Agape Center
for Academic Excellence, Inc. $20,000
Challenge grant for the construction of an outdoor
playground and learning center. Agape was founded in 1995.
It is a Milwaukee parental choice school and a partner school
with Milwaukee Public Schools. Its classes range from K4 through
eighth grade.
Benedict Center for Criminal Justice $20,000
Support for the “Harm Reduction Program”
to help participants live safer and healthier lives and reduce
the harm that they do to themselves, their children and the
community. Services include AODA counseling, case management,
health services, HIV prevention education, anger and stress
management, women sexuality. Programs aim to reduce prostitution
among ex-offenders, improve parenting and provide support
in a step-by-step approach.
Brady Area Foundation for Arts and Education, Inc.
$25,000
Capital support for the Pulaski Street Playground.
This restoration is a neighborhood initiative led by the East
Village Association to completely revitalize a playground
and park in this densely populated east side neighborhood.
Existing facilities for tennis, baseball, and picnic area
will be revitalized as well in this neighborhood north of
Brady Street.
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee
$500
Supports the expense of a dinner meeting with the
speakers participating in the Catholic Charities Conference
on Aging.
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee
$20,000
Support for the Parish Social Ministry to Older Adults
Program. This program targets parishes with large numbers
of elderly parishioners and provides technical support to
volunteers and professionals in designing and delivering services
to the elderly. Seventy-five parishes have been identified
and partnerships have been established with 25, with a goal
of adding 12 additional parishes at the end of three years.
Center for Deaf-Blind Persons $25,000
Supports services to older adults with dual sensory
loss. Services include rehabilitation training, self advocacy,
employment and access to community support services. Outreach
and case finding will be an important component of the program
which will be operated in partnership with the Milwaukee County
Department on Aging, the Interfaith Older Adult Program, the
Milwaukee Housing Authority, S.E.T. Ministry and university
and college interpreter training programs.
Central City Cyberschool $10,000
Support for the Library Book Fund of this new technology
oriented charter school.
CEO II $25,000
Support for a new arts apprenticeship/jobs program
initiative for Milwaukee area youth ages 14 to 21.
Children's Health Education Center $30,000
Support for expansion of an outreach program into
middle and high schools. Programs are designed for youth in
grades six through 10, and emphasize making positive health
decisions, practicing nonviolence, resisting peer pressure
and building healthy relationships.
Children's Service Society of Wisconsin $12,500
Support for a Child Assessment Center. This pilot
project provides assessments and a plan of care for children
entering the child welfare system. Children receive a range
of services including medical, counseling, housing and education.
If successful, this type of center will be replicated throughout
the foster care system in Milwaukee County.
Community Advocates $20,000
Second-year matching support for the Health Advocacy
Project to help low income families gain access to quality
health care.
Community Memorial Foundation $20,000
Two-year grant in support of the Community Outreach
Health Clinic. This primary care health clinic, which has
been in operation since May of 2000, provides patient education
and chronic disease management services within a free clinic
serving Waukesha, Washington and Milwaukee county residents.
Doctors and nurses volunteer their time and help patients
with follow-up referrals and education, and management of
chronic medical conditions.
Council on AODA of Washington County $25,000
Support for the Community Coalition Initiative. This
project will build coalitions in the four communities of Germantown,
West Bend, Hartford and Slinger to reduce youth substance
abuse throughout the county. The Search Institute’s
Youth Development Asset Model will be used to assemble the
coalitions, train members, develop and implement action plans.
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Creative SHARP Presentations $10,000
Second-year support for a program providing imaginative
learning experiences using the visual arts to elementary school
students in the greater Milwaukee area.
Donors Forum of Wisconsin $30,000
Two-year grant for operating support. DFW is the
premiere Wisconsin organization advancing philanthropy through
membership, professional education, collaboration, leadership
and promotion.
Family House Clinic / Medical College of Wisconsin
$20,000
Second-year matching support for this central city
neighborhood health clinic operated in collaboration with
the Medical College of Wisconsin.
Family Service of Milwaukee $50,000
Two-year grant to support a pilot project to provide
integrated care coordination to elderly residents living in
Section 8 apartment complex. If successful, this program will
be expanded throughout the community. It provides low income
residents with increased access to a full spectrum of physical
and mental health and social services.
First Stage Children's Theater $5,000
General operating support.
Friends of Boerner Botanical Gardens $20,000
Support of the Horticultural Therapy Program for
persons suffering from Alzheimer’s and institutionalized
adults, for up to 120 participants per week.
