GREENVILLE FOUNDATION

Human and Social Issues Grants 1993 - 1997

Greenville Foundation, based in Sonoma, California, USA

These older Human & Social Issues grants are listed for historical interest. Please note that the most recent and useful examples of grants which fit our current funding interests are found on the Human & Social Issues Funding Interests and Grants page.

Human & Social Issues Grants 1996 - 1997

Birth to Three, Eugene, OR - $3,000
Toward the Crecer (translation: to grow up) parent education and support program for low-income Latino families with infants and young children in Eugene and Springfield, Oregon.

Central Oregon Family Resource Center, Bend, OR - $10,000
To expand existing family education services in Central Oregon and to assist the organization in increasing its community fundraising and board and volunteer development.

Child Crisis Center-East Valley, Inc., Mesa, AZ - $10,000
Toward support of the East Valley Family Resources Center, a collaborative project to improve the quality of family relationships through increasing play opportunities for families and their children living in Maricopa County, Arizona.

Child Guidance Clinic, Tacoma, WA - $10,000
To support the "Pierce County Father to Father Project," a program to increase the father's role in the lives of their children, in Washington State.

Civil Liberties Monitoring Project, Redway, CA - $5,000
Toward costs for field investigation and public education activities related to monitoring and documenting California Highway Patrol pretext stops and nonconsensual searches of automobiles traveling in California's rural areas of Humboldt and Mendocino Counties.

Federation of American Scientists Fund, Washington, DC - $15,000
To support the Project on Government Secrecy which has played a leading role in promoting openness and accountability in US government information security policies.

First Amendment Foundation, Los Angeles, CA - $5,000
To support an educational and advocacy program on the history and current threat of government infringements on the First Amendment rights of social and political activists.

First Southern Baptist Church of East Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA - $10,000
For the Brady JobNet service which prepares unemployment residents of East Los Angeles with skills essential for locating and qualifying for employment in the janitorial field.

Friends Outside in Santa Clara County, San Jose, CA - $7,000
Toward a support group for grandmothers that are taking care of grandchildren whose parents are incarcerated in a state or federal prison in California.

Gathered in Action Towards Economic Self Sufficiency, Los Angeles, CA - $10,000
Seed funding for startup of a cooperative buying club organized by a group of young, Latina women to serve the families in South Central Los Angeles with non-perishable household items at a low price.

Intermountain Centers for Human Development, Tucson, AZ - $10,000
Toward the Family Aid program, a project which prevents the unnecessary institutionalization of troubled youth in Arizona through intensive family counseling.

JusticeWorks Community, Brooklyn, NY - $10,000
To expand "Mothers in Prison, Children in Crisis," a campaign to make alternatives to incarceration the sentencing norm for nonviolent women with dependent children.

La Raza Centro Legal, San Francisco, CA - $8,000
Toward La Raza Centro Legal's worker education and advocacy project aimed at assisting low-income restaurant and domestic workers in addressing exploitative employment practices. The project's goal is to change employer practices through educating workers about their rights, public awareness, and legal action.

Labor/Community Strategy Center, Los Angeles, CA - $10,000
To support the grassroots organizing and public policy advocacy of the Bus Riders Union, an organization of mass transit riders addressing inequities in Los Angeles' public transportation system.

Legal Aid Society of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA - $5,000
To support the "Work and Family Health Project," a program providing public education, advocacy and intervention to ensure employer compliance with new employment laws that protect the jobs of low-income working families coping with serious illness or pregnancy.

Medina Children's Services, Seattle, WA - $12,000
Toward the Teen Father Involvement Project which provides training and support for teenage fathers so that they will understand their parenting rights and responsibilities.

Northern California Coalition for Immigrant Rights, San Francisco, CA - $10,000
Toward a voter registration and leadership training initiative for immigrants which is aimed at increasing civic participation in response to anti-immigrant policies and public opinion.

Oakland Chinese Community Council, Inc., Oakland, CA - $10,000
To support "Asian Seniors for Justice," a leadership development organizing project for low-income elderly monolingual Asian immigrants in Alameda County.

Police Watch FA Community Services Unlimited, Los Angeles, CA - $8,000
To increase the organization's capacity to collect data and educate the public about police misconduct and abuse.

