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2008 Topfer
Family Foundation Grants
| Alternatives
Incorporated
To support
youth leadership development program and youth enrichment
activities
Cook Co, IL
|
$50,000 |
| Assistance
League of Austin
To support
Operation School Bell, which provides school clothing for
children
Travis Co, TX
|
$20,000 |
| Austin
Child Guidance Center
To support
children's mental health services
Travis Co, TX
|
$60,000 |
| Austin
Children's Museum
To support
a Robotics after-school outreach program
Travis Co, TX
|
$10,000 |
| Austin
Community Foundation
To support
A Season for Caring
Travis Co, TX |
$71,000 |
| Austin
Groups for the Elderly
To support
Elderhaven Adult Day Care for seniors
Travis Co, TX
|
$35,000 |
| Badgerdog
Literacy Publishing
To support
a creative writing and literary arts program for middle
and high school students
Travis Co, TX
|
$7,500 |
| Big
Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago
To support
school-based mentoring and tutoring for at-risk students
Cook & DuPage
Co, IL
|
$40,000 |
| Boys
& Girls Club of the Capital Area
To provide
programs and services for underserved youth at Burnet Middle
School
Travis Co, TX
|
$15,000 |
| Breaking
Free
To support
parenting skills and family nurturing programs
DuPage Co, IL
|
$20,000 |
| Breakthrough
To support
a six-week, full-day academic enrichment college preparation
program for high potential, low income seventh and eighth
graders
Travis Co, TX
|
$40,000 |
| Brighton
Park Neighborhood Council
To support
youth leadership development program and youth enrichment
activities
Travis Co, TX
|
$12,500 |
| Capital
Area Food Bank
To support
Kids Cafe for low-income students and HOPE program for low-income
seniors
Travis Co, TX
|
$45,000 |
| CASA
of Cook County
To support
recruitment, training & supervision for volunteer court
advocates
Cook Co, IL
|
$40,000 |
| CASA
of Travis County
To support
recruitment, training & supervision for volunteer court
advocates
Travis Co, TX
|
$50,000 |
| Catholic
Charities, Diocese of Joliet
To support
counseling for abused and neglected children
DuPage Co, IL
|
$30,000 |
| The
Center for Coordinating Action for Children's Health (CoACH)
To support transitional
and respite care services for medically fragile children
and their families
DuPage Co, IL
|
$25,000 |
| Children's
Advocacy Center
To support
counseling, assessments, support groups, and case management
services for children who have been abused
DuPage & Cook
Co, IL
|
$12,500 |
| Children's
Medical Center Foundation of Central Texas
To support
an emergency room study to evaluate optimum techniques for
addressing pain and anxiety in pediatric patients
Travis County,
TX
|
$7,500 |
| Chinese
American Service League
To provide
for the physical, psychological and cultural needs of seniors
Cook & DuPage
Co, IL
|
$10,000 |
| Circesteem
To support
after-school activities and reading enrichment programs
for low-income youth
Cook Co, IL
|
$25,000 |
| Communities
in Schools - Central Texas
To support
salary increases for professional staff and programs in
five schools which link community resources to at-risk children
and families
Travis and Hays
Co, TX
|
$70,000 |
| Communities
in Schools of Chicago
To support
CCIS programs linking community resources to at-risk children
Cook Co, IL
|
$50,000 |
| The
Community House
To support
after-school and summer programs for the Willowbrook Corner
Neighborhood
DuPage Co, IL
|
$75,000 |
| Easter
Seals of Central Texas Inc.
To support
medical rehabilitative services for low-income children
Travis & Williamson
Co, TX
|
$15,000 |
| El
Buen Samaritano
To support
a health and fitness program targeting childhood obesity
Travis & Williamson
Co, TX
|
$50,000 |
| Erikson
Institute
To provide
parenting support and education for families with infants
who cry excessively and are difficult to console
Cook Co, IL
|
$20,000 |
| Family
Connections
To help provide
parents of newborns with information they need in an effort
to promote infant health and safety
Travis Co, TX
|
$40,000 |
| Foundation
Communities
To support
an after-school and summer youth program for disadvantaged
youth targeting success in reading achievement and physical
fitness
Travis Co, TX
|
$25,000 |
| Gads
Hill Center
To support
academic enrichment activities and college preparation for
low-income teens
Cook Co, IL
|
$10,000 |
| GenAustin
To support
a weekly after-school curriculum for middle school girls
taught by employed high school girls with support from school-based
adult sponsors and volunteers
Travis, Williamson
& Hays Co, TX
|
$20,000 |
| Girl
Scouts of Central Texas
To support
outreach programs for at-risk girls
Travis, Williamson
& Hays Co, TX
|
$35,000 |
| Girlstart
To support
a math, science and technology summer camp for girls
Travis, Williamson
& Hays Co, TX
|
$12,500 |
| Heart
House
To support
Heart House's after school and summer programs for low income
youth
Travis Co, TX
|
$10,000 |
| Howard
Area Community Center
To support
comprehensive child care for at-risk children
Cook Co, IL
|
$50,000 |
| Housing
Opportunities and Maintenance for the Elderly
To support
a home repair program for low-income seniors
Cook Co, IL
|
$10,000 |
| Infant
Welfare Society of Evanston
To support
early intervention services to prevent child abuse and strengthen
parenting skills, including home visiting, parent education,
and support groups
Cook Co, IL
|
$10,000 |
| Jane
Addams Juvenile Court Foundation
To support
child welfare and juvenile court reform through strengthening
relationships and collaborations with community partners
and by improving court systems and procedures
Cook Co, IL
|
$95,000 |
| Juan
Diego Work Study Program Inc.
