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2008 Topfer
Family Foundation Grants
| Austin
Child Guidance Center
To support
children's mental health services
Travis Co, TX
|
$60,000 |
| Breakthrough
To support
a six-week, full-day academic enrichment college preparation
program for high potential, low income seventh and eighth
graders
Travis Co, TX
|
$40,000 |
| Catholic
Charities, Diocese of Joliet
To support
counseling for abused and neglected children
DuPage Co, IL
|
$30,000 |
| Chinese
American Service League
To provide
for the physical, psychological and cultural needs of seniors
Cook & DuPage
Co, IL
|
$10,000 |
| Circesteem
To support
after-school activities and reading enrichment programs
for low-income youth
Cook Co, IL
|
$25,000 |
| Easter
Seals of Central Texas Inc.
To support
medical rehabilitative services for low-income children
Travis & Williamson
Co, TX
|
$15,000 |
| El
Buen Samaritano
To support
a health and fitness program targeting childhood obesity
Travis & Williamson
Co, TX
|
$50,000 |
| Erikson
Institute
To provide
parenting support and education for families with infants
who cry excessively and are difficult to console
Cook Co, IL
|
$20,000 |
| Gads
Hill Center
To support
academic enrichment activities and college preparation for
low-income teens
Cook Co, IL
|
$10,000 |
| Howard
Area Community Center
To support
comprehensive child care for at-risk children
Cook Co, IL
|
$50,000 |
| Juan
Diego Work Study Program Inc.
To support
a job training program for minority and economically-disadvantaged
youth
Travis Co, TX
|
$11,000 |
| Lone
Star Circle of Care
To support
pediatric care for uninsured children
Williamson Co,
TX
|
$75,000 |
| Maine-Niles
Association of Special Recreation
To support
summer camp activities for youth with disabilities
Cook Co, IL
|
$5,000 |
| Marywood
Children and Family Services
To support
case management and basic needs for at risk pregnant women
Travis Co, TX
|
$30,000 |
| Music
Theatre Workshop
To support
arts programming and youth development activities for low-income
youth
Cook Co, IL
|
$25,000 |
| Open
Door Preschool
To support
summer enrichment program for elementary school children
Travis & Williamson
Co, TX
|
$5,000 |
| Peaceable
Kingdom Retreat for Children, Inc.
To support
chronically ill and special needs children's programs
Travis & Williamson
Co, TX
|
$15,000 |
| People's
Resource Center
To support
an art enrichment program for low-income youth
DuPage Co, IL
|
$15,000 |
| Skillpoint
Alliance
To support
the Construction Gateway job training program
Travis, Hays &
Williamson Co, TX
|
$15,000 |
| The
Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually
Impaired
To support
in-home therapy and parent counseling, education and support
for families with children who are blind or visually impaired
Cook, Lake &
DuPage Co, IL
|
$30,000 |
| The
Cradle Foundation
To provide
financial assistance and support to families who have adopted
children with special needs
Cook Co, IL
|
$50,000 |
| Volunteer
Healthcare Clinic
To support
non-emergency, walk-in, free, medical clinic services to
children who are uninsured and/or lack access to healthcare
Travis Co, TX
|
$10,000 |
| Young
Men's Business League Austin Sunshine Camps
To support
Sunshine Camps for economically underprivileged children
ages 7-15
Travis Co, TX
|
$10,000 |
| Young
Women's Christian Association of Metropolitan Chicago
To support
mental health counseling for sexually abused children
Cook & DuPage
Co, IL
|
$10,000 |
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2008 Total
To Date: |
$616,000 |
2007 Topfer
Family Foundation Grants
| Advocate
Charitable Foundation
To support
mental health counseling and related services for sexually
abused children
DuPage Co, IL
|
$35,000 |
Alternatives
Incorporated
To support
youth leadership development program and youth enrichment
activities.
Cook Co, IL
|
$50,000 |
American
YouthWorks
To support
the CasaVerde homebuilding program which provides affordable
housing to low income families
Travis Co,TX
|
$50,000 |
AmeriCorps
for Community Engagement and Education
To support
the ACEE program, which provides high quality, research-based
early literacy tutoring and educational support for bilingual
students
Travis Co,TX
|
$7,500 |
| Any
Baby Can
To support
Candlelighters, CARE, Tandem and Prenatal Education programs
Travis Co, TX
|
$100,000 |
| The
Arc of the Capital Area
To support
partial salary of Volunteer Coordinator which will enable
the Arc to increase its volunteer base which will then allow
the agency to serve more clients
Travis Co,TX
|
$17,500 |
| Assistance
League of Austin Texas, Inc.
