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2003
Holiday Fund Following is a list of this year's recipients: Achievekids Visual and
performing arts education and training in its special education
school.-- $5,000 Adolescent Counseling Services On Campus Counseling
Program to middle and high school students in Palo Alto, Menlo
Park.-- $7,500 Art in Action Outreach art program in several
East Palo Alto public schools. --$3,000 Bayshore Christian Ministries Funding for supplies
and equipment for children in the KidSmart after-school tutoring
program.-- $3,000 California Family Foundation Beechwood School’s
enrichment program including music, art, drama, technology, community
service
and outdoor education. -- $4,000 CAR Renovations for new Integrated Preschool,
mixing normally developing kids with those with developmental disabilities.
-- $3,000 Challenge Learning Center Youth Leadership and
Community Service program teaching a variety of leadership and
public speaking skills.-- $5,000 Children’s Day in EPA Underwriting for
Children’s
Day in the Park, a free, fun-filled day with activities for parents
and families. -- $4,000 Cleo Eulau Center Collaborative Counseling Program
in Community School South in East Palo Alto. -- $5,000 Community Breast Health Project Gabriella Paster
Program, providing patient navigation services for women and their
families.-- $5,000 Community Legal Services in EPA Fresh Lifelines
for Youth, a pilot program teaching young people about the law
and judicial process.-- $5,000 East Palo Alto Kids Foundation Provide small
grants to educators on a quick turn-around basis. -- $7,500 East Palo Alto YMCA Summer Day Camp serving 350-500
youth ages five through twelve. -- $7,500 Ecumenical Hunger Program Children’s Resource
Center, a program dedicated to meeting the needs of low income
children and
families.-- $7,500 El Carmelo Elementary School Computer and electronic
aids to children who are learning English. -- $1,000 Environmental Volunteers Palo Alto Baylands Ecology
Program reaching students and teachers in surrounding communities.
-- $3,000 Family & Children Services Early childhood
services to children, parents and caregivers at fifteen childcare
sites. -- $5,000 Family Connections Six week summer school program
for low income families. -- $5,000 Foundation for a College Education College
Bound program, including special workshops on various college
preparedness topics.-- $5,000 Friends of the Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo Science
outreach program in the Ravenswood School District. -- $7,500 Friends of the Palo Alto Public Library To
support Homework Helper Programs at the Mitchell Park Library
and at Jordan Middle School, by establishing a new
program at the PA Main library. -- $4,000 Girls Club of the Mid-Peninsula Music learning
program including practice, rehearsal and concerts. -- $4,000 Hidden Villa An exchange program between elementary
classes in East Palo Alto and Menlo Park called “Two School
Friends Program.” -- $7,500 I Have a Dream Summer enrichment program for
60 third graders at Costano School, providing academic support
in a safe environment. -- $5,000 Inn Vision/Urban Ministry Community Safety
Net Program offering free services to families and children at
risk of becoming homeless.-- $7,500 Jordan Middle School PTA Support for Jordan
Homework Center, an after-school study center for all Jordan
students. -- $3,000 Mayview Community Health Center Family Stability
Project, helping families with medical expenses who have recently
lost insurance or employment. -- $5,000 New Creation Home Ministries Supports New Creation
Home which helps young mothers learn independent life skills.
-- $5,000 OICW Teacher for the toddler and preschool
Child Development Centers serving low income families. -- $2,500 Pacific Art League of Palo Alto Traveling Art
Program (TAP), serving children in hospitals, shelters, community
service agencies & youth
groups.-- $4,500 Palo Alto Art Center Foundation Cultural Kaleidoscope
art education program partnering Palo Alto and Ravenswood schools.
-- $5,000 Palo Alto Housing Corporation Support production
costs of the Family Services newsletter, serving 410 families
at 16 PAHC housing sites.-- $3,000 Palo Alto Library Foundation Helps fund the
remaining portion of the capital campaign for the Children’s
Library. -- $5,000 Palo Alto Medical Foundation-Collaborative
Supports the PAUSD andCommunity Drug & Alcohol
Prevention Collaborative. -- $5,000 Palo Alto Senior High School Choir Provides
partial scholarships to PAHS Choir members for tour of Spain
and France. -- $2,500 PAUSD Music Department Transporting students
between school districts, music instruction books and instrument
maintenance and repair.
-- $5,000 Parents Place Family Resource Center To improve
the quality of childcare and intervene on behalf of at-risk children
at five Palo
Alto childcare centers.-- $2,500 Pathways Hospice Foundation Pathways KIDS program
providing care for families whose children have life threatening
illnesses, grief
support. -- $5,000 Raices de Mexico Scholarships for youngsters
learning about Mexican folklore and dance. -- $2,000 Ravenswood City School District-Health Services To
develop & implement
a comprehensive sexuality education and pregnancy prevention program
for 5th and
8th grade students. -- $9,000 St. Elizabeth Seton School Extended day program
staff assistance. -- $7,500 St. Vincent de Paul Society Emergency rent,
rental deposits and utility assistance. -- $5,000 Support Network for Battered Women To support
the cost of the Shelter Children’s
Coordinator. -- $5,000 Teach for America Supports TFA teachers in
East Palo Alto. -- $5,000 TheatreWorks TheatreWorks for Schools Program.
-- $3,000 YES Reading Materials for one-on-one volunteer
tutoring for Belle Haven School students.-- $5,000 YMCA of the Mid-Peninsula After school Youth
Activity Center and Computer Lab in the Ventura neighborhood.
-- $7,500 Youth Community Service General support for
the community service and leadership program. -- $7,500 ZOHAR To provide weekly IndepenDANCE instruction
to underserved and special needs children throughout the Palo
Alto area.-- $2,000 Child Care-Capital Grants Children’s Center of the Stanford Community To
upgrade the Tiny Kids Place yard. -- $2,500 Covenant Children’s Center Replace the
rain/shade cover in the infant Toddler play area. -- $5,000 Friends Nursery School To replace old cupboards
and shelving in the Block Room with earthquake safe and non-tip
shelving. -- $5,000 GeoKids To install a shading structure in the
preschool playground.-- $3,400 Mini Infant Center To replace old furniture
and create a second diaper changing area. -- $3,000 Palo Alto Community Child Care Refurbish interior
floors at the College Terrace Children’s Center. -- $2,000 The Children’s Pre-School Center to replace worn flooring, worn shelving and to paint the preschool center.-- $5,000 |
