Grant Awards - November 2005
 
     
  Note: In addition to grants listed, board members may make discretionary grants which do not meet the guidelines above.  
 
     
  Coastal Housing Coalition - “Voices for Housing”
(Santa Barbara County, CA)
    $25,000/year for 2 years for program to organize local workers to participate in the public process of creating solutions to the housing crisis on the
South Coast.
 

Foundation for Educational and Employment Resources Development/Café on A – Community Organizing for Rights and Equality (CORE) program
(Oxnard, CA)

    $30,000/year for 2 years to build community capacity through the programs and operation of Café on A as a community organizing center.
 

Ventura County Community Foundation – Ventura County Social Justice Fund
(Ventura County, CA)

    $25,000 to build a broader progressive community coalition and create momentum for the fund, based on the findings of the feasibility study conducted last year.
 

Housing Trust Fund of Santa Barbara County – Community Outreach and Networking Activities
(Santa Barbara County, CA)

    $25,000 for continued capacity building and coordination support for the North and South County citizens committees.
  National Conference for Community and Justice, Central Coast – Organizing Youth for Social Justice
(Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties, CA)
    $34,000 to continue and expand CommUnity Leadership Institute Change Agent Network for Dismantling Oppression (CLI CAN DO!) program involving young people in addressing social justice and equity issues.
 

Cabrillo Economic Development Corp. - Community Building and Neighborhood Revitalization
(Ventura County, CA)

    $30,000 operating support for Community Building and Neighborhood Revitalization projects developed by residents of CEDC housing sites.
 

CAUSE - Arts for Action
(Ventura County, CA)

    $25,000 operating grant for youth-led, youth-focused collective that uses the arts to inspire youth activism and positive social change.
 

CAUSE - Ventura County Clergy & Laity United for Economic Justice - VC CLUE
(Ventura County)

    $30,000 to support grassroots interfaith organizing, policy advocacy and organizational development.
 

California Lutheran University - KCLU Radio – Community Forums
(Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties, CA)

   

$25,700 to support live community forums for broadcast on public radio in order to initiate dialogues on important community issues.

 
 
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