Santa Anonymous Summer Camp Grants
- recent awards March 2008
About
the Santa Anonymous Summer Camp funding program:
The Santa Anonymous Summer Camp Grants program of The Minneapolis Foundation is designed to create opportunities for young people to attend a camp or other summer activity. It awards grants up to $5,000 to nonprofit organizations that either conduct their own camp or summer program or that award “camp scholarships.” All grantees serve young people, ages 5 to 17, from low-income households in the seven-county Twin Cities area and are located within the state of Minnesota.
$124,600 was awarded in March 2008 to the following programs:
ArtStart
Scholarships to a three-week interdisciplinary arts camp for students from the academic remediation programs of the Minneapolis and St. Paul Public Schools.
Backpack Tutors
Scholarships to an educational camp for students from low-income households who test below peer level on standardized tests.
Centre for Asians and Pacific Islanders
A school-readiness retreat and camp for both newly arrived and acculturated Hmong students at North Community High School in Minneapolis.
Concordia Language Villages
Scholarships for the Village Parks Program, a collaboration with the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board.
Confederation of Somali Community in Minnesota
A summer day camp for Somali youth living in the Cedar-Riverside area of Minneapolis.
Emma Norton Services
Camp scholarships for children from formerly homeless families now living at Emma's Place in Maplewood.
Employment Action Center
Camp scholarships for participants in a pre-employment and educational program for at-risk youth in Minneapolis.
Family Focus
A week-long session at Camp Heartland for foster and at-risk youth in the Twin Cities.
Indigenous Peoples Task Force
A cultural and educational enrichment program for Native American and other youth.
Keystone Community Services
Camp scholarships for participants in the Intensive Day Treatment Program, an alternative school for youth involved in the court system.
La Escuelita
A culturally and linguistically appropriate summer enrichment program for Hispanic youth.
Lao Advancement Organization of America
An educational summer enrichment program for Lao youth.
Lao Assistance Center of Minnesota
A day camp for Lao youth that provides instruction in Lao history and culture, the environment, and healthy living.
Minnesota African Women's Association
A summer day camp for immigrant and refugee girls in the African Girls Initiative for Leadership and Empowerment program.
Minneapolis Urban League
Scholarships to a summer camp that explores African American heritage, history, and culture.
Neighborhood House
An educational and recreational program for young people living on St. Paul's west side.
New Foundations
Summer camp experiences for children from formerly homeless families at the Crestview supportive housing community.
Oromo Community of Minnesota
A summer leadership retreat to encourage Oromo youth to continue their educations after high school.
Park Avenue Foundation
A summer camp program for young people from low-income families in Minneapolis.
PATH (Professional Association of Treatment Homes)
A week-long camping trip on the North Shore of Lake Superior for young people in foster care.
People Serving People
Camp scholarships for children from formerly homeless families now living in supportive housing.
Peta Wakan Tipi
A summer cultural and environmental program for Native American youth.
Pillsbury United Communities
Camp scholarships for young people from low-income households in Minneapolis.
Plymouth Christian Youth Center
Camp scholarships for students at the Center's alternative school in North Minneapolis.
Progressive Individual Resources
A trip to Camp New Hope for African immigrant and refugee youth experiencing behavioral, emotional, and social issues.
Project for Pride in Living
Summer programs for children and youth from low-income households in the Twin Cities.
The Link
A camping trip to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area for youth at risk of involvement with the criminal justice system.
Urban Arts Academy
A summer arts camp for young people in the Bancroft, Bryant, Central, and Powderhorn neighborhoods of Minneapolis.
Washburn Child Guidance Center
Camp scholarships for children facing social, emotional, and behavioral issues.
YouthCARE
Scholarships to a multicultural summer camp for young people from low-income households in the Twin Cities.
YWCA of Minneapolis
The Asian Youth Summer Camps for immigrant and first-generation Hmong and Laotian youth.
YWCA of St. Paul
Camp scholarships for children from formerly homeless families participating in the Transitional Housing Program.
Services
for Blind and Visually Impaired Minnesotans
(2008 awards)
The
Minneapolis Foundation recently awarded over $43,750 in funding to community programs and agencies that offer
services for blind and visually impaired Minnesota residents.
Grants were awarded from the Gladys M. Smith Fund,
created in 1970 "to further the training, recreation,
and general welfare of the blind," and the Jane
McCarthy Fund, established in 1980 "for aid
to, education of, and help to the blind."