To support
a job training program for minority and economically-disadvantaged
youth
Travis Co, TX
|
$11,000 |
| Juvenile
Protective Association
To support
prevention and intervention services aimed at alleviating
child abuse
Cook Co, IL
|
$50,000 |
| Kids
Individual Dedication to Success
To support
a community-based educational summer program for underprivileged
youth
Travis Co, TX
|
$10,000 |
| Lawrence
Hall Youth Services
To support
residential treatment for youth who have been abused or
neglected
Cook & DuPage
Co, IL
|
$12,500 |
| Lifelink
To support
the Healthy Families program, which provided early intervention,
positive parenting skills to first-time, non-English speaking
teenage parents
DuPage Co, IL
|
$60,000 |
| Lone
Star Circle of Care
To support
pediatric care for uninsured children
Williamson Co,
TX
|
$75,000 |
| Maine-Niles
Association of Special Recreation
To support
summer camp activities for youth with disabilities
Cook Co, IL
|
$5,000 |
| Marwen
Foundation
To support
college preparatory activities for youth participating in
arts programming
Cook Co, IL
|
$25,000 |
| Maryville
Academy
To support
the Crisis Nursery, free voluntary care for families in
disruptive crisis
Cook Co, IL
|
$50,000 |
| Marywood
Children and Family Services
To support
case management and basic needs for at risk pregnant women
Travis Co, TX
|
$30,000 |
| Morton
Arboretum
To provide
a hands-on science education program for students at low-income
schools
DuPage & Cook
Co, IL
|
$10,000 |
| Music
Theatre Workshop
To support
arts programming and youth development activities for low-income
youth
DuPage & Cook
Co, IL
|
$10,000 |
| NCO
Youth & Family Services
To support
counseling and life skills development for male youth in
group home and transitional living settings
DuPage & Cook
Co, IL
|
$60,000 |
| New
Mom's, Inc.
To support a
capital campaign to build a shelter and community center
Cook Co, IL
|
$50,000 |
| Open
Door Preschool
To support
summer enrichment program for elementary school children
Travis & Williamson
Co, TX
|
$5,000 |
| Outreach
Community Ministries
To support
Teen REACH after school and summer programs, tutoring, mentoring,
and a college access program
DuPage Co, IL
|
$50,000 |
| Peaceable
Kingdom Retreat for Children, Inc.
To support
chronically ill and special needs children's programs
Travis & Williamson
Co, TX
|
$15,000 |
| People's
Resource Center
To support
an art enrichment program for low-income youth
DuPage Co, IL
|
$15,000 |
| Pillars
To support
the Adult Wrap Program for low-income, high need elderly
Cook Co, IL
|
$35,000 |
| Planned
Parenthood of the Texas Capital Region
To support
the expansion of a health and sexuality education program
Travis Co, TX
|
$25,000 |
| Positive
Parenting DuPage
To increase
effective parenting by improving knowledge of child development
and strengthening support services for families
DuPage Co, IL
|
$220,000 |
| Reading
is FUNdamental/Capital Area Reach Out and Read
To support
the RIF Program at Becker Elementary and the health-based
Reach Out and Read program in area clinics
Travis & Williamson
Co, TX
|
$12,500 |
| R.O.C.K.,
Ride On Center for Kids
To support
the Theraputic Riding program
Williamson &
Travis Co, TX
|
$5,000 |
| Robert
Crown Center for Health Education
To support
a health education program for students and teachers
Cook, DuPage &
Lake Co, IL
|
$25,000 |
| Round
Rock Area Serving Center
To support
basic needs and services to the elderly including food,
clothing, and financial assistance for rent, utilities and
prescriptions
Williamson Co,
TX
|
$5,000 |
| SafePlace
To support
the Counseling Services Program which addresses the needs
of sexual and domestic violence survivors
Travis Co, TX
|
$45,000 |
| Senior
Home Sharing
To support
affordable housing for low-income seniors
DuPage Co, IL
|
$30,000 |
| Sharing
Connections
To support
a full-time, bilingual social worker position
DuPage & Cook
Co, IL
|
$45,000 |
| Skillpoint
Alliance
To support
the Construction Gateway job training program
Travis, Hays &
Williamson Co, TX
|
$15,000 |
| Special
Olympics Illinios
Chicago MedFest:
To support facilitation of sports physicals required for
current and prospective Speical Olympic athletes
Cook Co, IL
|
$15,000 |
| Sustainable
Food Center
To support
Sprouting Healthy Kids, a farm-to-school project, targeting