To support
Operation School Bell which provides school clothing for
children
Travis Co,TX
|
$20,000 |
Austin
Area Urban League
To support
an After-School/Youth Enrichment Program and Music &
Arts Institute for disadvantaged youth
Travis Co,TX
|
$50,000 |
Austin
Children's Shelter
To support
the Austin Children's Shelter Capital Campaign
Travis and Williamson
Co,TX
|
$500,000
|
| Austin
Children's Shelter
Funding to
continue and retain professional staff for Connections Program
Travis and Williamson
Co,TX
|
$65,000
|
Austin
Community Foundation
To support
A Season for Caring Thanksgiving donations
Travis Co, TX |
$15,000 |
Austin
Community Foundation
To support
A Season for Caring holiday donations
Travis Co, TX |
$56,000 |
Austin
Child Guidance Center
To support
children's mental health services
Travis Co, TX
|
$100,000 |
| Austin
Groups for the Elderly
To support
Elderhaven Adult Day Care for seniors
Travis Co, TX
|
$30,000 |
| Austin
Lyric Opera
To support
a music enrichment program for low-income children
Travis Co, TX
|
$15,000 |
Austin
Recovery Inc.
To support
the capital campaign specifically for Family House which
supports women and children
Travis Co, TX
|
$100,000 |
| Austin
Symphony Orchestra Society
To support
educational programs for low-income students
Travis Co, TX
|
$50,000 |
Badgerdog
Literary Publishing Inc
To support
creative writing and literary arts program for middle and
high school students
Travis Co, TX
|
$10,000 |
Big
Brother Big Sister of Metropolitan Chicago
To support
school-based mentoring and tutoring for at-risk students
Cook Co, IL
|
$40,000 |
Boys
and Girls Clubs of the Capital Area
To provide
programs and services for underserved youth residing in
the Govalle/Johnston neighborhoods
Travis Co, TX
|
$15,000 |
| Breaking
Free
To support
parenting skills and family nurturing programs
DuPage Co, IL
|
$20,000 |
Breakthrough
To support
a six-week, full-day academic enrichment college preparation
program for high potential, low income seventh and eighth
graders
Travis Co, TX
|
$40,000 |
| Bridge
Communities
To support
after school tutoring and educational enrichment for at-risk
children
DuPage Co, IL
|
$25,000 |
Brighton
Park Neighborhood Council
To support
youth leadership development program and youth enrichment
activities
Cook Co, IL
|
$12,500 |
| Camp
Fire USA Balcones Council
To support
an after-school program which instills life skills through
character education, academic support and outdoor adventure
Travis and Williamson
Co, TX
|
$7,500 |
| Capital
Area Food Bank
To support
Kids Café for low-income students and HOPE program
for low- income seniors
Travis Co, TX
|
$45,000 |
| Capital
Area Reach Out and Read Inc.
To support
ROR in clinics as well as improve the reading areas in the
clinics
Travis, Williamson,
Caldwell Co, TX
|
$5,000 |
Capital
IDEA
To support
a job training program which enables participants to earn
a liveable wage
Travis Co, TX
|
$75,000 |
Caritas
To support
a job training program
Travis Co, TX
|
$60,000 |
CASA
of Central Texas
To
support recruitment, training and support for volunteer
advocates
Hays Co, TX
|
$10,000 |
CASA
of Cook County
To
support recruitment, training and support for volunteer
advocates
Cook Co, IL
|
$40,000 |
CASA
of DuPage County
To
support recruitment, training and support for volunteer
advocates
DuPage Co, IL
|
$50,000 |
CASA
of Travis County
To
support recruitment, training and support for volunteer
advocates
Travis Co, TX
|
$50,000 |
Catholic
Charities
To
support counseling for abused and neglected children
DuPage Co, IL
|
$30,000 |
The
Center for Child Protection
To
support forensic interviews and services for abused children
Travis Co, TX
|
$40,000 |
Chicago
Children's Advocacy Center
To support
advocacy, case management, investigatory and mental health
services to children who have been abused
Cook Co, IL
|
$25,000 |
Chicago
Communities in Schools
To support
CCIS programs in five schools, linking community resources
to at-risk children and families
Cook Co, IL
|
$50,000 |
Chicago
Women's Health Center
To support
outreach and health education programming for at-risk girls
Cook Co, IL
|
$35,000 |
Children's
Advocacy Center
To support
counseling, assessments, support groups, and case management
services for children who've been abused
DuPage Co, IL
|
$11,000 |
Children's
Medical Center Foundation of Central Texas
To
purchase the Date Video Display System, one portion of the
pediatric iMRI for the new neurology center at the Dell
Children's Medical Center
Travis, Williamson,
Hays, Caldwell, Burnet Co, TX
|
$100,000 |
Chinese
American Services League Inc.
