Grants That Make a Difference
Every month, "Grants that Make a Difference" highlights grants given to Washington, DC area organizations that have helped make a difference in people's lives. "Grants That Make a Difference" profiles these important community success stories.
November 1, 2006
Grant amount: $100,000 over 2 years
Who got the grant:
Advocates for Justice and Education, Inc.
2041 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, S.E., Suite 205
Washington, DC 20020
Phone: 202/678-8060
Fax: 202/678-8062
Web site: http://www.aje-dc.org/
Who gave the grant:
Public Welfare Foundation
1200 U Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20009
Phone: 202/965-1800
Fax: 202/265-8851
E-mail:
reviewcommittee@publicwelfare.org
Web site:
http://www.publicwelfare.org/
Purpose of the grant:
General support to provide advocacy training and direct services to parents of special needs children who are being
denied educational and/or related services based on their low socio-economic status.
Impact:
In 1996, Advocates for Justice and Education, Inc. (AJE) was created as a mechanism to increase parental involvement
in the education of children with special needs. A.J.E. uses parent empowerment as a model to address grave injustices
in the delivery of services to meet the most basic special education needs.
AJE was formed to motivate and educate parents, and those working with parents about the laws that govern special
education and related services, and the consequences of institutional negligence and/or inappropriate classification
of students with special needs.
Mission:
The mission of Advocates for Justice and Education (AJE) is to educate and train parents, and those working with parents
about the laws that govern public education, specifically those that govern the education of children with disabilities or
conditions that impede their ability to learn and successfully matriculate through the public school system.
It is also AJE's mission to advocate for appropriate educational placements and related services; to educate and parents
and the community about the consequences of institutional negligence of special needs children; and to advocate for
appropriate diagnosis and classification of students with special needs.
"Grants that Make a Difference" is a rotating
feature profiling grants awarded to 501(c)3 nonprofit
organizations in the Metropolitan Washington,
DC area ONLY (the grantmaker doesn't necessarily
have to be local). The selection of grants for
"Grants That Make a Difference" is based on criteria
such as programmatic interests, geographic focus,
and size, to ensure the broadest possible representation
of the region's nonprofit sector.
If you'd like to see a grant awarded to your NPO
featured here, e-mail a detailed description of
the grant (following the format below), to dclibrary@foundationcenter.org,
with "Grants Submission" in the subject line.
We welcome press releases in addition to, or as
a substitute for the description.
Here is what you need to include:
- Name of your funded program
- The amount of the grant (indicate if multi-year)
- Who received the grant - Your organization's name, contact person's name (if applicable), address, telephone and Web site (if applicable).
- Who gave the grant - Name of the grantmaker
- Community impact: A brief (250 words maximum) explanation of how this program is making a difference in the community.
- Your organization's mission and how it relates to this funded project.
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