primarily Latino and African American population which addresses
food insecurity, childhood obesity, and food systems to
build self confidence and promote positive development
Travis Co, TX
|
$5,000 |
| Theatre
Action Project
To support
the training and employing of up to 30 high school students
a year whose lives have been affected by intimate violence
to transform their experiences into compelling, interactive,
educational theatre
Travis Co, TX
|
$5,000 |
| The
Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually
Impaired
To support
in-home therapy and parent counseling, education and support
for families with children who are blind or visually impaired
Cook, Lake &
DuPage Co, IL
|
$30,000 |
| The
Cradle Foundation
To provide
financial assistance and support to families who have adopted
children with special needs
Cook Co, IL
|
$50,000 |
| VinCare
Services
To support
life skills and supportive services at St. Louise House
for homeless women with children
Travis Co, TX
|
$35,000 |
| Volunteer
Healthcare Clinic
To support
non-emergency, walk-in, free, medical clinic services to
children who are uninsured and/or lack access to healthcare
Travis Co, TX
|
$10,000 |
| VSA
Arts of Texas
To support
professional development training in arts-based teaching
methods for children with disabilities
Travis Co, TX
|
$5,000 |
| Westcave
Preserve
To support
a nature immersion camp designed to benefit the physical,
emotional and cognitive health of inner-city children by
engaging them in the out-of-doors
Travis Co, TX
|
$5,000 |
| Western
DuPage Special Recreation Association Foundation
To support
a recreational program for students who are enrolled in
alternative schools
DuPage Co, IL
|
$10,000 |
| Woodridge
Community Pantry
To support
job and life skills programming for low-income adults
DuPage Co, IL
|
$25,000 |
| Young
Men's Business League Austin Sunshine Camps
To support
Sunshine Camps for economically underprivileged children
ages 7-15
Travis Co, TX
|
$10,000 |
| Young
Women's Christian Association of Metropolitan Chicago
To support
mental health counseling for sexually abused children
Cook & DuPage
Co, IL
|
$10,000 |
|
2008 Total
To Date: |
$2,463,000 |
2007 Topfer
Family Foundation Grants
| Advocate
Charitable Foundation
To support
mental health counseling and related services for sexually
abused children
DuPage Co, IL
|
$35,000 |
Alternatives
Incorporated
To support
youth leadership development program and youth enrichment
activities.
Cook Co, IL
|
$50,000 |
American
YouthWorks
To support
the CasaVerde homebuilding program which provides affordable
housing to low income families
Travis Co,TX
|
$50,000 |
AmeriCorps
for Community Engagement and Education
To support
the ACEE program, which provides high quality, research-based
early literacy tutoring and educational support for bilingual
students
Travis Co,TX
|
$7,500 |
| Any
Baby Can
To support
Candlelighters, CARE, Tandem and Prenatal Education programs
Travis Co, TX
|
$100,000 |
| The
Arc of the Capital Area
To support
partial salary of Volunteer Coordinator which will enable
the Arc to increase its volunteer base which will then allow
the agency to serve more clients
Travis Co,TX
|
$17,500 |
| Assistance
League of Austin Texas, Inc.
To support
Operation School Bell which provides school clothing for
children
Travis Co,TX
|
$20,000 |
Austin
Area Urban League
To support
an After-School/Youth Enrichment Program and Music &
Arts Institute for disadvantaged youth
Travis Co,TX
|
$50,000 |
Austin
Children's Shelter
To support
the Austin Children's Shelter Capital Campaign
Travis and Williamson
Co,TX
|
$500,000
|
| Austin
Children's Shelter
Funding to
continue and retain professional staff for Connections Program
Travis and Williamson
Co,TX
|
$65,000
|
Austin
Community Foundation
To support
A Season for Caring Thanksgiving donations
Travis Co, TX |
$15,000 |
Austin
Community Foundation
To support
A Season for Caring holiday donations
Travis Co, TX |
$56,000 |
Austin
Child Guidance Center
To support
children's mental health services
Travis Co, TX
|
$60,000 |
| Austin
Groups for the Elderly
To support
Elderhaven Adult Day Care for seniors
Travis Co, TX
|
$30,000 |
| Austin
Lyric Opera
To support
a music enrichment program for low-income children
Travis Co, TX
|
$15,000 |
Austin
Recovery Inc.
