| Community Grants The Commission funds two types of community grants: - $5,000 Family-Friendly Community grants for community groups and nonprofit organizations to conduct a one-time project benefiting children up to age five and their families. Nonprofit organizations with budgets over $250,000 are eligible to receive a $10,000 grant. A total of $250,000 will be available for Family-Friendly Community grants each year.
- $3,000 Ready, Set, Read grants are available for family child care providers, nonprofit child care centers, individual library branches and nonprofit organizations to conduct family literacy projects. Family child care providers are eligible for $1,500 grants. $150,000 is available once each year.
Amount Funded:
$670,000 for 4 cycles of Family-Friendly Community Grants
$260,968 for 2 cycles of Ready, Set, Read Grants Groups Funded:
More than 260 nonprofit organizations, child care providers, individual library branches and community groups Geographic Area Served:
Countywide Progress to Date:
Funds for this strategy: Some Family-Friendly Community projects included: - Safety projects (swim lessons for low-income parents, safety fairs for monolingual Spanish-speaking parents and teen parents, CPR training for parents)
- Toddler playground equipment located on sites open to the general public
- Community festivals for child care providers, young children and their parents
- Fatherhood projects ("Father Fest") that provide information for non-custodial fathers about parenting, child support, etc.
Some Ready, Set, Read projects included: - The purchase of Spanish-language children’s books at the Oakley library
- Story telling demonstrations at domestic violence shelters and with teen parents
- Purchase of materials to help preschool children prepare for kindergarten
Last Updated December 10, 2002. |