September 2009

Following is a listing and brief description of grants totaling $614,453 approved by SLHI’s Board of Trustees in September 2009.

Arizona Facts of Life
$35,000 for one year
Support for a youth development effort through community engagement

Valley Interfaith Project / Arizona Institute for Public Life
$125,000 for two years
Expand the high-skill healthcare workforce strategy

ASU College of Nursing and Healthcare Innovation / ASU Foundation
$60,393 for two years
Support the development of Promotores Hope Network – a community of practice for Promotores

Childhelp KEYS Community Center
$90,000 for three years
Support the Childhelp KEYS Community Center in a youth development effort

Greater Valley Area Health Education Center / Empowerment Systems, Inc.
$150,000 for three years
Support the development of the Arizona Living Well Institute

Regional Community Partners / Maricopa Association of Governments
$25,320 for one year
Develop and implement a regional plan to end domestic violence

Somali Bantu Development Community of Phoenix / Mountain Park Health Center
$53,400 for two years
Support social networks as a resource: improving health and empowering Somali Bantu refugee women

Tempe First United Methodist Church
$30,000 for one year
Support urban outreach, a program to help homeless people move from a place of crisis to stability

TigerMountain Foundation / Tanner Community Development Corporation
$45,340 for one year
Develop and maintain a group of community gardens