To provide
for the physical, psychological and cultural needs of seniors
Cook Co, IL
|
$10,000 |
| The
Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually
Impaired
To
support in-home therapy and parent counseling, education
and support for families with children who are blind or
visually impaired
Cook Co, IL
|
$20,000 |
| Citizen
Schools
To
support Citizen School's after-school program at Bedicheck
and Kealing Middle School
Travis Co, TX
|
$10,000 |
The
Community House
To
support after-school and summer programs for the Willowbrook
Corner Neighborhood
DuPage Co, IL
|
$100,000 |
| The
Cradle Foundation
To
provide financial assistance to families who have adopted
children with special needs
Cook Co, IL
|
$50,000 |
DuPage
Children's Museum
To
refine and focus parent/caregiver support resources to make
them more effectively available and to increase effective
parenting
DuPage, Will,
Kane Co, IL
|
$150,000 |
| DuPage
Community Foundation
To
provide general operating support, enabling the foundation
to make community grants and strengthen services to and
recruitment of donors
DuPage Co, IL |
$20,000 |
| DuPage
Senior Citizens Council
To
provide nutritionally balanced meals to low-income seniors
DuPage Co, IL
|
$25,500 |
| Edward
Foundation
To
support diagnosis and treatment for sexually abused children
DuPage County,
IL
|
$35,000 |
| Erikson
Institute
To
provide parenting support and education for families with
infants who cry excessively and are difficult to console
Cook, Lake, DuPage
Counties, IL
|
$25,000 |
| Faith
in Action Caregivers Round Rock
To
support coordination of volunteers who provide transportation,
minor home repairs, friendly visits and phone calls for
seniors who would otherwise be homebound
Travis, Williamson
Co, TX
|
$15,000 |
| Faith
in Place
To
support after-school and summer tutoring, leadership development,
and environmental activities for at-risk youth
Cook Co, IL
|
$7,500 |
| Family
Eldercare
To
provide volunteer-assisted bill payer and representative
payee services to aging adults
Travis Co, TX
|
$35,000 |
| Family
Shelter Service
Capital
Campaign to build new facility
DuPage Co, IL
|
$50,000 |
| Family
Shelter Service
To
provide domestic violence services to child witnesses of
family violence
DuPage Co, IL
|
$50,000 |
| Five
Candle Foundation
To
help support a universally accessible “Ropes”
course for medically fragile children
Travis and Williamson
Co, TX
|
$5,000 |
| Front
Steps
To
support life skills training for formerly homeless and at
risk persons living at Garden Terrace
Travis Co, TX
|
$5,000 |
| Gads
Hill Center
To
support academic enrichment activities and college preparation
for low-income teens
Cook Co, IL
|
$10,000 |
GENaustin(Girls
Enpowerment Network)
To
support clubGEN a weekly after-school curriculum for AISD
middle school girls taught by employed high school girls
with support from school-based adult
Travis Co, TX
|
$22,000 |
| Girl
Scouts IL - Crossroads Council
To
help support a sports, health and fitness program for low
income girls
Cook Co, IL
|
$10,000 |
| Girl
Scouts - Prairie Winds
Girl Scout
Extension Programs for at-risk, low-income and disadvantaged
girls in local neighborhoods and detention
DuPage Co, IL
|
$10,000 |
| Greater
Chicago Food Depository
To
support the purchase of produce for an emergency and supplemental
food program
Cook Co, IL |
$75,000 |
| Health
Alliance For Austin Musicians
To
provide musicians access to caring, high quality, affordable
healthcare
Travis Co, TX |
$25,000 |
Heart
House Austin
To
support Heart House's second location in South Austin to
provide after school and summer programs for low income
youth
Travis Co, TX
|
$15,000 |
| Helping
Hand Home for Children
To
support staff retention and expanding the Homes' volunteer
program
Travis Co, TX
|
$50,000 |
| Hospice
Austin
To
support in home crisis care
Travis & Williamson
Co, TX
|
$50,000 |
Housing
Opportunities and Maintenance for the Elderly
To
support a home repair program for low-income seniors
Cook Co, IL
|
$10,000 |
| Howard
Area Community Center
To
support comprehensive child care for at-risk children
Cook Co, IL
|
$50,000 |
| Infant
Welfare Society of Chicago
To
support the Healthy Steps & Next Steps programs, integrating
pediatric care and parenting skills development
Cook Co, IL
|
$50,000 |
Infant
Welfare Society of Evanston
To
support early intervention services to prevent child abuse
and strengthen parenting skills, including home visiting,
parent education, and support groups
Cook Co, IL
|
$10,000 |
Jane
Addams Juvenile Court Foundation
To
support child welfare and juvenile court reform through
strengthening relationships and collaborations with community
partners and by improving court systems and procedures.
