Raskob Foundation for Catholic Activities, Inc. Grants Approved
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Raskob Foundation for Catholic Activities, Inc. Grants Approved Report - 2012 National Grants: United States Diocese of Fairbanks $10,000 Fairbanks, AK Toward program expenses of the Native Ministry Training Program, specifically travel expenses to remote Eskimo villages between the Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers in the western coastal region of this huge missionary Diocese. St. Vincent's Foundation $10,000 Birmingham, AL To expand St. Vincent’s Hispanic Outreach Parish Health Ministry project: stipends for 20 health extenders completing three, 6 week programs targeting documented preventive health measures based on a defined population health needs assessment, advertising costs, and implementation of program costs for 225 participants (75 participants in each parish). St. Augustine Catholic High School $5,000 Tucson, AZ Toward the salary of a part-time Intervention Specialist for a new Response to Intervention (RTI) program to assist at-risk students. Catholic Education Foundation $7,500 Los Angeles, CA To partner with Art Trek, Inc. an independent, inner-city, not-for-profit arts program, to bring quality visual, literary and performing arts into inner-city Catholic schools to create an exciting environment for at-risk elementary students enabling them to express themselves creatively. St. Francis Center $15,000 Los Angeles, CA Toward the salary of a Resource Specialist to provide homeless, low-income families and individuals with referrals and other resources in the community, such as job interview preparedness and placement in permanent housing. Learning & Loving Education Center $20,000 Morgan Hill, CA Toward expenses of a 9-month program to allow 150 marginalized, limited English speaking, low-income, immigrant women to attend 100 hours of affordable, culturally appropriate, hands-on computer education, consumer rights information and literacy education to build digital inclusion and self-sufficiency. American Federation Pueri Cantores $20,000 Orange, CA Toward expenses of this national youth choral organization of the Catholic Church to host the first U.S. and 38th International Congress in Washington, DC, July 3-7, 2013. Raskob Foundation for Catholic Activities, Inc. Grants Approved Report - 2012 Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange $10,000 Orange, CA Toward program expenses to provide case management and counseling to residents of Bethany, a home for single, homeless and abused women in transition from shelter living to financial independence and self-sufficiency. Wordnet, Inc. $15,000 San Bernardino, CA Toward program expenses to continue producing"iGodTODAY," a daily 4-minute Smartphone application for iPhone and Android platforms, based on the daily readings in response to Pope Benedict XVI's call for the Vatican to reach people worldwide through new technology. Casa Cornelia Legal Services (Society of the Holy Child Jesus) $15,000 San Diego, CA Toward expenses (salaries and facility rental) of the Children's Program, which addresses the critical legal needs of indigent immigrant children at this public interest law firm providing quality pro bono legal representation to immigrant victims of human and civil rights violations. University of San Diego $25,000 San Diego, CA For travel and lodging for 10 (of 36) Women PeaceMakers from countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America to convene for the 2012 Women PeaceMakers 10th Anniversary Summit, a program of the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice at the University. Providence Little Company of Mary $22,000 San Pedro, CA Toward the educational and training costs of Spiritual Care Workers and RNs in Hospice, Palliative Care and No One Dies Alone (NODA) staff. Catholic Charities (Diocese of Santa Rosa) $15,000 Santa Rosa, CA Toward expenses/salaries of the Rural Food Project, providing emergency food assistance to over 1,000 low- income households in Sonoma County. Diocese of Stockton $25,000 Stockton, CA Toward expenses of the Migrant Ministry program, specifically for salary/benefits of two Guadalupana Missionaries Sisters providing direct evangelization, corporal and spiritual works of Mercy to Latino immigrant-migrant farm workers, single men and families. Catholic Health Initiatives Colorado Foundation $7,500 Colorado Springs, CO Toward program expenses of the Integrated Behavioral Health and Care Management in Primary Care initiative of the St. Anthony North Family Medicine Residency Clinic. Raskob Foundation for Catholic Activities, Inc. Grants Approved Report - 2012 Mount St. Vincent Home $10,000 Denver, CO For program expenses of the Therapeutic Residential Treatment Program for children with severe emotional and behavioral problems, mostly