Grant Highlights
As a leading social-change institution, the foundation has addressed poverty, youth violence, education reform, and environmental justice while coordinating efforts to impact public policy. This two-year grant supports work on a collaborative project to establish an environmental-health land-use policy for the Los Angeles area that reduces pollution exposure and health risks while creating green enterprises.
Through its continuum of residential, health, counseling, work force-development, and educational services, the nonprofit organization transitions at-risk youth and families from crisis to safety and success. This grant provides funding for construction of the East Austin Youth and Family Resource Center, which expands programming and meets the growing need for critical services.
Formed in 1999, Link Media owns and operates the nationwide broadcast channel Link TV and the Web site linktv.org, which provide a global perspective on international news, current events, and diverse culture. Funding enables a Link Media partner organization, YouthNoise, to develop a model for engaging youth as catalysts for social change around critical health issues.
The philanthropic, corporate, and public-sector partnership was established to bring community-development opportunities and the financial power of mainstream markets to urban neighborhoods and residents. A three-year grant supports Living Cities’ Integration Initiative, a new program to foster work that creates models for systems reform and regional cooperation in distressed communities.
The philanthropic, corporate, and public-sector partnership was established to bring community-development opportunities and the financial power of mainstream markets to urban neighborhoods and residents. This three-year grant supports the work of Living Cities, especially through its Integration Initiative, a new program to foster models for systems reform and regional cooperation in distressed communities.
The nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization provides inspiration, technical assistance, and networking to local elected officials and other dedicated community leaders who are working to create healthy, walkable, and resource-efficient communities. Funding allows 25 key community leaders from the nation’s port communities to attend the 2012 New Partners for Smart Growth Conference in San Diego.
The nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization provides technical and networking services to elected officials, city planners, and other key leaders committed to achieving more-livable, prosperous, and sustainable communities. Funding enables the commission to present climate-change preparation workshops in two California counties, in collaboration with the National Center for Conservation Science and Policy.
The national community-development intermediary works through 30 local offices in 25 states to revitalize the nation’s neighborhoods. It helps community-based organizations gain access to financial capital, expertise, and policy support to create affordable housing and commercial activity. This two-year grant continues support for the expansion of its Building Sustainable Communities initiative, a multifaceted approach to revitalization in cities and rural areas.
The national community-development and revitalization organization works through 30 local offices in 25 states to assist community-based organizations in accessing financial capital, expertise, and policy support to create affordable housing and commercial activity in the nation’s neighborhoods. Funding accelerates the expansion of its Building Sustainable Communities initiative in 20 cities and rural areas.
The national community development and revitalization organization works through 30 local offices in 25 states to assist community-based organizations in accessing financial capital, expertise, and policy support to create affordable housing and commercial activity in the nation’s neighborhoods. This general-operations grant supports continued implementation of the five-pronged Building Sustainable Communities strategic plan.