Cook Co, IL
|
$145,000 |
Jewish
Child and Family Services
To
provide ongoing recreation activities to at-risk youth in
residential group homes and specialized aggregate foster
homes
Cook Co, IL
|
$50,000 |
| KIPP
Austin College Prepatory School
To
support after school tutoring for students at KIPP Austin
College Preparatory School
Travis Co, TX
|
$25,000 |
KLRU
To
support the Ready to Learn Family Literacy program
Travis Co, TX
|
$10,000 |
Lawrence
Hall Youth Services
To
support residential treatment for youth who have been abused
or neglected
Cook Co, IL
|
$12,500 |
Lifelink
To
support The Healthy Families program which provides early
intervention, positive parenting skills to first-time, non-English
speaking teenage parents
DuPage Co, IL
|
$60,000 |
| LifeWorks
Project:
To support the Youth and Adult Counseling Program, which
helps families develop skills to sustain healthy family
functioning
Travis & Williamson
Co, TX
|
$75,000 |
Literacy
Austin
To
support volunteer training program for adult literacy
Travis Co, TX
|
$10,000 |
Literature
for All of Us
To
support parenting education and adult literacy skill building
for teen mother
Cook Co, IL
|
$10,000 |
Lone
Star Circle of Care
To
support pediatric services
Travis and Williamson
Co, TX
|
$75,000 |
| Maine-Niles
Association of Special Recreation
To
support summer camp activities for youth with disabilities
Cook Co, IL
|
$5,000 |
Marwen
To
support college preparatory activities for youth participating
in arts programming
Cook Co, IL
|
$25,000 |
Maryville
Academy
To
support the Crisis Nursery, free voluntary care for families
in disruption crisis
Cook Co, IL
|
$50,000 |
| Meals
on Wheels and More
To
provide nutritious meals to homebound elderly who are unable
to prepare for themselves
Travis
Co, TX
|
$70,000 |
| Metropolitan
Family Services
To
support Parents As Teachers, an early childhood parent education
and family support program
DuPage
Co, IL
|
$50,000 |
Morton
Arboretum
To
provide a hands-on science education program for students
at low-income schools
DuPage
Co, IL
|
$10,000 |
| Music
Theatre Workshop
To
support arts programming and youth development activities
for low-income youth
Cook Co, IL
|
$25,000 |
NCO
Youth & Family Services
To
support counseling and life skills development for homeless/runaway
boys living in a group home setting
DuPage Co, IL
|
$60,000 |
| New
Moms, Inc.
To
support the New Kids Enrichment Project for children ages
birth through five who's mothers are attending New Moms
Programs
Cook
Co, IL
|
$30,000 |
| Omni
Youth Services
To
support in-home counseling and supportive services for families
referred for incidents of abuse or neglect
Cook Co, IL
|
$10,000 |
Open
Door Preschool
To
support summer enrichment program for elementary school
children
Travis Co, TX
|
$5,000 |
Outreach
Community Ministries
To
support Teen REACH after school and summer programs, tutoring,
mentoring, and a college access program
DuPage Co, IL
|
$50,000 |
| People's
Community Clinic
To
support the prenatal program and early and periodic screening,
diagnostic, and treatment for infants and the pediatric
program
Travis Co, TX
|
$100,000 |
| People's
Resource Center
To
support an art enrichment program for low-income youth
DuPage Co, IL
|
$15,000 |
Pillars
To
support the Adult Wrap Program for low-income, high need
elderly
Cook Co, IL
|
$50,000 |
Positive
Parenting DuPage
To
increase effective parenting by improving knowledge of child
development and strengthening support services for families.
DuPage Co, IL
|
$211,764 |
| Reading
is FUNdamental
To
support the RIF program at Becker Elementary school providing
three books a year to every student
Travis Co, TX
|
$3,750 |
| The
Rise School
To
support music therapy for children with Downs Syndrome
Travis Co, TX
|
$20,000 |
SGA
Youth & Family Services
To support
Healthy Families and Parents Too Soon programs, providing
child abuse prevention and family strengthening services
to teen parents
Cook Co, IL
|
$20,000 |
SafePlace
To support life
skills program and child development center
DuPage Co, IL
|
$45,000 |
| St.
Vincent de Paul Center
To support
early childhood education and social services programs
Cook Co, IL
|
$75,000 |
Senior
Home Sharing, Inc.
To support
affordable housing for low-income seniors
DuPage Co, IL
|
$30,000 |
Senior
Home Sharing, Inc.
To help fund
acquisition of an additional home for affordable senior
housing
DuPage Co, IL
|
$50,000 |
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