preteens, as well as $327,000 for programs that prevent abuse
and neglect in children ages 0-5. However, beginning Jan. 1, 2008, the
foundation no longer will fund programs preventing abuse and neglect for
children ages 0-5. As part of the foundation's exit strategy in that area,
the foundation's Board approved $77,000 in unrestricted funds to long-time
community partners for this grant cycle.
Grants in Santa Clara County
Five of the grants, totaling $468,000, were awarded to organizations in
Santa Clara County, which has a child population of about 445,000.
After School All-Stars of Greater San Jose: $80,000 for
the After School All-Stars Comprehensive Program at San Jose Unified School
District, to support an after-school program that provides academic support,
social and life skills development, recreational and sports opportunities
and positive relationships with adults in a structured environment.
International Children Assistance Network: $100,000, over two
years, for Happy 5 (Nuoi Day Tre Vui Manh) Training the Trainers, to train
workshop leaders to provide a culturally and linguistically appropriate
child abuse prevention program for Vietnamese families with children under
the age of 5.
Mariposa's Art: $88,000, over two years, for the Art
and Leadership Development Program, an arts-based after-school program
for fourth- and fifth-grade girls designed to build self-confidence, health
awareness and leadership and conflict resolution skills.
Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara:
$100,000 for the Unified Family Court Child Protection Project, which
aims to ensure that families who appear before the court, particularly
those with young children, receive a comprehensive range of services to
prevent abuse and promote family strength.
The Unity Care Group: $100,000, over two years, for the
Youth After School Leadership Program for At-Risk Youth, to provide an
after-school creative arts curriculum, as well as an in-school program
focusing on life skills, for students in middle schools and foster group
homes in Santa Clara County.
Grants in San Mateo County
Four of the grants, totaling $330,000, were awarded to organizations in
San Mateo County, which has a child population of about 167,000.
El Concilio of San Mateo County: $80,000, over two years, for
Youth Adelante, an after-school program that includes academic enrichment,
recreational activities, health education and culturally sensitive programming
for youth.
Mural, Music, and Arts Project: $100,000, over two years, for
Health Education Through Art, which utilizes art to educate at-risk preteens
about nutrition, healthy lifestyle choices, environmental justice and
physiology.
Peninsula Family YMCA: $100,000, over two years, for
Support for Moonridge and Main Street Public Housing Communities, a year-round
after-school program for low-income, geographically isolated youth from
immigrant farm worker families in two Half Moon Bay public housing communities.
Youth and Family Enrichment Services: $50,000 for Healthy
Homes, a home-visiting program that provides counseling and advice for
families with children under age 5 who have witnessed family violence.
Three grants, totaling $335,000, were awarded to programs serving children
in both San Mateo and Santa Clara counties.
Bay Area Partnerships: $25,000 for Program Quality Learning
Network, to support workshops and individualized coaching focused on research-based
best practices in after-school programming, management and youth development.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bay Area: $100,000, over two
years, for the School-Based Mentoring Program, to expand mentoring for
students on school campuses in high-risk communities that are difficult
to serve through traditional community-based mentoring.
Sports4Kids: $210,000, over three years, for Silicon
Valley Expansion, which will bring a full-day sports program, taught from
a framework of youth development, to 24 elementary schools.
Funds for the grants program come from the foundation's endowment and
a partnership grant from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Since
December 2000, the foundation has awarded 372 grants, totaling $32,862,970,
to 173 different nonprofit organizations.
The foundation is a public charity whose mission is to “promote,
protect, and sustain the physical, mental, emotional, and behavioral health
of children.” For more information about the foundation's community
grantmaking program, call (650) 736-0675, or visit http://www.lpfch.org/grantmaking
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