Grant Awards - November 2007
 
     
  Note: In addition to grants listed, board members may make discretionary grants which do not meet the guidelines above.  
 
     
  CAUSE – Arts for Action (Ventura Co.)
    $18,000 operating expenses and $2,000 for community organizing training to create foundation for long-term stability for youth-led organization using cultural arts to engage youth in community organizing around social and economic issues.
www.artsforaction.org
 

S.B. Council on Research & Education (SB CORE)

    $35,000 for operational and program support for community organizing around social justice and environmental issues throughout Santa Barbara County.
 

Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy (CAUSE)

    $50,000 per year for two years for general operating support for economic and social justice programs, with emphasis on development of regional power organization of allied community, labor, faith and environmental organizations.
www.coastalalliance.com
 

The Foundation for Educational & Employment Resources Development, Inc. (FEERD) - Community Café Organizing for Empowerment and Equity (CORE)

    $30,000 per year for two years for expanded grassroots organizing efforts for community action and civic engagement by neighborhood groups in the Oxnard area.
www.cafeona.2givenow.org
 

Coalition for Sustainable Transportation (COAST) – Alliance for Sustainable and Equitable Regional Transportation (ASERT) (Santa Barbara & Ventura Counties)

    $50,000 operating funds for formation and maintenance of a regional sustainable transportation alliance to promote public transportation, in the context of strengthening social equity and social capital.
www.coast-santabarbara.org
  Community School, Inc. – Youth Media Project’s Shape of Voice (Santa Barbara)
    $30,000 general operating expenses for continuing the workshops and publication of the primarily youth-led project which focuses on issues of social justice.
www.shapeofvoice.com
 

Centro Binacional para el Desarrollo Indigena Oaxaqueño – Naa Xini: Community Health and Civic Participation of Indigenous Migrants

    $25,000 per year for two years to promote the civic participation and empowerment of the Oaxacan community in Santa Maria and create a sustainable group of leaders.
www.cbdio.org
  La Casa de la Raza – Immigrants’ Rights Project
    $20,000 for advocacy efforts of alliance which focuses on education, advocacy and community organizing in Santa Barbara’s immigrant communities.
lacasadelaraza.org
  St. Barbara Parish – Santa Barbara Clergy & Laity United for Economic Justice (SB CLUE)
    $10,000 for operating support of grassroots interfaith association working to build partnerships to expand its scope and impact in the fight for economic justice.
  Mixteco/Indigena Community Organizing Project (MICOP)
    $30,000 operating expenses for grassroots nonprofit organization working to develop the collective voice of Oaxacan (Mixtec) farm workers in Ventura County.
www.mixteco.org
  La Hermandad, Hank Lacayo Youth & Family Center (Oxnard)
    $30,000 in support of grassroots organizing efforts of immigrant working-class community, including training of community advocates.
 
Second year funding of grants awarded in May 2007 was approved for:
 
 

Cabrillo Economic Development Corporation (CEDC) – Empowering Neighborhoods through Systems Change (Ventura Co.)

    $30,000 for operating costs for formation of neighborhood coalitions in 3 low-income communities to create and implement action plans addressing issues affecting residents.
www.cabrilloedc.org
 

Public Health Foundation Enterprises Inc. (PHFE) – Just Communities (formerly NCCJ) Youth Organizing Project (S.B. & Ventura Counties)

    $35,000 to support expansion of youth organizing to address social justice and equity issues in schools and communities.
www.justcommunitiescc.org
 
 
 
 
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