The Alliance for Families & Communities
Affected by Incarceration
1331 Belrue
St. Louis, MO 63133
314-800-7266
Award Amount: $49,645
Award Year:
2007
Organization Description:
The Alliance for Families & Communities
Affected by Incarceration (AFCAI) is located in St. Louis, Missouri.
AFCAI offers referrals, educational workshops, information, and assistance
to offenders, ex-offenders, and families of offenders and ex-offenders.
Since 2001, it has been educating and empowering families and communities
affected by incarceration.
Project Description:
AFCAI will use CCF funds to build capacity
in providing healthy-marriage education. It will, among other activities,
hire an executive director; develop a board of directors; provide training
for the board, staff, and volunteers; and form partnerships with area
social service agencies
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Amor
de Orange County, Inc.
309 N. Main Street
Santa Ana, CA 92701
714-720-4276
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year:
2007
Organization Description:
Amor de Orange County, established
in 2002, is a community-based organization in southern California, providing
marriage education services. It especially targets Latinos, who make
up about a third of the area's total population.
Project Description:
With its CCF Targeted Capacity Building
grant, Amor de Orange County will increase its capacity to provide marriage
education services by training volunteers to lead courses in Spanish.
Amor will also create a best practices manual that will be used in training
new leaders, as well as develop a marketing strategy plan.
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Better Life Counseling Center, Inc.
1605 James Street
Jonesboro, AR 72401
870-935-4673
Award Amount: $49,562
Award Year:
2007
Organization Description:
Better Life Counseling Center (BLCC),
located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, provides marriage and family therapy
to clients in nearly 20 counties in Arkansas and Missouri. BLCC has
completed more than 12,000 sessions of marriage and family therapy since
it was founded in 1996.
Project Description:
BLCC aims to increase its capacity
to offer marriage education and preparation to couples, especially those
with limited financial access to these services, in six counties where
the organization has had a limited presence. To do this, BLCC will enhance
its community engagement in these counties; update its information technology
and financial management systems; and expand its efforts in revenue
development.
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Boat People SOS,
Inc.-Falls Church
6066 Leesburg Pike, Suite 100
Falls Church, VA 22041
703-538-2190
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year:
2007
Organization Description:
Boat People SOS (BPSOS) is a national
community-based organization headquartered in Virginia with 14 branch
offices nationwide. The BPSOS mission is to assist Vietnamese refugees
and immigrants in their search for a life in liberty and dignity by
empowering, organizing, and equipping individuals and communities in
their progress toward financial self-sufficiency and social integration.
Project Description:
BPSOS has already implemented healthy
family and marriage enrichment cirricula and activites in four other
locations around the nation. This project lays the foundation for bringing
these activities to the Northern Virginia branch office. BPSOS will
use CCF funds to: provide training for staff and volunteers to become
certified trainers; develop a coalition of community and media organizations;
and develop and publish healthy marriage public service announcements
in Vietnamese.
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Care Net Pregnancy
Center of the Tanana Valley
P.O. Box 82522
Fairbanks, AK 99708
907-455-8255
Award Amount: $19,640
Award Year:
2007
Organization Description:
Care Net Pregnancy Center of the Tanana
Valley (CPCTV) provides pregnancy services, family support, information,
and referrals in the North Star Borough of Fairbanks, Alaska. CPCTV
services include "Safe Rider," which conducts safety checks
of infant car seats, as well as life-skills programs, with an emphasis
on relationship and parenting.
Project Description:
CPCTV will train its board members
in strategic planning and roles and responsibilities. An accountant
will help develop and improve financial management systems, and CPCTV
will undergo a complete audit. The organization will also purchase supplies,
including computers, printer, projector, and projection screen.
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The Children's Village, Inc.,
dba The Resource Room
19715 NW 37th Avenue
Miami, FL 33056
305-621-1929
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year:
2007
Organization Description:
The Resource Room was founded in 2001
to improve academic performance, job opportunities, and quality of life
for Hispanic, African-, Haitian-, and Caribbean-American children and
adults in Carol City, Florida. It provides after-school tutoring, SAT
prep courses, parenting workshops, and adult-education classes, among
other services.
Project Description:
To develop capacity for new healthy-marriage
programs, The Resource Room will use CCF funds to evaluate curricula,
build collaborations to faciliate volunteer recruitment, and train volunteers
in the curriculum. In addition, it will develop volunteer maintenance
and retention strategies.
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Christian
Counseling Centers, Inc.