Friends of Old World Wisconsin $25,000
Support of Project Innovation, a part of the 25th
anniversary celebration of the Friends of Old World Wisconsin.
This grant will support a revision of the educational curriculum
used by the costume staff at Old World Wisconsin.
Future Milwaukee $15,000
Support for the Institute for Local Leaders. This
program was established in 1993 to provide educational programming
for newly elected officials and candidates for elected office.
Courses cover campaigning, effective budgeting, handling the
media, etc. Learning Circles incorporating peer-to-peer learning
are a major element of this initiative.
Greater Milwaukee Foundation $5,000
Support for the publication of the year 2000 and
2001 Report Card on Charitable Giving. This annual publication
of the foundation tracks charitable giving for 60 benchmark
nonprofit organizations in the greater Milwaukee area.
Hebron House of Hospitality $15,000
Support for a Youth Services Coordinator to work
with youth, ages six to 17 who use the agency’s emergency
shelter, along with their parents. This program is a collaborative
of the Donna Lexa Community Art Center and the nearby St.
Matthias Episcopal Church. The program expects to follow youth,
with their families, into permanent stable housing.
Hmong Educational Advancement, Inc. $15,000
Support for youth development efforts. Programming
consists of a summer youth program and afterschool programs
for approximately 100 youth each year. Homework assistance,
tutorial support, cultural projects and structured recreational
activities are included, as well as an Asian-youth gang diversion
program.
Hope House $35,000
Support for a Community Resource Coordinator. The
community coordinator will institute a volunteer management
system; recruit, train and supervise volunteers and recruit
new businesses and community organizations to support Hope
House, a shelter/settlement house on Milwaukee’s south
side.
Hunger Task Force of Milwaukee, Inc. $20,000
A two-year grant to support the procurement and distribution
of fresh and frozen perishable food to the network of food
pantries throughout the Milwaukee area. The program expects
to expand from its 31 emergency feeding organizations to a
network of 109 programs by the end of 2001.
Interfaith Caregiving Network of Waukesha $20,000
Two-year grant to support an orientation and training
program for its volunteers who provide supportive services
to older adults and adults with disabilities to help them
remain independent in their homes. This new program will result
in a curriculum and manual that may be used by other organizations
in recruiting and training volunteers serving the elderly.
Jewish Family Services $15,000
Support for a collaboration with Catholic Charities,
Lutheran Social Services, the Task Force on Family Violence
and the International Institute to develop outreach and educational
programs to prevent family violence in targeted refugee and
immigrant communities in the Milwaukee area.
Leaders Forum $10,000
Two-year grant to provide fundraising and development
skills to African-American Board Directors in the Milwaukee
area. The course is offered over a nine-month period and trains
approximately 20 individuals a year.
Leave A Legacy Wisconsin $15,000
Operating support for this marketing and public relations
campaign which raises awareness of charitable estate planning
and its benefits, and encourages more gifts in the Wisconsin
community.
Leaves of Learning $5,000
General operating support.
Marquette University $50,000
Support for the Nursing Redesign Initiative. This
collaborative involving Aurora Health Care, Covenant Health
Care, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Nursing
and the Marquette University College of Nursing seeks to develop
new models of nursing work as a major remedy for the emerging
nursing shortage.
Marquette University/WI Geriatric Education Center
$10,000
in collaboration with UWM Center on Aging and Human
Services. This grant supports a Midwest Best Practices in
Aging Conference to be held in Milwaukee in the Fall of 2001.
This conference will include a virtual conference on the Internet
for two weeks following the live conference. Registrants will
be able to see each speaker read information presented and
participate in ongoing sessions about each session with other
online registrants, receive print handouts and overheads,
view vendors and receive other conference materials.
Marva Collins School $20,000
Second-year support for a curricular enrichment program
that provides morning nutritional snack breaks, psychological
services and an arts program including music, taekwondo, dance
and choir.
McBeath Community Partners Endowment Program $200,000
To fund matching endowment gifts raised in 2002 by
the Milwaukee Public Library Foundation, Public Policy Forum,
Second Harvest and United Community Center.
Milwaukee Center for Independence $5,000
Support for the Center's senior programs.
Milwaukee Public Library Foundation $3,000
Bonus grant for gifts in excess of $10,000 contributed
to the Milwaukee Public Library as part of the McBeath Community
Partners Fund.
Milwaukee Public Library Foundation $25,000
Technical assistance grant to assist the Library
Foundation in expanding its endowment fundraising as part
of the McBeath Community Partners Endowment Program.
Milwaukee Public Schools Foundation $5,000
Support for the Save the Music Program.
