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