1510 Fashion Island Boulevard
Suite 110
San Mateo, CA 94404
650-570-7273
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year:
2007
Organization Description:
Established in 1983, Christian Counseling
Centers (CCC) is a nondenominational, faith-based nonprofit organization
located in 12 centers throughout the San Francisco Bay Area in California.
CCC services focus on marriage education and preparation services.
Project Description:
CCC will use CCF Funds to leverage
the organization's coalition partnership with faith-based and community
organiations (FCBOs) in a coordinated effort to reach the most distressed
communities with a "saturation model" of accessible, effective
programs for couples struggling with the stress of poverty, unemployment,
and inner city social problems. CCC's capacity building activities include:
staff professional and career development; volunteer development; design
and production of program brochures; purchase of computer, projector,
and related technology equipment; recruitment of faith-based organizations
as partners; and design of donor development strategy.
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COPAHNI,
Inc.
68 Northampton Street
Boston, MA 02118
617-232-5453
Award Amount: $49,961
Award Year:
2007
Organization Description:
COPAHNI is a grassroots organization
of Latino leaders of faith whose mission is to promote the unity of
Hispanic churches and ministries in New England by providing capacity-building
resources to foster their involvement in community development, administration,
evangelism, and pastoral care.
COPAHNI currently provides three services:
The Institute for Pastoral Excellence; The Marriage Counseling Service;
and Conferences and other educational events.
Project Description:
COPAHNI will increase its capacity
in organizational and leadership development and will provide training
for volunteers and staff on marriage counseling, evaluation and outcome
measurement, and grant writing. The organization will develop culturally
sensitive marriage-counseling curricula and purchase training equipment
and standardized nondenominational marriage assessment inventories.
The board will also complete a series of workshops on board composition
and governance.
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Downriver Marriage
Resource Center
23400 Michigan Avenue
Suite P18
Dearborn, MI 48124
313-278-4400
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year:
2007
Organization Description:
Downriver Marriage Resource Center
(MRC) was organized in 2004 to address the need for marriage-friendly
resources in Wayne County, Michigan. The goal of the organization is
to strengthen families and communities by strengthening marriages for
couples who choose marriage for themselves.
Project Description:
MRC will hire a volunteer coordinator
and train staff on volunteer development. A CPA firm specializing in
nonprofits will perform a financial audit. MRC will also conduct a community
assessment to identify ways it can support residents in forming and
sustaining healthy marriages.
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Eleventh
Hour Evangelistic Association
1721 Dalessi Drive
Pinole, CA 94564
510-685-8120
Award Amount:
$50,000
Award Year:
2007
Organization Description:
Eleventh Hour Evangelistic Association
(EHEA) is a faith-based charity targeting the African-American/Black
community of Alameda & Contra Costa counties. EHEA focuses on educating
and mentoring youth and young adults and deterring them from at-risk
behavior. EHEA services focus on at-risk youth and gang influence and
involvement.
Project Description:
EHEA will provide training for its
board of directors on organizational development, capacity building,
economic development, governance, and performance management. The director
will write policies and procedures for paid and volunteer staff on delivering
marriage education services. The organization will purchase marriage
education cirricula and produce a video presentation to enhance written
materials. Finally, EHEA will work with a consultant to create a donor
development strategy and train key staff on grant writing.
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Family Saver Center
2660 W. Woodland Drive
Suite 220
Anaheim, CA 92801
714-484-0033
Award Amount:
$50,000
Award Year:
2007
Organization Description:
Family Saver Center (FSC) is a community-based
organization serving Korean-American churches, schools, and community
centers in Los Angeles and Orange County, California, since 2005. Its
mission is to strengthen marriages, restore troubled families, and reduce
domestic violence and child abuse by providing family-related education
programs and resources.
Project Description:
FSC will work to expand its services
to Korean-American youth and adults in several southern California cities.
FSC's Targeted Capacity Building Program will focus on raising public
awareness and building partnerships, developing culturally appropriate
curricula, and taking steps to increase its fundraising capabilities
by training staff in grant writing.
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Fresno
County Healthy Marriage Coalition
P.O. Box 25221
Fresno, CA 93729
559-313-4226
Award Amount:
$50,000
Award Year:
2007
Organization Description:
Fresno County Healthy Marriage Coalition
(FCHMC) is a secular organization serving the Latino population of Fresno
County, California. FCHMC services focus on marriage education and preparation.
Project Description:
FCHMC will train volunteers in marriage
education and provide mentoring curricula. It will develop a communications
strategy, including informational fliers and Web site upgrades, to provide
more information to potential clients and increase awareness about available
programs. Through meetings with key leaders in the business, service,
and health communities, FCHMC will increase membership in the coalition.
