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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 |