Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Recent Otto Bremer Foundation Grant Recipients: St. Paul Area

The January grant review cycle recently completed and the following are grants that were recently authorized in the St. Paul Area Bremer communities.

AccountAbility Minnesota $40,000
St. Paul, MN; To provide free tax assistance for low-wage workers in Greater Minnesota.

African Chamber of Commerce $25,000
Minneapolis, MN; For the operations of this organization which works to develop African businesses and entrepreneurs to thrive within the American economic and social systems.

Ampersand Families $150,000
Minneapolis, MN; For general operations of this organization which works with youth in the foster care system and to recruit adoptive families.

Battered Women's Legal Advocacy Project $50,000
Minneapolis, MN; For general operations of this organization which provides legal services for battered women.

Children's Law Center of Minnesota $70,000
St. Paul, MN; For general operations of this organization that provides advocacy and legal support to children in foster care.

City of Lakes Community Land Trust $100,000
Minneapolis, MN; For general operations and program support for this affordable housing organization.

Community Reinvestment Fund $250,000
Minneapolis, MN; To support rural affordable housing and foreclosure remediation.

ECHO Minnesota $27,000
St. Paul, MN; To support a strategic plan for this communication service that broadcasts health and safety information to residents of Minnesota who are non-English speakers and have limited English proficiency.

The Family Place $30,000
St. Paul, MN; For general operations of this day center for homeless families with children.

Hearts and Hammers - Twin Cities, Inc. $18,000
St. Louis Park, MN; For board training and development.

Holy Rosary Church and School $16,000
Minneapolis, MN; To strengthen the organizational capacity and build the volunteer management system of Centro Guadelupano.

House of Isreal $30,000
Minneapolis, MN; For the Youth Leadership and Social Development Program.

Jewish Family Service of St. Paul $150,000
St. Paul, MN; For general operating support for this multi-service organization which assist unemployed, economically disadvantages residents.

Learning Disabilities Association $75,000
St. Louis Park, MN; To support the capital campaign for the purchase of a new building.

Living at Home/Block Nurse Program, Inc. dba Elderberry Institute $100,000
St. Paul, MN; To help support senior citizens in Greater Minnesota to remain independent and build the capacity of the organization.

Midwest Food Connection $20,000
Minneapolis, MN; For general operations of this organization which works to connect families and healthful food.

Minnesota African Women's Association $20,000
Minneapolis, MN; To strengthen the capacity of this organization that serves Pan-African women and girls.

Minnesota Council of Churches $28,000.00
Minneapolis, MN; To work towards ending poverty in Minnesota.

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Minnesota $40,000
St. Paul, MN; To support the Juvenile Justice Coalition of Minnesota to increase capacity.

Neighborhood Development Center, Inc. $60,000
St. Paul, MN; For general operating support to expand program and services for this organization that works with low-income communities to help emerging entrepreneurs.

Rebuilding Together Twin Cities $20,000
St. Paul, MN; To support the volunteer improvement project.

Scottish Rite Childhood Language Clinics of MN, Inc. $30,000
Elk River, MN; To support the clinic which provides direct one-on-one therapy to children with speech or language disorders.

Spare Key $75,000
St. Paul, MN; For general operations of this organization that works to support families with critically ill children.

St. Croix Valley Community Foundation $50,000
Hudson, WI; For the Hazel Mackin Community Library for the construction of a new building.

St. Stephen's Human Services, Inc. $37,500
Minneapolis, MN; For general operations and a matching grant for this organization which works to end homelessness.

Transit for Livable Communities $50,000
St. Paul, MN; For general operating support for this organization to expand and for capacity building.

University of Minnesota, Community-University Health Care Center $40,000
Minneapolis, MN; To pilot and implement the patient-centered Integrated Care Model.

Youth Service Bureau $30,000
Stillwater, MN; To support the AODA Initiative, which works to reduce substance abuse in St. Croix County.

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