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August 01, 2005
PLEASE CONTACT:
ELAINE CRABTREE (951) 697-4711
UNITED WAY GRANTS MORE THAN $114,000 TO LOCAL AGENCIES
The Board of Directors of United Way of
the Inland Valleys awarded more than $114,000 in grants to
support new and expanded programs addressing United Way of
the Inland Valleys’ identified priority needs. Paul
St. Amant, Vice President & Client Manager, Bank of America
and Chair of the Resource Distribution and Planning for United
Way said, “Through the Priority Venture Grant and Seed
Grant process, we are able to insure that United Way remains
responsive to new programs that can immediately make a difference
within our communities.”
The grants address Affordable Child Care,
Basic Subsistence & Economic Stability, Health Care &
Supportive Services, Mental Health Education & Treatment,
Outreach/Information & Referral, and Substance Abuse.
Agencies that received grants are Alternatives to Domestic
Violence, Alzheimer’s Association Southwest Riverside
County, Assistance League of Riverside, Children’s Center
of the Inland Counties, Community Food Pantry of Murrieta,
Family Service Association of Western Riverside County, Jewish
Family Services of the Inland Communities, MFI Recovery Center,
Project Food, Project KIND, and YMCA of Riverside City &
County.
· Alternatives to Domestic
Violence receives $5,400 for its Casa De Paz Training
Center. By developing and implementing a training center,
domestic violence victims will be provided an opportunity
to develop the skills necessary to support themselves and
live a life that is free of domestic violence. The program,
which includes independent living skills, computer training
and collaborations with job training programs will be provided
at ADV’s new shelter where victims can now stay for
180 days while they develop skills towards self-sufficiency.
· Alzheimer’s Association
Southwest Riverside County receives $13,468 for its
Caregiver Retreat, which will provide a respite for those
caring for someone with Alzheimer’s or related disease.
The grant will target 100 family caregivers over the age of
60 in the Temecula/Murrieta area. During the retreat, which
included education, counseling and support groups, their loved
one will be professionally cared for.
· Assistance League of
Riverside receives $8,245 for its Operation School
Bell program, which will provide new clothing to 50 needy
children in the Alvord, Jurupa and Riverside Unified School
Districts. Children referred by school nurses and teachers
will receive socks, underwear, tee shirts, sweatshirt, jeans
or uniform pants, jacket, backpack, new and used books, and
a $15 voucher for a new pair of shoes and a hygiene kit. Each
family will also receive an English or English/Spanish dictionary
and one blanket.
· Children’s Center
of the Inland Counties receives $10,000 for its Childcare
and Preschool program that will provide full and partial childcare
scholarships for children from low-income families, single
parents and parents who are on a wait list for state childcare
subsidies and would be unable to pursue an education and obtain
or maintain employment.
· Community Food Pantry of Murrieta
receives $10,000 for its Healthy Food, Healthy Families program,
which will provide 185 families each week with nutritious
and well-balanced food at the pantry site in Murrieta. Grant
funds will be used to purchase milk, meat and cheese that
can be added to the non-perishable food products that are
already available providing nutrition to clients of the pantry.
· Family Service Association of Western Riverside
County will receive $12,500 for its Mental Health
Treatment and Education program, which will bring comprehensive
mental health services to individuals, children and families
including parenting classes, individual and family counseling
and social skills groups to the James A. Venable Community
Center in Cabazon.
· Jewish Family Services of the Inland Communities
will receive $1,500 to support the expansion of its Information
and Referral services from a three-day week to a total of
five days. These services help individuals gain access to
needed resources and is a problem-solving center in the community.
· MFI Recovery Center receives $9,800
for its Parenting Project, which will provide wrap-around
services to families with young children, children and adolescents
referred by Banning and Beaumont Unified School Districts
and the Morongo Indian Tribe. Services will include childcare,
snacks and age-appropriate entertainment for kids while families
attend parenting classes.
· Project Food receives $13,800 to
support its Student-Run Health Clinic program, through which
first and second year medical students in UCR/UCLA’s
Biomedical Sciences program will be able to provide health
screenings and assessments, healthcare for acute minor illnesses
and infections, health counseling, vision care and hospital
referrals to the homeless and working poor in downtown Riverside.
Grant funds will be used to purchase medical and non-medical
supplies and diagnostic equipments.
· Project KIND receives $20,000 for
its Project KIND program that will provide free, quality healthcare
for children age 4-17 attending school in the Beaumont Unified
School District. All services are provided free of charge
by volunteer healthcare providers who donate their time.
· YMCA of Riverside City & County
receives $9,575 for its Childcare program in Lake Elsinore,
which will provide financial assistance to families in the
area who are in need of affordable childcare but do not qualify
for government subsidies. During the initial 12-month grant
period, approximately 22,400 hours of childcare will be provided.
For more information about United Way of the Inland Valleys,
please call 951.697.4700.
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