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Recent Grants

WCA Foundation makes grants ranging in size from $5,000 to $15,000
to a broadly diverse group of human service programs and agencies in the
state of Minnesota.  In 2011, the organization awarded 51 grants totaling
$586,600.  A sampling of those grants is shown below.



Access Justice -  Non-profit law firm providing low- or pro-bono                   $13,500   
services to low- or moderate-income clients.

AMICUS - Radius Program for Girls tailors services for girls in the                   $15,000
juvenile justice system.

Asian Women United - Sole provider of domestic violence services                $  6,000
focused on Asian women.

Breaking Free - Full range of services to help women and girls leave               $15,000
lives of prostitution.

Casa de Esperanza - Supportive services to Latinas who have                        $10,000
experienced domestic violence.

Dakota Woodlands - Shelter and services for homeless women and                $15,000
their children in Dakota County.

Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery - Provides emergency care and            $15,000
services for children who are at risk because parents are going through

a temporary crisis.

Hennepin Technical College Foundation - $1,000 Scholarships for              $15,000
women in the LPN program.

I Love A Parade - Helps chronically homeless women build work                   $10,000
histories by hiring them to create jewelry, puppets, dolls, handbags, etc.

The Link - Lindquist Apartments provide subsidized housing and                     $10,000
supportive services for homeless youth 16 and up.

MicroGrants - Makes $1,000 grants to individuals who have an                      $12,000
approved plan to achieve self-sufficiency.

Minnesota African Women's Association - Helps African immigrant             $10,000
girls succeed academically and prepare for secondary education.

Rebuild Resources -Manufacturing firm employs recovering                            $10,000
chemically dependent persons usually considered unemployable.

Store To Door - Shops for and delivers groceries to the elderly                        $12,000
and disabled who cannot shop for themselves.      

Vail Place - Full continuum of services for chronically mentally ill persons.         $  5,000      

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