Milwaukee Public Theatre $22,000
Support for the theatre’s “InterActors”
program. This is a troupe of women over the age of 60 who
use theatre, comedy and movement to entertain, educate and
enlighten the community about aging issues of the elderly.
With the Foundation’s grant, the group plans to expand
the program by recruiting and training more women. Programs
are performed in churches, social service agencies and at
conferences, and expects to reach close to 10,000 individuals
in 2001.
Modjeska Youth Theatre Company $10,000
Support for a summer youth production “The
Me Nobody Knows.” Students from Milwaukee’s public
central city high schools and middle schools actively participate
in this effort. Typically, 40 students are on stage and many
more are involved in behind-the-scenes activities including
scenery, costumes, lighting, sound, publicity, music and stage
management. The company tracks youth school attendance and
requires a commitment to remain drug, alcohol and gang free.
National research supports the conviction of the sponsors
that theatre is a powerful medium for nurturing the growth
and development of young people.
My Home, Your Home $10,000
General operating support for this shelter facility
for children who have been removed from their homes and are
awaiting foster care placement or return to their families.
Nonprofit Management Fund (Milwaukee) $70,000
Supports small technical assistance grants to improve
the management of nonprofit organizations in the Milwaukee
area. The program serves Milwaukee, Ozaukee and Washington
counties and has 16 funding partners.
Nonprofit Management Fund (Waukesha) $20,000
Supports the small technical assistance grants program
in Waukesha County, in partnership with 7 other funders.
Older Adult Service Provider Consortium $74,000
Three-year grant to implement a strategic plan to
help create a formal nonprofit organization. The consortium
has been in existence for over 15 years as an informal entity,
and is now moving to establish a formal organization in light
of the major statewide developments in the care of the elderly
brought about by the state implementation of Family Care,
the government system of paying for services to the elderly
that will radically change organized services in the state.
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Our Next Generation $5,000
General operating support.
Our Space $10,000
Support of a fitness/wellness program designed by
the UWM Department of Human Kinetics to assist persons with
mental illness to integrate physical fitness and wellness
activities into their recovery process.
Public Policy Forum $50,000
Two-year grant to fund a study of the Neighborhood
Schools Initiative of Milwaukee Public Schools. This study
will focus on what happens inside schools during the study
period, and how each school uses the opportunities presented
by geographic reform to promote better outcomes and greater
parental satisfaction.
Public Policy Forum $5,000
Grant in recognition of the Forum’s success
in raising five $10,000 gifts toward its endowment in 2000.
Riveredge Nature Center $20,000
Supports a partnership between Riveredge, UW-Extension
and the Southeast Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission to
educate high school students on the importance of land use
planning for the long-term social, economic and ecological
health of their communities. Approximately 500 students in
ten high schools will participate.
Salvation Army $5,000
Support for the Christmas Tree of Lights campaign.
Second Harvest of Wisconsin $3,000
Grant in recognition of Second Harvest’s success
in raising three $10,000 gifts towards its endowment during
2000.
South Shore Suburban Consortium $25,000
Support for the Certified Nursing Assistant training
program provided by a collaborative of three southeast Milwaukee
county school districts including Cudahy, Oak Creek and South
Milwaukee. This CNA program provides students with entry-level
skills in health occupations and assists area nursing homes
and hospitals by creating qualified entry-level workers.
Special Needs Adoption Network $15,000
Second-year support for the Family Resource Center.
This center aids families considering adoption and continues
supportive services following adoption.
St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care $15,000
Support of the Milwaukee Community Service Bank.
This collaborative initiative was started in 1997 by St. Ann’s
in conjunction with more than 40 providers of services to
the elderly in Milwaukee County. Services are donated and
are directed at the frail elderly on the county’s waiting
list for the Family Care Program.
St. Vincent de Paul Society $15,000
Support for the Families Forward Program, which provides
health, parenting, education and employment services aimed
at strengthening families in the central city and northwest
areas of Milwaukee.
Task Force on Family Violence $15,000
Support for a Children’s Advocacy Program designed
to provide specialized case management and legal assistance
services to protective parents whose children are victims
of abuse.
The Red Bus Corporation $25,000
Operating support for a program that provides affordable
transportation to recreation opportunities for residents of
retirement and nursing homes.
United Community Center $5,000
Bonus grant for gifts contributed to United Community
Center/McBeath Community Partners Fund in excess of $10,000.
