As leaders in society, business and community, women mobilize necessary change in order to improve the areas in which we all live and work. Now, the Women in Philanthropy Initiative provides an opportunity for a number of strong, caring and focused women to come together to learn about financial and philanthropic issues and to address the real needs of women and children in our area.
Central Carolina Community Foundation administers the grant process for the Arts, Education and Environment Committee. The Foundation accepts proposals in the range of $4,000 to $7,000 for programs in Richland and Lexington counties that engage at-risk youth, with an emphasis on girls, ages 12-17. Priority will be given to programs that have arts, cultural, educational or environmental focus. Proposals are due February 15 of each year. For detailed information, please download the guidelines below.
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Fast Forward Technology Center Received $5,100 to extend the Science and Technology Program to the City of Columbia Police Athletic League. This city police program works with children from Hammond Village and Gonzalez Gardens, two of the neediest public housing communities run by the Columbia Housing Authority. The Science and Technology Program curricula merges hands-on science with technology and personal development skills that focuses on the local environment. Friends of Juvenile Justice Received $7,000 for the All Eyes on Me Project (AEMP). This video production project instructs girls, ages 12-17, on videography techniques. The end product is an hour-long video journal about the lives of at least ten incarcerated youth. There will be a total of 20 youth productions per year. Girls, Incorporated Received $2,395 for an introductory health course for girls ages 10-17 entitled Healthy Girl, Healthy Young Lady. Developmentally-appropriate content is used to teach the girls, who are divided into two age groups. The content is based on components of several proven Girls Inc. programs. Curriculum highlights are journaling, interactive activities and guest speakers from local agencies. Mental Health America of South Carolina Received $2,500 to provide the suicide prevention program Question, Persuade and Refer (QPR) to 1,000 people who will serve as gatekeepers. QPR trains gatekeepers in strategic positions to move a young person who may be contemplating suicide to accept a referral for professional assessment, evaluation and/or treatment. The targeted gatekeepers will be ones that frequently come into contact with youth ages 10-17 years old to help decrease the number of youth suicides and suicide attempts in Richland County. Rolling Readers Received $2,445 to target middle and high schools' teacher cadet, service learning and teen-parenting programs as a priority when providing community resources (i.e., trained teen volunteers, partnerships, new books) to underachieving and Title I schools in Richland and Lexington counties. The funding will impact all school-age children from pre-K through 12th grade, and is strategic to engage teenagers as reading role models to their younger counterparts. In addition, Rolling Readers will partner with the Lexington Teen Parenting Center to provide tools and resources for teenage mothers in Lexington School District One to develop bonding time and foster reading success in their children.
Samaritan’s Well (Christ Central Ministries) Received $2,060 to provide personal and educational opportunities to enable women to be better employees, better moms and to make the transition for their children as painless as possible. Computer skills training, health and nutritional education, drivers education training and parenting skills are a vital part of preparing them to be better parents and employees. They will also provide opportunities for the children to participate in sports and personal enhancement activities such as piano, dance tutoring, mentoring and cultural activities.
Tutor Eau Claire Received $3,500 for the Summer Reading Tutorial, which is an extension of its school-year tutoring program. They will provide 15 tutoring sessions to each of the five low-income 1st-3rd graders currently being tutored through the Turning Pages Together Family Literacy Clinic project. Other area children will be enrolled if time allows. Student progress will be measured by comparing students' spring and fall performance on several benchmark tests. The program will also continue to offer advocacy and literacy support for participating families through the summer, with assistance from the North Main Branch Library and PRO-Parents of SC.
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