Past Grants 2014 – 2010
2014
ALIVE
To expand children’s health and fitness programs through playground improvements and a weekly healthy eating and nutrition curriculum.
Child and Family Network Centers
To fund a preschool teacher for a new classroom in the Chirilagua neighborhood; To fund free, bilingual, preschool classes and social services for parents.
Girls on the Run
To fund after-school classes teaching positive body image and self-esteem, all while running and training for a 5K.
Every Child Matters Education Fund
To make kids’ causes a national political priority (non-partisan).
Friends of Huntley Meadows
To provide art kits for a children’s nature journaling class.
Healthy Families Alexandria
To fund additional staff time for child development and early literacy activities during home visits with vulnerable first-time parents in the Healthy Families program.
Wright to Read
To train and support 40 volunteer tutors and mentors for 40 newly referred elementary school students who are reading significantly below grade level.
2013
ACT for Alexandria Memorial Fund
To support Boston Area families after the Boston Marathon bombings.
Alexandria Tutoring Consortium
To promote elementary school reading programs so all kids are reading at grade level by third grade.
Alexandria Police Youth Camp (APYC)
To provide overnight camp experiences for at-risk kids.
Boy Scouts of America
To fund programs that build character, citizenship and personal fitness.
Center for Alexandria’s Children
To expand free educational playgroups for underserved preschool aged children.
Child and Family Network Centers
To fund free, bilingual, preschool classes and social services for parents.
Childhood Obesity Action Network (A-COAN)
To fund playground revitalizations for two City of Alexandria elementary schools (John Adams and Matthew Maury).
Community Lodgings
To open a teen learning center for tutoring and homework.
Cora Kelly PTA
To provide after-school fitness and nutrition programs for kids and their families.
Dunbar Alexandria – Olympic Boys & Girls Club
To build confidence, developing character and acquiring the skills needed to become productive, civic-minded, responsible adults.
Girls on the Run
To fund after-school classes teaching positive body image and self-esteem, all while running and training for a 5K.
Firefighters Coats for Kids
To keep kids warm with new winter coats.
Matthew Maury Elementary School PTA
To fund bi-weekly after-school fitness programs promoting social and physical health.
The Reading Connection
To deliver free books and interactive readings for kids living in homeless shelters and in community centers.
Quintango
To fund after-school soccer and tango lessons promoting co-ed teamwork and respect.
2012
Child and Family Network Centers
To fund free, bilingual, preschool classes and social services for parents.
Community Lodgings
To open a teen learning center for tutoring and homework.
Girls on the Run
To fund after-school classes teaching positive body image and self-esteem, all while running and training for a 5K.
Every Child Matters Education Fund
To make kids’ causes a national political priority (non-partisan).
Firefighters Coats for Kids
To keep kids warm with new winter coats.
The Reading Connection
To deliver free books and interactive readings for kids living in homeless shelters and in community centers.
2011
Carpenter’s Shelter
To fund milk and healthy after-school snacks for resident children.
Child and Family Network Centers
To fund free, bilingual, preschool classes and social services for parents.
Community Lodgings
To open a teen learning center for tutoring and homework.
Girls on the Run
To fund after-school classes teaching positive body image and self-esteem, all while running and training for a 5K.
Friends of Guest House
To deliver toiletry kits to women recently released from correction unit.
The Reading Connection
To deliver free books and inter-active readings for kids living in homeless shelters and in community centers.
2010
Child and Family Network Centers
To fund free, bilingual, preschool classes and social services for parents.