United Lutheran Program for the Aging, Inc. $20,000
Support of ArtCare, an arts program for persons with
Alzheimer’s disease. In addition to involving these
patients in a variety of arts projects including dance and
theater, the program will provide training to artists in how
to work with dementia patients. This program is in its seventh
year and has been a unique opportunity for family members
to celebrate their loved ones as they are in the present and
to cope with the loss of the familiar persons they knew prior
to the illness.
University of Wisconsin School of Nursing $27,800
Support for a program to provide in-service training
and consultation to home visitors who serve high-risk families
caring for frail infants and young children. The training
will provide three 4-day sessions and five follow-up consultations
to 60 home visitors in small groups. This advanced training
will recruit home visitors serving families in high-risk situations
in targeted Milwaukee-area zip codes.
Urban Day School $25,000
Operating support for this private central-city school
serving 900 students, kindergarten through eighth grade, on
two campuses. Its programs include day care for children from
six weeks of age, Head Start, afterschool and summer programs.
Urban Ecology Center $25,000
Support to develop an ecology playground at Riverside
Park as part of the master plan to reclaim and rehabilitate
the park designed in 1889 by Frederick Olmstead. It is located
in one of the most densely populated neighborhoods in the
state of Wisconsin and is bordered by the Milwaukee River.
Surrounding neighborhoods and schools have been key players
in this major restoration effort.
UWM/Helen Bader Institute $50,000
Core support for this new university institute which
will provide nonprofit management education programming including
credit/non-credit offerings; technical assistance related
services to the nonprofit community; as well as collect, organize
and disseminate relevant knowledge and research on the nonprofit
sector.
Walker's Point Center for the Arts $20,000
Second-year support for the “Hands-On”
afterschool arts program. This 13-year-old, southside community
arts center provides free afterschool and summer arts programming
in the visual arts for at-risk neighborhood children. Professional
instruction is offered five afternoons a week during the school
year and on days that the public school is not in session,
as well as an annual arts camp offered from June through August.
With an earlier Foundation grant, the program was expanded
from three to five afternoons each week, and attendance is
now at the capacity of the facility.
Wheelchair Recycling Program $40,000
Two-year grant in support of start-up expenses for
operations in Milwaukee County. This program, begun in Madison
in 1988, is expanding its services to Milwaukee County. The
recycling program collects, cleans, refurbishes and distributes
donated wheelchairs, scooters, walkers, canes, crutches and
other medical equipment to individuals who need but cannot
afford to purchase these items.
Wisconsin AIDS Fund $5,000
General operating support.
Wisconsin Coalition for Advocacy $20,000
Support for the Family Care Independent Advocacy
Project. This project will monitor the new model of long-term
care functioning as a state pilot project in Milwaukee County
to redesign the long-term care services to the frail elderly.
WCA plans to monitor the program and to provide advocacy support
for those receiving care.
Wisconsin Conservatory of Music $20,000
Support for a Saturday Music Club for central city
youth in the Parklawn Housing Development. This program expects
to serve 60 children, grades three to five, over a three-year
period. Students will be referred from the MPS CyberSchool
and from the surrounding neighborhood. Music form, music history
and appreciation will constitute the club’s curriculum.
Emphasis on behavior, attendance and social skills will be
part of the program and parents will be encouraged to participate.
Organized musical presentations are planned, and student progress
will be documented through videography.
Wisconsin Foundation for Independent Colleges $20,000
Two-year grant to assist with the design of a pre-college
program to help Milwaukee central city youth complete high
school and prepare for post-high-school educational opportunities.
WMC Foundation $5,000
Support for attendance of Milwaukee-area youth at
the "Business World" program.
YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee $25,000
Support for the “Kids on Keys” piano
instruction program at the John C. Cudahy Branch of the YMCA.
This program will be offered in cooperation with the Wisconsin
Conservatory of Music faculty to up to 60 youth to engage
them in a year-round program of music instruction.
YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee $20,000
Support for the Career Life Skills Institute of the
Youth Leadership Academy, a program recently affiliated with
the Metro YMCA. The institute, designed for high school minority
youth, incorporates job training, internships, personal development
and entrepreneurial opportunities. In 2000, 42 youth participated.
Of this group, 25 obtained private-sector internships at major
corporations throughout the Milwaukee area. The YMCA expects
to use this successful career life and skills model in its
youth programs throughout the metro Milwaukee area.
YWCA of Greater Milwaukee $35,000
Support for the Girls Leadership Project. This program
aims at closing a gap in many youth-serving programs by designing
a curriculum specifically to meet the needs of girls.
YWCA of Waukesha $30,000
Support of a childcare program. This grant will help
YWCA implement an initiative to position itself as a premiere
provider of a continuum of childcare services in Waukesha
County.
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