Grants 2006
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2006 Grants
Children and Youth Programs
Advocacy Center (The)
$50,000 for Transition Services Planning Project for disabled students leaving high school to the adult world.
Camp Abilities
$5,000 for a summer camp for blind and visually impaired youth.
Coalition to Prevent Lead Poisoning
$25,000 for education, information, and community action program to eliminate lead paint in older homes.
Community Place of Greater Rochester
$15,000 for inclusive summer day camp for children with developmental disabilities.
Compeer
$20,000 for mentoring program for developmentally disabled teens.
Corn Hill Navigation / Spina Bifida Association
$2,500 for outdoor recreational program for teens with spina bifida.
Empire Justice Center
$25,000 for Disability Rights Advocacy Project.
Gliding Stars of Rochester
$5,000 for ice skating program for the youth with disabilities.
Hope Hall
$15,000 for Mastery in Learning Scholarship Program for students with disabilities.
LDA Life and Learning Services
$25,000 for Educational Advocacy Services for students with developmental disabilities.
Mental Health Association
$15,000 for Drum Circles - music therapy and disability awareness workshops.
Springbrook (Upstate Home for Children Foundation)
$200,000 to expand and renovate facilities for the developmentally disabled.
Adult and Family Support Services
ABVI Goodwill
$50,000 for renovation of dining area for blind/visually impaired employees.
The Advocacy Center
$15,000 for the Developmental Disabilities Advocacy Program.
Al Sigl Center, Inc.
$10,000 for production costs for “Two Weddings and a Future,” a documentary film about the marriage of two individuals with Down Syndrome.
ARC of Fulton County
$2,600 for travel expenses for FLAME, a soft rock band of musicians with developmental disabilities.
ARC of Monroe County
$30,000 for day services for senior adults with developmental disabilities.
ARC of Seneca Cayuga Counties
$20,000 for incline elevator to improve lakefront accessibility for developmentally disabled consumers.
Bishop Sheen Housing
$5,000 for Emergency Home Repair Program for persons with disabilities.
Center for Disability Rights
$10,000 for sport and recreation activities for individuals with disabilities.
Cobblestone Arts Center
$7,000 for expanding education and work opportunities for individuals with disabilities.
Continuing Developmental Services (CDS)
$35,000 for air ventilation system in employment facility for disabled workers.
Corn Hill Navigation
$10,000 for outdoor recreational and educational program for individuals with developmental disabilities.
CP Rochester
$7,500 for adaptive ski program for persons with disabilities.
Dazzle School of Visual & Performing Arts
$7,000 for furnishings to expand programs for the disabled.
Easter Seals of New York
$20,000 for Health Maintenance Education and Training Program for the developmentally disabled.
Eastman Dental Center
$5,300 to improve dental services for people with developmental disabilities.
Happiness House/FLCP
$223,000 to expand and renovate facilities for the disabled.
Heritage Christian Services
$75,000 for equipment for new Life Center for consumers with developmental disabilities.
Hochstein Music School
$20,000 for music therapy for individuals with developmental disabilities.
Italian American Community Center
$500 for social event for disabled consumers.
Lifetime Assistance
$20,000 for Healthy Living Program for senior adults with developmental disabilities.
Parents & Teachers United for Kids, Inc.
$5,500 for transportation to recreational and educational outings for the disabled.
PRALID
$30,000 for home-based aide services for traumatic brain injured and developmentally disabled.
Rochester Museum & Science Center
$10,000 for Community Partner Pass Program for organizations serving the disabled.
Rochester Rehabilitation Center
$20,000 for adaptive equipment for driver training program.
Sisters Care (Sisters of St. Joseph)
$2,000 for office equipment for home care ministry.
Teresa House
$10,000 for renovations and wheelchair lift for hospice house.
Community Services
Ad Council of Rochester
$7,000 for marketing and communications support for non-profits.