Portland Organizing Project, Portland, OR $10,000
For leadership training and advocacy efforts focused on community revitalization in the areas of affordable housing and economic opportunity.

Primavera Services, Tucson, AZ - $11,000
Toward job placement assistance for homeless men and women in Southern Arizona.

Sacramento Valley Organizing Community, Sacramento, CA - $15,000
Toward "The New Initiative Economic Development Project," a joint effort by three Northern California organizations to combine community organizing with larger-scale job creation strategies.

Tohlakai Christian Business Opportunities, Gallup, NM - $8,000
For a church-based Native American organization providing loans, training and support to native people with existing "cottage" businesses on Navajo and Zuni reservations in northwest New Mexico.

Venice Community Housing Corporation, Venice, CA - $15,000
Toward job skill training in the construction trades for minority youth in an economically and social disadvantaged neighborhood.

We Interrupt This Message FA Agape Foundation, San Francisco, CA - $10,000
To support the San Francisco Bay Area portion of "Breaking Through The Bars," a campaign to challenge media coverage that disproportionately blames people of color and youth for crime.

Human & Social Issues Grants 1995

California State Library Foundation, Sacramento, CA — $14,000
To co-sponsor the "California Family Impact Seminar" for state policymakers, on family policy and the role of fathers.

Center for Third World Organizing, Oakland, CA — $l0,000
Support for "Safe Communities/Innovative Leadership," a program established for the training and development of leaders in low-income communities who are working for redirection of public funding toward prevention of crime and violence.

Fresh Start Farms, San Francisco, CA — $5,000
Seed funding for an urban farm project providing job training, experience and employment opportunities for homeless parents.

Gramercy Group Homes, Los Angeles, CA — $l0,000
Funding for family support and career development services for young, single parents in a transitional housing project.

Los Angeles Neighborhood Housing Services, Los Angeles, CA — $14,000
Support for the collaborative effort of businesses and residents in developing "Strategic Plans for Economic Revitalization" in four inner-city neighborhoods.

Sacramento Valley Organizing Community, Sacramento, CA — $10,000
Support for job creation and skills development through the creation of worker-owned, manufacturing and services cooperatives in four Northern California counties.

Women at Work, Pasadena, CA — $8,000
Support for the "Latina Employment Program," a resource and support center for Latinas seeking job opportunities.

Human & Social Issues Grants 1994

Asian Neighborhood Design, San Francisco, CA — $l0,000
Funding for a unique economic development program using self-employment to encourage public housing residents toward greater financial self-sufficiency.

Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights and Services, San Francisco, CA — $10,000
Support for "Project Amigos," a peer-based leadership and HIV prevention program for low-income Latino immigrants and refugees in the San Francisco Bay area.

Coro Southern California, Los Angeles, CA — $5,000
To support the "Neighborhood Leadership Training Program," which prepares multi-ethnic populations for effective participation in public decision-making and leadership.

Greater Phoenix Youth at Risk Foundation, Phoenix, AZ — $l2,000
Support for the "Crossroads Program," a volunteer, community-based, skills and accountability development program for junior-high youth and their families.

Harriet Buhai Center For Family Law, Los Angeles, CA — $1,000
Funding for the development and production of a brochure regarding recent changes in California's child support guidelines.

Human Concern Center of Marin County, San Rafael, CA — $10,000
To support the "Coalition on Homelessness," a county-wide coalition of organizations and homeless individuals advocating the use of public land for low-income housing at Hamilton Air Force Base.

Larkin Street Youth Center, San Francisco, CA — $5,000
To support an HIV prevention program for homeless youth.

Los Angeles Women's Foundation, Los Angeles, CA — $l0,000
Funding to create a strategic plan for the "Economic Justice Initiative," a multiyear funding partnership created to promote self-sufficiency and to advocate for the reduction of barriers to women's economic mobility.

National Coalition for the Homeless, Washington, DC — $10,000
Support for advocacy, public education and policy research and analysis on homelessness.

Ocean Park Community Center, Santa Monica, CA — $3,000
Funding for "Adopt-A-Family," a volunteer program providing support services and supportive relationships to help homeless families make a transition into permanent housing.

Physicians for Social Responsibility, Los Angeles, CA — $5,000
Support for a national symposium held in Los Angeles on "Gun Violence - the Growing Threat to Health and Safety."