Finally, key staff members will complete training in financial management
software and will begin producing quarterly budget reports.
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Holmes Chapel Full Gospel Baptist Church
518 Oliver Street
Drew, MS 38737
662-745-8758
Award Amount:
$50,000
Award Year:
2007
Organization Description:
The Holmes Chapel Full Gospel Baptist
Church is a nonprofit organization in Drew, Mississippi. It provides
marriage education and preparation services that help couples develop
the skills and knowledge to form and sustain healthy marriages.
Project Description:
Holmes Chapel will address critical
capacity-building needs in three areas--program, revenue, and organizational
development. Funded activities include: developing new research-based
program materials; creating an outreach and communications plan; developing
a financial sustainability plan and providing grant training to staff;
improving fiscal controls; and upgrading computer and other equipment.
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HOME International
1245 West 6th Street
Corona, CA 92882
951-372-8080
Award Amount:
$50,000
Award Year:
2007
Organization Description:
Established in 1968, HOME International
is a secular organization providing leadership, marriage, and family
education to Korean-American couples, families, and communities. The
organization targets the Asian-American community of Los Angeles, Orange,
Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ventura counties in California.
Project Description:
HOME International will use CCF funds
to increase its ability to provide professional marriage education leadership
training programs that are culturally and liguistically appropriate
for Korean Americans and to develop organizational infrastructure and
leadership to increase sustainability.
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Hope
Chapel San Pedro
461 West 9th Street
San Pedro, CA 90731
310-832-4673
Award Amount:
$50,000
Award Year:
2007
Organization Description:
Hope Chapel San Pedro was founded in
1988 and has offered a variety of social services to its surrounding
community since its inception. In 2004, Hope Chapel started its marriage
support program; by 2006, the program had served more than 100 couples.
Project Description:
Hope Chapel San Pedro will use CCF
funding to file for 501(c)(3) status; grant-writing training and coaching
and a leadership board seminar; Web site design; marriage counseling
training for staff counselors; conferences for professional development;
and software to support fiscal management and grant writing.
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IDEALS, Inc.
813 Hillwood Avenue
Frankfort, KY 40601
502-227-0055
Award Amount:
$50,000
Award Year:
2007
Organization Description:
IDEALS, founded in 1972, is a nonprofit
organization that provides relationship education to couples, families,
individuals, and professionals. Currently, IDEALS works with about 75
organizations to provide consulting, materials, training, and support
for their efforts in marriage education.
Project Description:
With CCF funding, IDEALS will expand
its capacity to serve low-income couples in four cities: Oakland and
Los Angeles, California; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Camden, New
Jersey. IDEALS will educate new trainers to reach target communities,
translate its leaders' guide into Spanish, and update its fiscal controls.
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Latinas United Networking Association, Inc.
P.O. Box 1043
Youngstown, OH 44503
330-629-2743
Award Amount:
$50,000
Award Year:
2007
Organization Description:
Latinas United Networking Association
(LUNA) works to provide a single network to support and advocate social
issues that affect Latin women. LUNA mobilizes resources in Mahoning
County, Ohio, and surrounding areas to promote their education and advancement.
Project Description:
To strengthen its healthy marriage
initiatives, LUNA will provide staff members with training that leads
to certification in two curricula. Additionally, LUNA will purchase
financial systems software; buy a computer and other technological equipment;
contract to develop a Web site; and hire an assistant to provide support
in a variety of areas.
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Living
for Purpose Community Center
9400 Lurline B-1
Chatsworth, CA 91311
818-772-5959
Award Amount:
$50,000
Award Year:
2007
Organization Description:
The Living for Purpose Community Center
(LFPCC) was created as the community development arm of the Living Praise
Christian Center Church. The LFPCC provides many services, but its primary
service is a healthy marriage program. It is designed to provide marriage
education and counseling services to couples, engaged or married.
Project Description:
LFPCC will use CCF funds to support
growth of organization in improving volunteer training, development,
recruitment, and retention; establishing fiscal controls; developing
a comprehensive marketing and communications strategy; and establishing
collaborative relationships.
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Married
4 Keeps (Protestant Healthy Families Coalition of Orange County)
1914 Catalina Avenue
Santa Ana, CA 92705
714-836-0718
Award Amount:
$50,000
Award Year:
2007
Organization Description:
Married 4 Keeps (M4K), founded in 2005
as a Community Marriage Resource Center, was incorporated in 2006. M4K
has formed a coalition of 34 churches from which pastors and leaders
were trained to present marriage education courses.
