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The Orlando Sentinel Family Fund goes to programs for both children and the elderly.
The reader-fueled Orlando Sentinel Family Fund announced this week it is giving $821,000 in grants to 42 local nonprofit organizations ? from Orlando?s Adult Literacy League to a Valencia College Foundation summer program for at-risk youth.
The money will help charities in Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Lake and Volusia counties provide school supplies, food, utility assistance, tutoring and after-school programs for low-income children and their families. It also will pay for a Meals-On-Wheels program for the elderly, treatment and counseling for victims of child abuse and domestic violence, and transitional housing to teens who have aged out of foster care.
?Newspapers build a sense of community, and the Orlando Sentinel Family Fund has taken that one step further, supporting the great work our nonprofits do day in and day out,? said the Sentinel?s president, publisher and CEO, Howard Greenberg. ?These grants are possible because of the generosity of our readers, and I?m proud of the progress we?ve made working together.?
The donations come largely from two annual campaigns conducted by the Family Fund: the Back to School Campaign (now renamed ?Education Matters?) and the Holiday Campaign.
For every dollar donated by individuals, the fund includes a 50-cent match from the Robert R. McCormick Foundation. In addition, administrative costs are covered by the Orlando Sentinel and the McCormick Foundation, allowing all the money to go directly to the selected programs.
Among the recipients:
- A Gift for Teaching received $7,000 for the Centers of Attention program which will provide students with activities and individualized plans to improve academic performance.
- Adult Literacy League received $20,000 for the Literacy Services for Youth program, which offers individual and group tutoring to?students 16 to 24 years old in preparation for post-secondary education.?
- Apopka Family Learning Center received a $20,000 grant for the Kids In Motion program, an after-school, academic enrichment program for disadvantaged children, ages 5-14. The program helps students acquire passing grades and maximize their potential.?
- Beta Center received $20,000 for the Positive Parenting Support program, which provides educational and supportive services to adolescent mothers and their children.?
- Boys & Girls Club of Central Florida received $20,000 to provide tutoring and mentoring?to low-income youth.??
- Boys & Girls Club of Lake and Sumter Counties received $10,000 for their Project Learn program, which provides tutoring, homework help and educational activities to low-income students.?
- Catholic Charities of Central Florida, which provides counseling and emergency assistance to families, received $20,000 to distribute food and help low-income families pay their rent and utility bills.?
- Children?s Home Society of Florida received $35,000 for the Faine House program, which provides transitional housing to youth who have aged out of the foster-care system.?
- Christian Service Center?s Family & Emergency Services and Daily Bread meal program received $20,000 to help provide food and utilities and rent support for families in crisis.?
- Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida received $30,000 for the Housing Now program which rapidly rehouses homeless families and provides case management, rent and utility assistance, job-skills training and employment.?
- Community Food & Outreach Center received a $15,000 grant for?its emergency food, referral and case-management?program serving low-income families.?
- Covenant House Florida received $40,000 for its Independent Living Track program, which provides life-skills training, financial-literacy counseling, conflict resolution, job search skills and GED programs to underprivileged youth ages 18 to 20.?
- Father Flanagan?s Boys? Home received $35,000 for the Family Treatment Homes and the Intervention and Assessment Center, which provide psychological care, individualized treatment plans, and a family-style living environment for abused or homeless children.?
- Foundation for Orange County Public Schools received $30,000 for its Middle School Morning Book Club program serving at-risk students in?eight schools.?
- Greater Reading or Writing Skills Literacy Council (GROWS) received a $15,000 grant for its Family Literacy program, which provides?classes to low-income immigrant parents and their children.?
- Great Kids Explorer Club received $15,000 for its Bridges to Success program, which provides life-skills training and one-on-one tutoring to underserved children.?
- Harbor House of Central Florida received $20,000 for its?Helping At-Risk Kids program, which provides a 12-week group counseling course for youth who have witnessed domestic violence in their homes.?
- Harvest Time International received $10,000 for the Help for Today program, which provides free emergency vouchers for food and needed household products for families in financial crisis.?
- Hope Helps received $10,000 for the Kids of HOPE Summer Lunch program, which provides food baskets to families in crisis while school is out.?
- Jewish Family Services of Greater Orlando?s family stabilization program received a $25,000 grant to provide assessment, case management and job-skills training?for families at risk of homelessness.?
- Jewish Federation of Volusia & Flagler Counties received $10,000 to provide children, families and the elderly with?food, utility and rent assistance, clothing, furniture and household goods.?
- Kids House of Seminole received a $28,000 grant to support their Child Advocacy Program, which provides child abuse prevention, parent education and treatment.?
- Lake Sumter Children?s Advocacy Center received $20,000 to provide crisis counseling, on-site medical exams and long-term therapy to child victims of sexual and physical abuse.?
- Lifestream Behavioral Center received $15,000 for the Anthony House program, which provides transitional and permanent housing to at-risk individuals and families.?
- Meals on Wheels?received $20,000 to provide nutritious meals and support services for low-income seniors.?
- Orlando Health Foundation received $40,000?for its Healing Tree program, which offers comprehensive mental-health care?and referrals?to child victims of sexual abuse and their families.?
- Osceola County Council on Aging?s Mobile Food Pantry program received a $20,000 grant to help provide healthy food packages to families with young children living in motels near Orlando?s tourism corridor.?
- Rescue Outreach Mission of Sanford received a $15,000 grant for the After School and Weekend Educational Enrichment for Homeless Youth program, which provides reading, writing and math skills to children living in the shelter.?
- Salvation Army of Seminole County received?$20,000?to provide?direct financial assistance to individuals and families in crisis for rent, mortgage and utilities payments.?
- Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida received $30,000?to provide training to local food pantries so they can?educate clients on nutrition and healthy eating.?
- Seminole County Victims Rights Coalition received $10,000 for their SafeKid program, which provides shelter, after-school care, intervention and counseling to child survivors of family violence.?
- Seniors First received $15,000 for its Emergency Meals On Wheels program for?the elderly.?
- Society of St. Andrew?received $8,000 to help glean produce that remains in the field after harvest so it can be distributed to local food banks.??
- United Cerebral Palsy of Central Florida received $20,000 for the Keeping All Kids Safe program, which provides?counseling?to reduce child abuse and neglect.
- United Way of Lake and Sumter Counties received $14,000?for its Human Care Network, which feeds nearly 13,000 residents each month through 10 food banks while providing job training and referral services.
- Valencia College Foundation received $9,000?for its Transitions Summer Academy program, providing exposure to college, careers and life-skills development to at-risk youth.
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