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Causa of Oregon
Project: Oregon DACA Coalition Scholarships for renewal application fees for 30 DACA recipients
Year: 2018 Grant Amount: $14,850 Location: Salem, ORAbout:
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Renewal Scholarships through Oregon DACA Coalition to ensure that 30 undocumented youth have the opportunity to apply for DACA support, a key step in stabilizing lives.
Chess for Success
Project: After-school Chess Programs in 75 schools
Year: 2014 Grant Amount: $10,000 Location: Portland, ORAbout:
The mission of Chess for Success (CFS) is to help children develop the skills necessary for success in school and life by learning chess. This grant provides after-school chess clubs for 70 K-8th grade students in the Portland metro area for a year. The schools served have an average of 73% of the students qualifying for free or reduced food programs. The students receive chess instruction; t-shirts that are designed by club members; chess sets to take home at the end of the year; and free entrance to CFS tournaments. Schools also receive all chess equipment for the clubs, including chess sets, demonstration boards, and a chess library for the school. Teachers from the school are paid to coach the clubs and the program is free for all students.
Childhaven
Project: Childhaven Continuum of Care Model
Year: 2017 Grant Amount: $20,000 Location: Seattle, WAAbout:
We served 364 children ages 0-5 who were either at-risk or victims of child abuse and neglect, and 403 of their caregivers in 2016-2017. We expect to double the number of children served in the next five years. Funds from Lamb Foundation will help Childhaven implement a Continuum of Care model to strategically change the way Childhaven administers trauma-informed treatment programs to underserved children and families.
Childhaven
Project: Childhaven transportation program
Year: 2015 Grant Amount: $15,000 Location: Seattle, WAAbout:
Childhaven is one of only two agencies in Washington State that provides scientifically-based therapy programs for very young abused and neglected children, providing the care and support they need to build skills for healthy lives. This grant supports the purchase of a 15 passenger van properly equipped to carry 13 children and two teachers. The van removes an important barrier to access to service and also allows teachers to interact with families on a twice-daily basis.
Color Outside the Lines
Project: 2023/2024 Free Art Classes for Foster Youth
Year: 2023 Grant Amount: $15,000 Location: Portland, ORAbout:
Our objective is to offer weekly classes to foster youth, covering a wide array of art forms and enriching outings that serve the dual purpose of providing foster youth with outlets for self-expression and healing, and also providing needed support.
Community Development Corporation of Oregon
Project: Listening to our Neighbors' Needs in Workforce Development
Year: 2023 Grant Amount: $8,000 Location: Gresham, ORAbout:
Outcome of the Rockwood Speaks project: 1) needs assessment of what types of jobs our neighbors want to be trained for, 2) needs assessment of what barriers they face in gaining access to training, & 3) identification of local leaders to oversee training programs.
Community Transitional School
Project: General Operations 2016 - 2017
Year: 2016 Grant Amount: $15,000 Location: Portland, ORAbout:
Furthers support of the mission to provide Pre-K – 8th grade students from homeless and transient families throughout the greater Portland metro area with a quality education that promotes their academic and personal growth.
Community Transitional School
Project: Educating Portland's Homeless Children
Year: 2020 Grant Amount: $15,000 Location: Portland, ORAbout:
Provides daily education services and two meals a day for 180-210 homeless children living in the Greater Portland Metro, every school day for the 2020-21 school year.
Community Transitional School
Project: General Operations 2018-2019
Year: 2018 Grant Amount: $15,000 Location: Portland, ORAbout:
Each school year, Community Transitional School (CTS) teaches 180-220 children, in Pre-K -8th grades, from throughout the Portland metro area whose access to an education is severely compromised due to the homelessness their families are experiencing. CTS provides homeless students at high risk for school failure with the academic, social and behavioral skills they need to succeed in school. In addition to improving their educational outcomes these same skills will improve their ability to successfully function in the world and build a more stable future.
Community Transitional School
Project: Playground for 3rd-5th graders experiencing homelessness and attending Community Transitional School
Year: 2023 Grant Amount: $10,000 Location: Portland, ORAbout:
Funding will help build a playground for our 3rd-5th grade students to help build core strength. Living in shelters, hotels, and cars, our students have little opportunity to exercise or play outside of school.
Community Works
Project: Youth & Family Services - Transitional Living Program
Year: 2019 Grant Amount: $15,000 Location: Medford, ORAbout:
Provides transitional housing up to 24 months coupled with supportive services, case management, life skills training and resources to anyone 16-26 years and their children, who are homeless or at serious risk of chronic homelessness.
Crow's Shadow Institute of the Arts
Project: CSIA General Operations
Year: 2023 Grant Amount: $10,000 Location: where org is locatedAbout:
Supports Crow’s Shadow Institute of Art in their transitional period as they bring back youth (and other) programming under new leadership.
Deschutes River Conservancy
Project: General Operations: Restoring Streamflow and Improving Water Quality in the Deschutes Basin
Year: 2023 Grant Amount: $25,000 Location: Bend, ORAbout:
This proposal supports the work of the Deschutes River Conservancy (DRC) throughout the Deschutes Basin. The DRC accomplishes its mission to restore streamflow and improve water quality in the Deschutes Basin through innovative, consensus-based problem solving.
Deschutes River Conservancy
Project: Deschutes Basin Water Collaborative
Year: 2020 Grant Amount: $10,000 Location: Bend, ORAbout:
The Collaborative will accelerate implementation of water supply projects to meet river and community water needs. This grant will support the staff capacity to coordinate, facilitate and provide technical support to the Collaborative. The immediate goal is to develop a Framework Plan that will allow the group to address immediate barriers to implementation like policy and funding issues.
Door to Grace
Project: General Operations
Year: 2016 Grant Amount: $8,000 Location: Portland, ORAbout:
Provides the ability to increase awareness of the problem of exploitation of children in Portland and increases the ability to serve more girls affected by commercial sexual exploitation. Note: Closed in 2019. See Safety Compass.
Interactive Grants Map
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