CHILD AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
College Access Fairfax, $10,000
Supports one-on-one help for high school seniors (and parents) who are eligible to attend college or secondary school but at risk of missing opportunities for financial aid for education.
Fairfax Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), $7,500
Supports highly trained volunteers who advocate for the best interests of more than 500 abused and neglected children under the Court’s protection in Fairfax County.
Greenbrier Learning Center, $10,000
Serving Arlington County
Supports the Learning ROCKS! and Learning Links AmeriCorps programs, which offer high-quality academic and social support to 200+ low-income, refugee, and immigrant children 2x/week in schools, each day after school, and in the community.
Neediest Kids, $10,000
Serving Fairfax County, Arlington County & Alexandria
Helps low-income students in Northern Virginia stay in school and succeed in school by providing basic essentials, including eyeglasses, clothing, coats, shoes, school supplies, uniforms, school fees, personal care items, groceries, and other necessities.
TrailsforYouth.Org, $7,500
Serving Fairfax County
Support for outdoor nature programs that engage at-risk youth ages 8-18 in physical activity and challenges. These outings provide character development, needed physical activity, environmental awareness and a solid boost in self-esteem.
SCAN of Northern Virginia, $5,809
Made possible by a grant from The Jeane Dixon Children to Children Foundation
Serving Fairfax County, Prince William County, & Manassas
Support for a weekly educational parent support group in Spanish at a community-based location in the Route 1 corridor of Fairfax County, targeting communities of low-income parents in need of support and parenting education.
EDUCATION
BEACON for Adult Literacy, $10,000
Made possible through a grant from the Haymarket Fund.
Serving Prince William County
The purpose of this funding request is to support BEACON’s adult education instructional program that provides classes on ESOL/GED, Workforce Development, Civics and Citizenship to low-income adults in Prince William County. BEACON provides services to over 250 people each year.
GRACE Ministries of the UMC, $5,000
Serving Fairfax County & Prince William County
Support for the Multicultural Certified Nurse Aide Training Program, a 130 hour certificate class that provides English language and nursing training for low income immigrant students to prepare them for employment in home health care, assisted living facilities and nursing homes.
Loudoun Literacy Council, $10,000
Support for programs that assist low-income, non-English speaking
families attain English Language proficiency through adult instruction, Head Start classes and collaboration with ESL public school classes.
Literacy Volunteers of America – Prince William, Inc., $5,145
Partial funding for staff salaries to support volunteer tutors and students in order to improve the English language proficiency of non-English speaking adults, to support adults seeking to improve basic literacy skills, and to maintain, expand, and enhance literacy programs.
The SkillSource Group, Inc., $7,500
Made possible through a grant from the Haymarket Fund.
Serving Prince William County
To establish an ESL Family Literacy Program for non-English speaking adults and young adults that will help the entire family develop basic English reading and writing skills through integrated activities, ultimately leading to economic self-sufficiency.
HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH and AGING
Arlington Free Clinic, $10,000
Support for AFC’s in-house, licensed Pharmacy which is an essential part of the comprehensive medical care patients require. The program provides medications for 1,700 low-income, uninsured individuals. AFC is the community’s only free safety net clinic that provides medications.
Jeanie Schmidt Free Clinic, $7,500
Serving Fairfax County
Support for health care services for low income un-insured patients including children and chronically ill adults. Funding supports the medical staff which provides direct life changing medical care in teams with volunteers.
Loudoun Citizens for Social Justice/ LAWS, $10,000
Support for the Director’s position which is essential to provide child victims of abuse and their non-offending family members with the vital supportive services needed to prevent their existing trauma from negatively impacting the rest of their lives.
Loudoun Volunteer Caregivers, $10,240
Serving Loudoun County & Fairfax County
Support for three existing programs: Medical Transportation, Supportive Services and Money Management. This support will help Loudoun Volunteer Caregivers continue and expand their programs, allowing them to help more vulnerable members of our population, the frail elderly and disabled adults.
Phoenix Houses of the Mid-Atlantic, $10,000
Serving Arlington County & Fairfax County
Support for substance abuse treatment services at this nonprofit which has been serving the area since 1962 (formerly Vanguard Services Unlimited)
Project Mend-A-House, Inc., $10,000
Made possible through a grant from the Haymarket Fund.
Serving Prince William County
Project Mend-A-House, a free volunteer- based home repair and home modification program, requests funding for general program support so senior, disabled, veteran and low income residents in Greater Prince William can remain safely and independently at home.
POVERTY RELIEF
Alternative House, $10,000
Serving Fairfax County
Supports safe shelter for homeless Fairfax County high school students who do not have a parent or guardian, through host homes, a single-family home in Vienna, and small rent subsidies.
Assistance League of Northern Virginia, $10,000
Serving Fairfax County & Prince William County
The funding expands the Operation School Bell® Weekend Food for Kids program to provide an additional 2,500 food packages to children in Title I schools identified as those receiving free or reduced fee meals during the week, but who may go hungry on the weekends.
Brain Foundation, $10,000
Serving All of Northern Virginia
Support for Laura’s Houses, to help subsidize the unfunded costs of providing affordable housing within communities to the mentally ill who are homeless or vulnerable to becoming homeless.
