2009 Grants Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Richmond $10,000 www.bgcmr.com Program support for the Capital One unit to provide children with after school educational and development help CHIP (Children's Health Involving Parents) $20,000 www.chipofrichmond.org Support for continuing capacity building effort to increase CHIP's effectiveness in fundraising and financial management Communities in Schools (CIS) $15,000 www.cisofrichmond.org Support for expansion of case management into a fifth Richmond high school Family Lifeline $15,000 www.familylifeline.org Support for the Healthy Families Program which serves low- income, at-risk families with children under 5 FeedMore $20,000 www.feedmore.org Support for the expansion of the Central Virginia Foodbank Backpack Program in Richmond and Henrico to provide weekend meals for children in need Freedom House $25,000 www.freedomhouserichmond.org To support general operating costs of the Conrad Center meals program to provide meals to homeless & working poor. Global Camps Africa $20,000 www.globalcampsafrica.org To support health education, nutritional counseling and abuse awareness for HIV/AIDS affected children in a camp setting of fun and shared activities; participation for the campers in the Saturday Kid's Club program in their home communities Great Aspirations Scholarship Program (GRASP) $10,500 www.grasp4virginia.com Support for expansion of advising services for high school seniors into three additional area high schools.  GRASP assists students in preparing for post-secondary education and in finding scholarships and funding Greater Richmond SCAN and Richmond CASA $70,000 www.grscan.com Two-year grant to support the merger of Greater Richmond SCAN and Richmond CASA for expanded fund development efforts Neighborhood Resouce Center $43,500 www.nrccafe.org Salary support for a Co-Executive Director positon Positive Vibe Café $20,000 www.PositiveVibeCafe.com Support for the food service training program at Positive Vibe Café for people with cognitive and physical disabilities Richmond Friends of the Homeless $27,000 www.friendsofthehomeless.com For general operating support in providing meals and services to the homeless and disadvantaged throughout Richmond South Richmond Adult Senior Center $20,000 To support the Care Scholarship Program in providing services and adult day care to low-income older adults Theatre IV $20,000 www.theatreivrichmond.org To support costs for performances of Hugs and Kisses , an interactive play presented in Richmond schools, to teach children about child safety in social situations Virginia Supportive Housing $150,000 www.virginiasupportivehousing.org Over three years to support the capacity building effort of the   agency in re-organizing to more effectively respond to increased demand for its services Advisory Council of the Virginia Treatment Center for Children (VTCC) $20,000 www.vakids.org A challenge grant to support start-up costs for the Children's Mental Health Resource Center (CMHRC), a new resource for parents of children with serious emotional and behavioral needs and an information clearing house for professionals to identify evidence-based services The Community Foundation $15,000 www.tcfrichmond.org Over three years to support the start-up of DonorEdge, a shared web-based technology platform for local private foundations, corporate funders and publicly supported grantmakers to aid in grantmaking due diligence and enhanced public transparency   2008 Grants Blue Ridge School $67,800 www.BlueRidgeSchool.com Three-year matching funding for two student scholarships each year Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Richmond $15,000 www.bgcmr.com To support Project Learn, an after school educational enhancement program. Funds will support the program at the Capital One Club facility Carver Promise $10,000 www.carverpromise.org To support purchase of software for student/mentor tracking system Central Virginia Foodbank $25,000 www.cvfb.org Support for Kid's Café, which provides hot meals to school-age children after school and breakfast and lunch to participating children during the summer Chesapeake Bay Foundation $25,000 www.cbf.org To support the Metro Richmond Environmental Education Program for on-the-water field experiences for metro Richmond students and teachers ChildSavers $15,000 www.childsavers.org Support for the Trauma Response Program, which provides immediate on-site mental health evaluation for children who have witnessed or been part of a violent event CHIP (Children's Health Involving Parents) $25,000 www.chipofrichmond.org Support for a multi-year capacity building effort to increase CHIP's effectiveness in fundraising and financial management Comfort Zone Camp $30,000 www.comfortzonecamp.org Support for week-long and week-end bereavement camps for children who have lost parents or other immediate family members connectRichmond $25,000 www.connectRichmond.org To support operating costs for web-based resource and communictions tool for more than 1200 nonprofits Friends Association for Children $25,000 www.friendsassn.org To support the Infant and Toddler Childcare Program fee subsidy for low-income working families Global Camps Africa $5,000 www.globalcampsafrica.org To support health education, nutritional counseling and abuse awareness for HIV/AIDS affected children in a camp setting of fun and shared activities J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College $50,000 www.jsr.vcc.edu Over two years to provide support for the Middle College program which helps high school drop-outs 18-24 get their GED and prepare for college level courses or entry into the workforce Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens $30,000 www.lewisginter.org Over 2 years to subsidize fees for low-income children to attend the Green Adventures Summer Camp program Meals on Wheels Serving Central Virginia (MOW) $30,000 www.mowdelivers.com To support the emergancy meals/weekend meals program and provide ongoing supervision  for clients by a VCU Social Work student New Visions New Ventures $21,800 www.nvnv.org To support contract work with Lighthouse Counsel to develop a major donor plan to diversify its funding sources. Partnership For The Future $15,000 www.partnershipforthefuture.org To support operating expenses for a mentoring program which begins in the high school sophomore year for potential college students. Peter Paul Development Center $25,000 www.peterpauldevcenter.org To support growth of childrens' after school and senior citizens programs in a location which has four of the largest public housing communities Phoenix Project, Petersburg $15,000 www.phoenixproject.org Support for building future economic and community development strategies using area higher education students Richmond Community High School $94,125 www.tcfrichmond.org To support minimester and summer orientation programs over three years Richmond Friends of the Homeless $27,000 www.friendsofthehomeless.org For general operating support in providing meals to the homeless and disadvantaged throughout Richmond School for the Performing Arts in the Richmond Community (SPARC) $10,000 www.sparconline.org To support need-based financial aid scholarships for students in performance training progams Refugee & Immigration Services $25,000 www.risva.org To provide salary support for the Community Liaison Program for a bilingual liaison contact Team Up Richmond $50,000 www.teamuprichmond.org To support the expansion of the Richmond middle school after-school sports, nutrition education and tutoring programs into two Richmond elementary schools Virginia League for Planned Parenthood $30,000 www.plannedparenthood.org/virginia-league To support prenatal care for women who are not eligible for Medicaid William Byrd Community House $20,000 www.wbch.org To support the Youth After School Program for children aged 11-17 years