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The Stocker Foundation Awards Grants in eight
Communities across the United States
| | | LORAIN, OH (November 17, 2008) — The Board of The Stocker Foundation met on November 15, 2008 and approved 67 grants totaling $973,915 to support programs in the areas of arts and culture; community needs; education; health; social services; and women’s issues. Thirty-one grants totaling $643,415 will directly benefit Northeast Ohio (Lorain and Cuyahoga counties). Grant awards benefiting the region include:
Adoption Network Cleveland: $15,000 toward the Creating Futures 20th Anniversary Capital Campaign (restricted toward the establishment of a permanent endowment)
American Red Cross – Lorain County: $48,000 toward Youth First Aid & Safety Programs and toward capital improvements for the classrooms where these programs are held
Boy Scouts of America – Heart of Ohio Council: $5,000 continued support of Learning for Life, an in-school character education program for low-income, at-risk youth throughout Lorain County
Boys & Girls Clubs of Lorain County: $50,000 toward the implementation of Family Plus Support Program, designed to benefit Club members and caregivers by promoting family stability, cohesion, and connection
City of Lorain: $15,000 toward a series of community engagement and education activities (e.g., facilitated Community Conversations) that will help to inform and guide a citywide strategic planning effort in 2009
Cleveland Reads: $10,000 toward the continuation of an afterschool tutoring program that pairs high school-aged Big Brothers Big Sisters with at-risk children in grades K-5 in Elyria, Sheffield-Sheffield Lake, and Lorain city schools
Direct Action for Central Lorain: $30,000 toward general operating expenses that will be utilized to defray the costs of programming and services DACL provides to the residents of Central Lorain
El Centro de Servicios Sociales: $25,000 toward a broad array of Youth Leadership and Employment programming that will benefit at-risk youth ages 12-17 and Spanish-speaking adults
Gordon Square Arts District: $15,000 toward a multi-year five-project capital campaign collaborative between Cleveland Public Theatre, Near West Theatre, and Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization
Great Lakes Theater Festival: $12,500 continued support of arts in education-based residencies at public middle and high schools throughout Lorain County
Harrison Cultural Community Centre: $10,000 toward the implementation of the Afterschool Program, designed to serve low-income children and youth ages 5-12
ideastream: $13,915 continued support of Reading Rainbow, a television program that encourages young children to read books and visit their local libraries
Lakewood Foundation: $10,000 toward H2O (Help to Others), a year-round service learning program for middle and high school students
Linking Employment, Abilities & Potential (LEAP): $20,000 toward the Low-Vision Program, which aims to provide low-vision older adults maximum independence and safety in the home and community via technology and other adaptive skills
Little Lighthouse Learning Center: $25,000 toward expenses related to relocating into a permanent facility, allowing the organization to maintain high-quality services to children and families
Lorain County Domestic Relations Court: $20,000 toward the Lorain County Public School Attendance Program, designed to reduce truancy among elementary school students
Lorain County Free Clinic: $45,000 continued support of the Prescription Drug Program and toward general operating, allowing the organization to continue serving low-income uninsured adults ages 19-65
Lorain County Health & Dentistry: $45,000 toward dental services for low-income, uninsured adults
Lucy Idol Center: $35,000 toward a New Day Habilitation Classroom that will serve mentally, physically, and developmentally handicapped adults ages 20-60 from throughout Lorain County
Neighborhood House Association of Lorain County: $40,000 toward general operating support that will allow the organization to expand services to homeless men, women, and children in the City of Lorain and deliver programming to low-income families with children in South Elyria
Ohio Dance Theatre: $16,000 toward direct-service expenses related to providing educational outreach (Dance Live! and Kids in Motion) to children and youth throughout Lorain County
Opera Cleveland: $10,000 toward the continuation of Music! Words! Opera!, a program that leads students through a study of traditional opera and the creation of an original operatic work
Planned Parenthood of Northeast Ohio: $20,000 toward Triple T (Teens Talking to Teens), a yearlong youth development program that educates teens about responsible choices and healthy lifestyles
Salvation Army Lorain: $20,000 toward the purchase of food for the organization’s emergency Food Pantry program
Save our Children of Elyria: $30,000 toward Youth Programming including the purchase of a replacement van to transport youth
Scholastic Games: $1,500 continued support of an annual radio quiz show that promotes teams of high school students with academic ability
Town Hall of Cleveland: $1,500 continued support of Lorain County’s high school students in this annual lecture series and toward in-school distance learning opportunities
Voices for Children: $15,000 toward community awareness and outreach programming (Rally for Kids) during 2009 benefiting abused and neglected children in the court system
West Side Catholic Center: $15,000 toward Rise to End Homelessness, a program that aids homeless women and children in their transition from shelter living into permanent housing
Young Audiences of Northeast Ohio: $15,000 toward the continuation of an elementary-based literacy-focused arts program to benefit elementary school students in the City of Lorain
Zion Community Development Corporation: $10,000 toward general operating expenses related to coordinating and mobilizing affordable housing, economic empowerment, and education enrichment resources for the benefit of low-income residents of the Southeast Quadrant of Oberlin
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