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Community Foundation awards grants to local nonprofits

Published January 24, 2011 in News

Holland, MI —  More than $87,000 of grants have been awarded by the Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area in its third and final grant round of 2010.  The 18 grants to area nonprofit organizations ranged from $2,000 to $8,000. They target critical programs and innovative community efforts that address local needs and improve the quality of life for residents of the Holland/Zeeland area, the foundation noted.

Grants cover the gamut from the Holland Free Health Clinic ($8,000) to Boys and Girls Club of Greater Holland ($5,000) to the Center of African American Art and History ($7,250) and Young Life ($7,500). 

The grants are reviewed by members of the Community Foundation’s Board or the Foundation’s Youth Advisory Committee of eighteen local high school students. 

A new round of grants begins for 2011, with proposals for projects that enhance the quality of life of the Holland/Zeeland community.  Grants will be distributed three times in 2011, with proposals due to the Foundation on Jan. 17, June 6 and Sept. 19.  To learn more, visit the Community Foundation online at cfhz.org.

Here are the grants announced at the end of 2010:

• Holland Historic Trust - $3,000 for preserving paintings and framed works of art through proper storage.
• Family Hope Foundation - $6,000 to assist families with children with special needs in accessing therapy and other support services. 

• Holland Free Health Clinic - $8,000 to equip the clinic’s current dental facility to enable volunteer dentists to provide restorative dental care and extractions for underserved residents.

• Good Samaritan Ministries - $7,000 to provide matching funds for two full-time AmeriCorps members to expand the capacity of the Affordable Housing Connections Program and Clearinghouse Services. 

• Holland Alano Association - $6,000 to support continued growth in leadership capacity. 

• Jordan River Ministries - $5,000 to expand services for residents of the women’s transitional home who are recovering from substance abuse.

• Midtown Counseling Services - $2,000 to provide counseling services to residents of Holland’s core city neighborhoods. 

• Ottawa County Human Services Coordinating Council - $5,000 to coordinate county-wide human service issues with a focus on expanding access to health and mental health services.

• Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Holland - $5,000 to expand the Teen Tech program for Teen Center members.
 
• Center of African American Art and History - $7,250 for the Children’s Reading and Arts Corner and related programming for children in kindergarten through 3rd grade.

• Every Woman’s Place - $2,616 to provide housing for homeless or runaway youth aged 10-17 in licensed host homes. 

• Greater Ottawa County United Way - $5,000 to expand the Student Service Learning Program in Holland/Zeeland area schools. 

• Holland Area Arts Council - $3,000 to help facilitate a month-long Youth Arts Festival. 

• Lakeshore Ethnic Diversity Alliance - $7,500 for the Migrant Sports Program.

• Ottawa County MSU Extension - $2,000 to provide matching funds for a Mentor Michigan College Coaching AmeriCorps member to work with the Ottawa County Mentoring Collaborative. 

• Rick Rack - $2,952 to furnish and equip space for the clothing program which serves youth in foster care. 

• Sheldon Woods Elementary - $2,475 to create an Autism Sensory Room which will help students with Autism Spectrum Disorder become more productive learners. 

• Young Life - $7,500 to develop and implement a year-long life skills curriculum for teenage mothers.