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GRANTS AWARDED — 2007

Achievement Centers For Children
Family Support Services program

$22,000
General operating support $3,000
Aids Task Force
General operating support

$27,500
American Red Cross, Greater Cleveland Chapter
Scholarships for the nurse assistant and home health aide training program; three year contingent grant to be paid $25,000 in 2007 and $25,000 in 2008 & 2009 contingent on the continuation of the program, attainment of outcomes equal to or better than the previous year and continued confidence in leadership

$75,000
Berea Children's Home
Community service programs

$25,000
Brookside Center of WSEM
Salary & benefits of outreach worker


$17,000
General operating support $6,000
Business Volunteers Unlimited
Underwrite scholarships for Needs Assessments & Board consultations/training for non-profits & executive coaching;


$65,000
General operating support $11,000
Center For Families and Children
Consultants for strategic planning process

$20,000
Chagrin Falls Park Community Center
General operating support

$6,000
Citizen's Academy
Funding for a portion of the salary and benefits of an Executive/Administrative Assistant; challenge grant to be paid when remaining
$18,000 is raised; expires 12/31/07

$20,000
Cleveland Foodbank
Cleveland Community Kitchen

$25,000
Cleveland Foundation,
fiscal agent for the Fund For Our Economic Future

Total grant of $100,000 for three years; $34,000 to be paid in year one; year two and three contingent on a favorable evaluation


$100,000
Cleveland Housing Network
Expansion of programming at the Community Traning Center

$30,000
Cleveland Public Theatre
Student Theater Enrichment Program

$10,000
General operating support $2,000
Cleveland Scholarship Program
Adult Learner scholarships & counseling services

$30,000
Community Service Alliance
Transitional Jobs Initiative

$15,000
Continue Life
General operating support

$1,000
Cornucopia, Inc.
Expansion of catering services

$10,000
Domestic Violence Center
Second Step program

$25,000
Dress For Success Cleveland
General operating support challenge grant; up to
$20,000 in a 1:1 match for any new or increased funding from foundations or corporations; expires 2/28/08

$20,000
E Prep
Renovations for new school

$25,000
El Barrio
Salary & benefits of Director of Hispanic Services

$45,000
Epilepsy Association
Social service supports for adults

$15,000
Emerald Development & Economic Network, Inc. (EDEN)
Expansion and renovation of agency headquarters

$50,000
Fieldstone Farm Therapeutic Riding Center
Riderships (scholarships) for students

$10,000
Free Medical Clinic of Cleveland
Social work case management program

$15,000
Greater Cleveland Neighborhood Centers Association
General operating support

$25,000
Hard Hatted Women
Pre-Apprenticeship Training Program

$30,000
Heights Parents Center
Salary & benefits for a second Family Coach ($17,000) and
$13,000 to supplement the Development Director position

$30,000
Home Repair Resource Center
General operating support

$1,000
Interfaith Hospitality Network
General operating support

$41,000
Junior Achievement
JA for Economics and JA Success Skills programs

$5,000
Just Like Us Enrichment Center
Job placement for ex-offenders

$2,000
Lakewood Christian Service Center
Emergency general operating support

$5,000
LGBT Community Center
MYO program for homeless youth

$500
Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry
Salary & benefits for new Director of Gift Planning

$35,000
Magnolia Clubhouse
Addition of two new development positions and clubhouse generalist; grant to be paid when remaining
$50,000 is raised; expires 9/30/08; challenge met December 2007

$50,000
General operating support $1,000
MetroHealth Foundation
Five year capital grant for the Senior Health & Wellness Center on the old Deaconess Hospital campus

$500,000
Additonal capital funding $2,500
Murtis Taylor Muti-Service Center
Client record consolidation and integration project

$20,000
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Adaptive equipment for Medical Loan Program

$14,000
Near West Theatre
Summer & fall programming

$10,000
General operating support $4,000
New Directions
Building Hope For the Future capital campaign

$15,000
New Life Community
General operating support

$60,000
North Coast Community Homes
Development of two homes for individuals with mental retardation

$40,000
Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless
Emergency general operating support

$10,000
ParkWorks
Community Park Teen Liaisons program

$7,000
Planned Parenthood of Greater Cleveland
Triple T: Teens Talking to Teens program

$3,000
Information technology integration $1,000
Project:Learn
GED program at Northeast Pre-Release Center

$12,000
Refugee Family Center dba STAIRS
Emergency general operating support

$10,000
Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Greater Cleveland
Experience Corps Training Program

$1,000
St. Martin de Porres High School
General operating support; funding to be directed to work study component

$51,000
Scranton Road Ministries
Community Development Corporation

Funding for Youth Jobs Partnership and organizational capacity building


$25,000
Seeds of Literacy
General operating support to establish programming at Thea Bowman Center in Mt. Pleasant

$25,000
Senior Citizens Resources
Transportation program

$5,000
Shorebank Enterprise Group
Jobs Partnership Program

$42,000
Towards Employment
NetWorks 4 Success and Legal Services Program

$30,000
Towards Employment, fiscal agent for the REACH Project
Achieve component of the REACH Project

$15,000
Transitional Housing
General operating support

$30,000
Vocational Guidance Services
Steps Toward Employment Possiblities project

$25,000
Welcome House
Start-up funding for partnership with LEAP re: community employment placement for persons with disabilities

$50,000
West Side Catholic Center
Salary & benefits of outreach worker

$35,000
West Side Ecumenical Ministry
Outreach team at Brookside Center, Community Corner and Near West

$70,000
General operating support $2,500
Women's Center of Greater Cleveland
Community based case management project

$25,000
Young Audiences
Artworks 2007 summer program

$10,000
Programming in Cleveland public schools $4,000
Youth Challenge
Salary of part-time outreach worker to expand agency's reach into the City of Cleveland

$20,000
Youth Opportunities Unlimited
General operating support

$45,000
YMCA
Funding for the salary & benefits of a salesperson for the Y-Haven Project Green Team employment program

$40,000
YWCA
Peer Awareness Communication Training Program

$15,000
TOTAL AWARDED 2007: $2,225,000


Deaconess Community Foundation
7575 Northcliff Avenue, Suite 203 • Brooklyn, OH 44144
Phone: (216) 741-4077 • Fax: (216) 741-6042  • Email: info@deacomfdn.org