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2011 Grant History

HEALTH FOR ALL - Immigrant Worker Health 2011 Grant Awards

The Foundation for Change Board of Directors is pleased to announced, through the generous support of The California Wellness Foundation, grants totaling $45,000 to:

Organization

Amount

African Coalition Workforce

$7,500

Asociacion de Jornaleros y Trabajadoras de Casa de San Diego

$7,500

Frente Indigena de Organizaciones Binacionales (FIOB)

$7,500

Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice

$7,500

United Taxi Workers of San Diego

$7,500

Youth and Leaders Living Actively (YALLA)

$7,500

Total:

$45,000


DEMOCRACY FOR ALL – Spring, 2011 Grant Awards

As part of its multi-year initiative supporting “Democracy for All,” the Foundation for Change is pleased to announce the award of $300,000 in grants to local organizations working to build political power within historically under-represented communities of San Diego County.

TAKING OFF FUND 2011:

The “Taking Off Fund” was established at the Foundation for Change by a consortium of California-based foundations to increase the reach of San Diego organizations that were ready to “take off” in their efforts to build an electoral base.

The Foundation’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce grants totaling $225,000 to:

Organization

Amount

Environmental Health Coalition

$75,000

Equality Alliance of San Diego County

$60,000

San Diego Organizing Project

$50,000

San Diego LGBT Center

$40,000

Total:

$225,000

Another round of funding will be mobilized in the coming months for groups wishing to prepare themselves more completely to engage in this work.

REDISTRICTING FUND 2011:

The “Redistricting Fund 2011” was established at the Foundation for Change through a grant from the James Irvine Foundation to ensure that leaders from historically under-represented communities of color would become engaged in the work of the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.

The Foundation’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce grants totaling $70,000 to:

Organization

Amount

San Diego Refugee Forum

$12,800

Center for Social Advocacy

$12,000

Pastors on Point

$12,000

Council on Philippine American Organizations

$12,000

Sherman Heights Community Center

$12,000

National Latino Research Center, Cal State San Marcos

$9,200

Total:

$70,000

 

IMMIGRANT DAY 2011

The Foundation’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce Support-Grants totaling $12,000, enabling dozens of leaders from immigrant, refugee, and border-based organizations in San Diego County to participate in IMMIGRANT DAY in Sacramento on May 16, 2011.

Organization

Amount

American Friends Service Committee

$1,000

Center for Social Advocacy, Inc.

$1,000

Employee Rights Center

$1,000

Equality Alliance of San Diego County

$1,000

Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice of San Diego County

$1,000

Interfaith Community Services

$1,000

Little Saigon Foundation

$1,000

Nile Sisters Development Initiative

$1,000

Proyecto de Casas Saludables

$1,000

United Taxi Workers of San Diego

$1,000

Youth And Leaders Living Actively (YALLA)

$1,000

Unitarian Universalist Refugee and Immigrant Services

$1,000

Total:

$12,000

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