Project Description:
With Targeted Capacity Building funds,
M4K plans to expand its services in distressed cities in California's
Orange and Los Angeles counties, by training pastors and leaders of
congregations in these areas to teach marriage education classes. M4K
will also build its own capacity by sending key staff to specialized,
advanced trainings and by establishing a comprehensive fund development
plan.
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Metropolitan Family Services,
Inc.
P.O. Box 12037
Richmond, VA 23241
804-218-3468
Award Amount:
$50,000
Award Year:
2007
Organization Description:
Metropolitan Family Services, located
in Richmond, Virginia, provides an array of social services that address
the needs of its community with an assets-based focus. Its mission is
to offer what is needed to build strong kids, strong families, and strong
communities.
Project Description:
To strengthen its capacity, Metropolitan
Family Services will provide extensive training to its board of directors;
work toward addressing program needs--in particular, developing guidelines
and procedures such as identifying outcome measures; and creating a
revenue development strategy plan.
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Missouri
Bootheel Regional Consortium, Inc.
46 Highway 162 East
P.O. Box 250
Portageville, MO 63873
573-379-2020
Award Amount:
$50,000
Award Year:
2007
Organization Description:
The mission of Missouri Bootheel Regional
Consortium (MBRC) is to strengthen, promote, and empower families and
communities through quality, focused programs to a five-county service
region in the Missouri Bootheel. MBRC serves the 2,500-square-mile,
five-county rural area of Scott, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot,
and Dunklin counties in the southeast corner of Missouri, nicknamed
"the Bootheel" because of its shape.
In addition to the Fatherhood First
and Healthy Marriage education programs, MBRC is actively implementing
initiatives for improving the quality of life for children, mothers,
fathers, and families in the rural Bootheel region for over 10 years.
Project Description:
MBRC will use CCF funds to strengthen
its Fatherhood First Advisory Board through leadership development training
for board members; develop an effective marriage education program curriculum
that includes performance measures for evaluation of program outcomes;
and purchase computers to outfit its new on-site education center, which
allows participants to access trainings in job readiness and financial
management.
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Oasis Counseling
International
333 Norfolk Avenue
Suite 201
Norfolk, NE 68701
402-379-2030
Award Amount:
$50,000
Award Year:
2007
Organization Description:
Oasis Counseling International (OCI)
offers bilingual, holistic, and behavioral health treatment, including
marriage therapy, in the Nebraska cities of Norfolk, O'Neil, and Ainsworth.
Project Description:
OCI will use CCF funds to provide professional
and career development for staff and support community outreach projects
to increase its capacity to deliver healthy marriage services to persons
contemplating marriage, expectant parents, empty-nesters, and parents
of special needs children.
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San
Diego North County Latino Marriage & Family Resource Center
P.O. Box 125
Vista, CA 92085
760-458-3587
Award Amount:
$50,000
Award Year:
2007
Organization Description:
San Diego North County Latino Marriage
& Family Resource Center (SDNCLM&FRC), established in 2006,
is a member of the California Healthy Marriage Coalition (CHMC). It
focuses on providing marriage education and preparation services in
San Diego County, California. CMHC's goal is to provide access to premarital
and marriage education, enabling Hispanic couples to gain the knowledge
and skills necessary to form and sustain healthy marriages.
Project Description:
With CCF funds, SDNCLM&FRC will
implement numerous activities, including: creating a policies and procedures
manual; purchasing two desktop computers; conducting community asset
mapping; creating a Web site; establishing collaborative relationships
and partnerships; developing grant-writing skills; purchasing donor
tracking software; and designing a donor development strategy.
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Wings Ministry
2270 D Wyoming Boulevard NE
#130
Albuquerque, NM 87112
505-291-6412
Award Amount:
$37,491
Award Year:
2007
Organization Description:
Wings Ministry serves families in the
South Valley of Albuquerque, New Mexico, whose lives have been affected
by arrest, conviction, and incarceration. The Ministry provides seminars
in life skills, marriage education, domestic violence, and other services
in six adult and six juvenile correctional facilities in New Mexico.
The Ministry has provided programs in community settings and adult and
juvenile facilities for 11 years.
Project Description:
Wings Ministry will complete a comprehensive,
external audit and update client, referral, volunteer, and donor databases.
Staff will be trained on how to use the databases. The Ministry will
hire a community educator who will recruit 12 new families to participate
in life-skill training and mentoring programs. The community educator
will also produce outreach materials, including a brochure and monthly
publications to target couples who are attempting to establish, maintain,
or strengthen a marriage in the face of incarceration of a family member.
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