To support
the capital campaign specifically for Family House which
supports women and children
Travis Co, TX
|
$100,000 |
| Austin
Symphony Orchestra Society
To support
educational programs for low-income students
Travis Co, TX
|
$50,000 |
Badgerdog
Literary Publishing Inc
To support
creative writing and literary arts program for middle and
high school students
Travis Co, TX
|
$10,000 |
Big
Brother Big Sister of Metropolitan Chicago
To support
school-based mentoring and tutoring for at-risk students
Cook Co, IL
|
$40,000 |
Boys
and Girls Clubs of the Capital Area
To provide
programs and services for underserved youth residing in
the Govalle/Johnston neighborhoods
Travis Co, TX
|
$15,000 |
| Breaking
Free
To support
parenting skills and family nurturing programs
DuPage Co, IL
|
$20,000 |
Breakthrough
To support
a six-week, full-day academic enrichment college preparation
program for high potential, low income seventh and eighth
graders
Travis Co, TX
|
$40,000 |
| Bridge
Communities
To support
after school tutoring and educational enrichment for at-risk
children
DuPage Co, IL
|
$25,000 |
Brighton
Park Neighborhood Council
To support
youth leadership development program and youth enrichment
activities
Cook Co, IL
|
$12,500 |
| Camp
Fire USA Balcones Council
To support
an after-school program which instills life skills through
character education, academic support and outdoor adventure
Travis and Williamson
Co, TX
|
$7,500 |
| Capital
Area Food Bank
To support
Kids Café for low-income students and HOPE program
for low- income seniors
Travis Co, TX
|
$45,000 |
| Capital
Area Reach Out and Read Inc.
To support
ROR in clinics as well as improve the reading areas in the
clinics
Travis, Williamson,
Caldwell Co, TX
|
$5,000 |
Capital
IDEA
To support
a job training program which enables participants to earn
a liveable wage
Travis Co, TX
|
$75,000 |
Caritas
To support
a job training program
Travis Co, TX
|
$60,000 |
CASA
of Central Texas
To
support recruitment, training and support for volunteer
advocates
Hays Co, TX
|
$10,000 |
CASA
of Cook County
To
support recruitment, training and support for volunteer
advocates
Cook Co, IL
|
$40,000 |
CASA
of DuPage County
To
support recruitment, training and support for volunteer
advocates
DuPage Co, IL
|
$50,000 |
CASA
of Travis County
To
support recruitment, training and support for volunteer
advocates
Travis Co, TX
|
$50,000 |
Catholic
Charities
To
support counseling for abused and neglected children
DuPage Co, IL
|
$30,000 |
The
Center for Child Protection
To
support forensic interviews and services for abused children
Travis Co, TX
|
$40,000 |
Chicago
Children's Advocacy Center
To support
advocacy, case management, investigatory and mental health
services to children who have been abused
Cook Co, IL
|
$25,000 |
Chicago
Communities in Schools
To support
CCIS programs in five schools, linking community resources
to at-risk children and families
Cook Co, IL
|
$50,000 |
Chicago
Women's Health Center
To support
outreach and health education programming for at-risk girls
Cook Co, IL
|
$35,000 |
Children's
Advocacy Center
To support
counseling, assessments, support groups, and case management
services for children who've been abused
DuPage Co, IL
|
$11,000 |
Children's
Medical Center Foundation of Central Texas
To
purchase the Date Video Display System, one portion of the
pediatric iMRI for the new neurology center at the Dell
Children's Medical Center
Travis, Williamson,
Hays, Caldwell, Burnet Co, TX
|
$100,000 |
Chinese
American Services League Inc.
To provide
for the physical, psychological and cultural needs of seniors
Cook Co, IL
|
$10,000 |
| The
Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually
Impaired
To
support in-home therapy and parent counseling, education
and support for families with children who are blind or
visually impaired
Cook Co, IL
|
$20,000 |
| Citizen
Schools
To
support Citizen School's after-school program at Bedicheck
and Kealing Middle School
Travis Co, TX
|
$10,000 |
The
Community House
To
support after-school and summer programs for the Willowbrook
Corner Neighborhood
DuPage Co, IL
|
$100,000 |
| The
Cradle Foundation
To
provide financial assistance to families who have adopted
children with special needs
Cook Co, IL
|
$50,000 |
DuPage
Children's Museum
To
refine and focus parent/caregiver support resources to make
them more effectively available and to increase effective
parenting
DuPage, Will,
Kane Co, IL
|
$150,000 |
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