Grants and awards
Advertiser Staff
March of Dimes helps Lana'i
The March of Dimes Hawai'i Chapter has been awarded a grant to support the Maui Family Support Services Lana'i Perenatal Program. The program is aimed at underserved maternal and child health needs and will provide increased services to pregnant women on Lana'i.
The goals are to increase capacity and improve the use of prenatal care among high-risk women and to develop a more comprehensive and innovative outreach worker support network.
The grant is one of many that the March of Dimes has awarded in pursuit of its mission to prevent birth defects and infant mortality.
IHS receives $169,000
The Institute of Human Services has received a $100,000 grant from The McInerny Foundation and $44,000 from the Ellen M. Koenig Fund. The grants will pay for the Permanent Supportive Housing Program. The program strives to end chronic homelessness by placing qualified individuals in permanent housing and supplying necessary ongoing support services to assist them in stabilizing their lives and maintaining their housing.
The Cades Foundation awarded IHS $25,000 for general operating expenses.
IHS provides critical support services including safe shelter, an average 900 meals each each, clothing and case management to men, women and children who are homeless with nowhere else to go.
Gift will be used to restore gym
The St. Stephen Diocesan and Conference Center has been awarded $10,000 by the First Hawaiian Foundation, the charitable arm of First Hawaiian Bank.
"We are most thankful for the gift that will assist in restoring a pavilion-type gymnasium that has been out of services for the past 30 years," said Robert Stillwell, director of development for the agency.
One of the top priorities of the Diocese of Honolulu is to establish a youth activity center as suggested by the delegates to the recently held Synod.
Youth program rewarded
Goodwill Industries of Hawai'i has been awarded $5,000 by the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Foundation's Educating the Heart program, in recognition of the volunteer services provided by ninth- through 12th-graders at Waiakea High School. These youths assist Goodwill's 'Aina Keepers program, a community service program developed by a group of individuals with developmental disabilities at Goodwill's Hilo branch.
The 'Aina Keepers' mission is to eliminate graffiti and litter in the local community and increase public awareness of the importance of preserving the beauty and culture of the Islands.
Since its start in 2001, 'Aina Keepers has evolved into a program that increases self-esteem and develops a sense of community responsibility in its participants.
$5,000 to help upgrade facility
Alternative Structures International has been awarded a $5,000 grant by First Hawaiian Foundation. The money will be used to upgrade the Intensive Day Program facility with a new kitchenette and a computer room as well as providing a safe and adequate storage for supplies.
Alternative Structures is a nonprofit specialized residential treatment facility that provides a fully supportive residential treatment program for 15 clients referred by the Hawai'i State Hospital. Fourteen additional private rooms are provided in two 24-hour group homes near the main facility as a transitional step toward social independence.
Kailua school given $15,000
The Atherton Family Foundation has donated $15,000 to Trinity Christian School. The money will help to replace the school's existing termite-eaten playground equipment.
The Kailua school provides a Christ-centered education to 240 boys and girls in preschool through sixth grade.