Population Services International, Washington, DC — $5,000
To support "Project ACTION," a demonstration project for HIV prevention among at-risk youth in Portland, Oregon.

Service Outreach Motivation Empowerment, Santa Rosa, CA — $8,350
Funding for "Family Connection," a project matching volunteers with homeless families to provide individualized support during the first year after the family leaves a homeless shelter.

Shelter Partnership, Los Angeles, CA — $5,000
To support the "Shelter Resource Bank" that brokers donated goods and services from Los Angeles businesses to nonprofit organizations serving the homeless in Los Angeles.

Southwest Human Development, Phoenix, AZ — $l0,000
Funding for the "Healthy Families Program," a demonstration project providing comprehensive family support and early intervention for families at risk for child abuse and neglect in Maricopa County.

TECLA for Arizona Border Rights Coalition, Tucson, AZ — $15,000
Support for a program to help address human- and civil-rights abuses by the Border Patrol in the Arizona border region through monitoring, documentation, advocacy and public education.

Washington Works, Seattle, WA — $5,000
Support for an intensive, results-oriented, jobs program for mothers on public assistance.

Human & Social Issues Grants 1993

California Community Foundation, Los Angeles, CA $14,089
Support for the "Community Bridges Fund," a program directed at community development and at improving inter-ethnic community relations in Los Angeles.

California First Amendment Coalition, Carmichael, CA $8,000
Support for the "Informed Citizens Project," a freedom-of-information service for people seeking access to government information or proceedings.

Catholic Charities, El Centro, CA $5,000
To support emergency food and services for the unemployed in California's Imperial Valley.

Catholic Community Services, Bellingham, WA $l0,000
Support for the establishment of a pilot program addressing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and family mental health in the Whatcom County area.

Central Arizona Shelter Services, Phoenix, AZ $5,000
To support "Caregivers," a program that provides child care and other services for children of homeless families in Phoenix.

Direction Sports, Los Angeles, CA $4,000
In support of a peer-led, after-school tutoring and sports program for low-income children in Los Angeles housing projects.

Family Giving Tree, Palo Alto, CA $6,000
Support for a community-based effort to provide Christmas gifts to needy families by matching them with volunteer families.

F.O.O.D. Crops, Castroville, CA $10,000
Funds for the collection and distribution of surplus food to food banks and community outlets in the Monterey Bay area.

Friendship Shelter, Laguna Beach, CA $10,000
Partial financing of a second transitional housing site in Laguna Beach.

General Assistance Advocacy Project, San Francisco, CA $7,500
Support of public benefits advocacy for low-income residents.

Institute of Cultural Affairs, Phoenix, AZ $10,000
To support the training of neighborhood leaders in low-income Phoenix neighborhoods.

InterVarsity, Dana Point, CA $3,000
To support a program involving leadership training and community service in disadvantaged areas of Los Angeles.

Justiceville Homeless USA, Los Angeles, CA $5,000
Support for temporary housing for the homeless in Los Angeles.

Larkin Street Youth Center, San Francisco, CA $9,000
For an HIV prevention program for homeless youth.

Lower Valley Hospice, Sunnyside, WA $5,000
Funding for a part-time bereavement coordinator to work with families at the hospice in the Yakima Valley.

Metropolitan Community Church of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA $2,000
For support services for HIV-infected individuals.

National Coalition for the Homeless, Washington, DC $8,000
To support homeless advocacy through education, policy analysis and community organizing.

Prison Fellowship, Cerritos, CA $2,500
For training materials for volunteers working to rehabilitate prisoners in Southern California.

Puente Learning Center, Los Angeles, CA $12,000
Seed funds to establish a placement office for a job training program in East Los Angeles.

The Seedling, Los Angeles, CA $2,500
Support of an emergency food pantry in South Central Los Angeles.

Valley Oasis Shelter, Lancaster, CA $9,000
Funds to help develop a thrift store to help the shelter attain financial self-sufficiency as well as to provide inexpensive clothing and possible employment for the residents who are victims of family/domestic violence.

Work Training Center for the Handicapped, Chico, CA $6,200
Toward purchase of equipment to enhance employment of disabled adults.

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June 15, 2002