All 2008
Following is a listing and brief description of grants approved by SLHI’s Board of Trustees 2008.
$60,000 for two years
To support a pilot arts-based intervention program for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease.
NJF Center for Caregivers, Inc.
$30,000 for one year
To develop an organizational sustainability plan.
Neighbors Who Care, Inc.
$40,345 for two years
To develop a caregiver support program.
Organization for Nonprofit Executives (ONE)
$10,000 for one year
For the creation of a Nonprofit Leadership Academy.
Cancer Workout Center
$18,000 for one year
For a pilot program to train personal trainers and exercise instructors to work with people living with cancer.
Rehoboth CDC
$50,000 for one year
For Canyon Corridor neighborhood community development.
Rebuilding Together Valley of the Sun, Inc.
$30,000 for one year
For a senior fall prevention services program.
Arizona Town Hall
$16,000 for one year
To fund the Arizona Health Dialogues project.
Arizona Facts of Life
$15,000 for one year
To engage community support services for participants in the Arizona Facts of Life program.
Arizona Health Facilities Authority
$150,000 for three years
To support local primary care planning in medically underserved areas by providing technical assistance and a small grant program.
AZ Lost Boys Center
$50,000 for one year
To support the development and further evolution of a culturally relevant health outreach program.
FIBCO Family Services
$98,620 for two years
To support the development of the Village/Community Wells program.
Wesley Community Center
$35,000 for one year
To support a program to promote health safety in three west Phoenix neighborhoods.
Arizona Hands and Voices
$10,000 for one year
For a community outreach project for parents whose children are deaf or hard of hearing.
Valle del Sol
$30,000 for one year
To conduct an assessment of the Hispanic/Latino community’s attitudes and beliefs with regard to advanced care directives.
VisionQuest 20/20
$35,000 for one year
To develop a roadmap for universal vision screenings for Arizona’s children.
CASA
$25,000 for one year
To fund “The Power of One More” initiative.
Concilio de Latino
$73,000 for two years
For the community-based “Wells of Wellness” project.
Interfaith Worker Justice of Arizona
$25,000 for one year
For the workers’ health and safety educational program.
Pediatric Foundation of Arizona
$10,000 for one year
For a nutrition and physical activity mapping project.
Phoenix Revitalization Corporation
$30,000 for one year
To support a community building process in the Central City South community.
PSA Behavioral Health Agency
$18,000 for one year
For “The Next Step” project, a consumer-run expressive arts business.
Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic
$10,000 for one year
To purchase specialized audio players for low-income visually impaired individuals.
Templo Maranatha/Maranatha Daycare Center
$10,000 for one year
To cover the costs of a city permit fee and two ventilation systems.