Computer C.O.R.E., $10,000
Serving Alexandria & Fairfax County
Support for CORE's intensive technological and life skills training, which combined with college enrollment and credits plus job-seeking assistance, helps low-income Northern Virginians become self-sufficient.
Empowered Women International, $10,000
Serving Fairfax County & Alexandria
Support for one semester of entrepreneurship training and mentoring for 12-15 talented and high-potential, low- income, immigrant and refugee women living in Northern Virginia to launch small businesses and create self-employment opportunities.
Doorways for Women and Families, $2,000
Made possible through a grant from the Denkler Family Charitable Fund.
Serving Arlington & Fairfax Counties
Support for a homeless mother and child to receive shelter and services at the Freddie Mac Foundation Family Home.
FACETS, $10,000
Serving Fairfax County
Support to enhance FACETS’ ability to prevent people from becoming homeless and to rapidly re-house those who are. Also, to provide case management services in collaboration with partner agencies and to meet emergency shelter, food and medical needs.
Goodwill of Greater Washington, $7,500
Made possible by a grant from the J.O.Y. Charitable Fund
Goodwill is launching a ground-breaking co-enrollment training program with Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) to provide low income residents with security and protective services training and access to college credit, in preparation for a career in the security sector.
Just Neighbors, $5,000
Serving All of Northern Virginia
Support for immigration legal services to low-income immigrants in Northern Virginia. Clients achieve self-sufficiency by escaping domestic violence, uniting with their families, and gaining authorization to live and work in the U.S.
Northern Virginia Family Service, $10,000
Made possible through a grant from the Haymarket Fund.
Serving Prince William County
Funds will support staff and operations in NVFS’ Emergency Assistance Program at our SERVE campus in Prince William County. SERVE provides food, financial assistance and other critical prevention support to low-income households.
NOVACO, Inc., $10,000
Serving Fairfax County & Loudoun County
Support for NOVACO Transitional Housing, which offers safe housing and supportive services including education, childcare, counseling, transportation, financial literacy and mentoring from trained community volunteers for 10 families and three singles in Northern Virginia.
The Good Shepherd, Inc., $7,500
Serving Loudoun County
Support for women and children in crisis with emergency housing to empower them to become self-sufficient in the least amount of time with our Six Steps to Self-Sufficiency program.
Transitional Housing, BARN, $10,000
Made possible through a grant from the Haymarket Fund.
Serving Prince William County
BARN is seeking $10,000 from the Community Investment Fund to implement a fast-track plan for "rapid-re-housing" that will move and sustain five families into permanent housing within 3-6 months of their enrollment into BARN. Project will provide assistance to homeless women in matters of finance.
United Community Ministries, $2,135
Serving Fairfax County
Support for the purchase of food for distribution through the UCM Basic Needs program, which last year distributed 584,349 pounds of food to 7,840 unduplicated hungry men, women, and children.
MILITARY PERSONNEL AND THEIR FAMILIES
Armed Forces Foundation, $10,000
Support for Family Assistance Program. With over 100 requests monthly for financial support, requests are outweighing their capacity to give. Goal is to provide relief to even more families while their loved one is deployed or recovering from injury.
Fisher House Foundation, $10,000
Support for operating a new Fisher House at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital. Home will serve thousands of active duty, veterans, and their families throughout the state and the region. It will also be heavily used by wounded warriors injured in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Inova Health System, $10,000
Support for the Military to Medicine program, which provides scholarships to military veterans and their families for healthcare career training with a goal this year of increasing the number of scholarships awarded to individuals in Northern Virginia to 30.
Linden Resources, Inc., $10,000
Support for Veterans Ready 2 Work (VR2W) program, a unique and holistic empowerment program for veterans with service connected disabilities, primarily traumatic brain injury (TBI) and/or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). VR2W integrates training, employment and support services and facilitates economic independence.
Operation First Response, Inc., $10,000
Support for Operation First Response, which provides financial aid to Wounded Warriors and Disabled Veterans. Assistance consists of rents, mortgages, utilities, food, vehicle payments. These needs are brought to OFR by case workers, major medical facilities and chain of command.
Our Military Kids, Inc., $10,000
Support for “One Child at a Time-Virginia”, which provides grants for extracurricular activities and tutoring to the children of deployed Virginia National Guard and Military Reserve personnel, and children of Wounded Warriors in all branches.
USO, $10,000
Support for Career Opportunity Days for Wounded Warriors at Fort Belvoir, VA, to provide networking and job opportunities for wounded warriors. Wounded warriors often leave the military w/ career assistance needs not fully addressed. Intensive career planning/mentorship is needed so they can achieve self-sufficient/productive civilian lives as veterans w/ disabilities.
Yellow Ribbon Fund, $7,500
Support for families visiting wounded family members at Ft. Belvoir, including free hotel rooms, rental cars and cab rides.
A second grant cycle to award an additional $38,176.12 from the Military Personnel and Their Families Fund
will take place prior to June 30, 2012. Please visit www.cfnova.org for updates.
