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Grants 2006

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2006 Grants


Children and Youth Programs

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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

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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

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Ad Council of Rochester

$7,000 for marketing and communications support for non-profits.