Alumnae Chapters Receive KiDs Grants
Every March, the Kappa Delta Foundation awards $25,000 in KiDs Grants to alumnae chapters in partnership with local nonprofit organizations. The monies, up to $2,500 for any one application, go to the nonprofit agencies to provide them with significant financial support for programs that have a direct positive effect on families and children. KiDs Grants make it possible for Kappa Delta alumnae to improve the quality of life for “KiDs,” the heart of the community.
Congratulations to our 2010 winners:
Albuquerque/Santa Fe, N.M., AC will provide the Girls Incorporated of Santa Fe Inc. funding to purchase materials for the Zona del Sol greenhouse and to help build an outdoor learning lab as part of their Operation SMART program (science, math and relevant technology.)
Bloomington-Normal, Ill., AC will provide Easter-Seals-UCP funding to be a sponsor of the 2010 Penguin Project, a program which provides children with disabilities and their mentors a chance to perform a modified version of a Broadway musical.
Champaign-Urbana, Ill., AC will provide the Crisis Nursery funding to be one of the premier sponsors of the annual Holiday Shop and offer vouchers to Head Start preschoolers who might not be able to participate in the community Holiday Shop.
Greater Fairfax & Loudoun County, Va., AC will provide the Loudoun Citizens For Social Justice, Inc./Louduon Child Advocacy Center funding to provide a less stressful place to conduct interviews with children involved in child abuse investigation, provide new clothes for victims of sexual abuse, provide refreshments and snacks while waiting for interviews.
Lake Charles, La., AC will provide the Arts and Humanities Council of Southwest Louisiana Inc. funding to be the primary sponsor for ArtsFest that makes it possible for children in a five-parish region to discover the visual and performing arts and for some their only experience making art. Funding will also be used to purchase the art and craft supplies for the event.
Long Beach, Calif., AC will provide For the Child Inc. funding to become a Prevention Partner and to assist with the Family Day Program in May 2010.
Nashville, Tenn., AC will provide the Girl Scout Council of Cumberland Valley, Inc. (Girls Scouts of Middle Tennessee) funding to purchase items so they may broaden their American Girl Anti-Bullying Workshop with Girls Scouts of Middle Tennessee.
North San Diego County, Calif., AC will provide Casa de Amistad Centro de Ensenanza funding to assist with their Summer Enrichment Program, a tutoring and mentoring program for K-12 Latino students in coastal North County, and help students to participate in Outside the Lens, an innovative program that teaches students about photography and writing.
Richardson/Plano, Texas, AC will provide the Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas funding that will allow approximately 20 young women to attend Interest Project College on Texas campuses to get exposure to college life while earning credits toward their Girl Scout awards and developing skills and confidence needed to become responsible, productive leaders of the community.
Springfield, Ill., AC will provide the Illinois State Museum Society funding to host the fourth annual camp-in at the museum for children of the Boys and Girls Clubs and to work side by side with a noted professional artist in creating a large mural to display in the Illinois State Museum.
St. Petersburg, Fla., AC will provide the Suncoast Center Inc./Help A Child funding to be a “guardian” sponsor of the 11th Annual Cooking for Kids event in September 2010, which raises money to provide services that include child abuse prevention and a residential medical foster-care program.
The application deadline for the 2011 KiDs grants is November 1, 2010. If you have any questions about the process, please contact Nancy Church, Foundation Manager.
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