traumatized by severe abuse and sexual abuse, specifically for children's activities, program supplies and psychological testing - examples include athletic events and programs, field trips, music and creative arts therapy. Grand Va lley Catholic Outreach, Inc. $10,000 Grand Junction, CO Toward salary of a staff member to provide case management to 48 residents living in a Transitional Supportive Housing Project, where residents are given the life skills needed to become self-sufficient in obtaining and maintaining permanent housing. Bridgeport Diocesan Schools Corporation $32,000 Bridgeport, CT For instructional materials and salary of a qualified consultant to train teachers and related staff to implement a rigorous science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) program in grades K-8 of six inner-city elementary schools, known as the Cathedral Cluster Schools. Catholic Charities of Fairfield County (Diocese of Bridgeport) $20,000 Bridgeport, CT For operating expenses and administrative costs of the soon-to-open Immigration Services offices in Stamford, CT. Fairfield University $15,000 Fairfield, CT Toward advertising, media services and salaries of Program Organizers to host the third and final meeting of the International Receptive Ecumenism Initiative on the theme of Receptive Ecumenism. Congregations Organized for a New Connecticut $30,000 New Haven, CT Continued funding of staff salary/ benefits, program expenses/supplies, supervision/training, and office/administrative expenses for 6 Catholic parishes to collaborate with Christian, Jewish and Muslim congregations to strengthen relational culture and Catholic social teaching, collaborate on public issues, and recruit new Catholic parishes into the collective. St. Thomas More Chapel and Catholic Center at Yale $20,000 New Haven, CT For programmatic expenses to expand a national young adult leadership formation program, ESTEEM (Engaging Students to Enliven the Ecclesial Mission) - equipping young adult Catholics to assume positions of leadership in the Church on parish pastoral and diocesan finance councils and boards of trustees of Catholic nonprofits. Raskob Foundation for Catholic Activities, Inc. Grants Approved Report - 2012 Africa Faith and Justice Network $12,000 Washington, DC Toward salary and benefits of a Program Manager, Executive Director, Program Analyst and Consultant to organize two field trips to selected African countries; and to set up a meeting with Bishops and church leaders from target countries in Africa. Cente r of Concern $10,000 Washington, DC Toward salaries, administrative expenses, communications, travel and housing, seminar materials, Seminar Report publication, follow-up materials, and overhead expenses to host a Summer 2012 Strategic Planning Seminar on the crisis in care-giving in the U.S. Nativity Preparatory School $15,000 Wilmington, DE Toward expanded programming expenses (transportation, school supplies, dorm expenses, cultural experiences, books, program fees & community service project fees) at this tuition-free Catholic middle school serving low- income boys. Ave Maria University $5,000 Ave Maria, FL For operating expenses of St. Isidore Farm's, an innovative University agricultural program providing students with an opportunity to acquire skills to grow crops to alleviate malnutrition and participate in missionary projects. Catholic Charities Bureau (Diocese of St. Augustine) $10,000 Jacksonville, FL Toward general operating expenses (salaries, rent, program expenses and supplies) to provide a 7-week recreational residential summer camp experience for children, teenagers and young adults with various physical, intellectual and developmental disabilities. Catholic Charities - Samaritan Center $15,000 Vero Beac h, FL Toward operating costs (food/beverages, program supplies, travel, vehicle maintenance and portion of liability insurance) of a transitional housing facility for homeless families in Indian River County. Diocese of Belleville $20,000 Bellevi lle, IL Toward program costs of the Daystar Community Program in Cairo, Illinois, providing services and direct assistance, including food, shelter, transportation, utilities, emergency/disaster assistance, medical/prescription assistance; soup kitchen and food pantry supplies; holiday meals/gifts. Raskob Foundation for Catholic Activities, Inc. Grants Approved Report - 2012 Diocese of Belleville $10,000 Belleville, IL Toward continued funding of the annual operating expenses of St. Vincent de Paul Society's Feeding Ministries, Thrift Store and client programs in East St. Louis, Illinois. Our Lady of Tepeyac High School $25,000 Chicago, IL To renovate the existing kitchen to provide two healthy meals per day to over 300 students. SisterHouse $10,000 Chicago, IL Toward salaries and program expenses of the "Recovery is Possible" residential substance abuse and