Community Foundation Grants to Ostara Initiative


Organization - Ostara Initiative
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $50,000
Grant Purpose - Public Safety
Foundation - Silicon Valley Community Foundation









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Organization - Aging Resources Of Douglas County
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $5,000
Grant Purpose - These Grant Funds Will Support Safety Services To Older Adults, As Well As Adults With Physical Disabilities Living In Douglas County. Aging Resources Provides Simple Home Modifications That Make Big Impacts; Grab Bars, Wheelchair Ramps, Hand Railings, And Proper Lighting Are A Few Examples. We Have Developed A Home Safety Assessment And A Fire Safety Assessment As Part Of Our Help At Home Program. Volunteers, Staff, And Other Community Partners Work Together To Make Sure Residents' Homes Are Safe, Tidy, And Comfortable To Live In. Last Year, Our Volunteers Alone Provided 2,179 Hours Of Help Within The Help At Home Program. "i've Been Living In My Home For Over Half My Life, And I Like It Very Much. This Program Helps Me Stay Here." Carol, Age 74.
Foundation - Douglas County Community Foundation


Organization - East Bay Housing Organizations
Year Awarded - 2018
Grant Amount - $334,000
Grant Purpose - General Operating Support To A Membership-based Affordable Housing Advocacy Organization In Contra Costa And Alameda Counties, To Support Ebho's Work In The Ba4a Preservation Table And Ba4a Public Land Table, Core Support To A Membership-based Affordable Housing Advocacy Organization, Which Works To Advance Affordable Housing Policy Solutions Especially Local Measuresin Contra Costa County And Alameda County, To Further Equitable Development On Public Land Near Transit In Oakland And Regionally, And Promote Affordable Housing In Southern Alameda County, To Support The Preservation Strategy By Participating In The Measure Kk Funding Table And Working Closely With The City And Other Networks. Also, To Support The Public Land Strategy By Strategizing In The Process For The Disposition Of Public Land At Concord Naval Weapons Base, To Support Preservation Strategy In Measure Kk Funding With City And Other Networks, And The Public Land Strategy Regarding Disposition Of Land At Concord Naval
Foundation - San Francisco Foundation


Organization - Public Advocates
Year Awarded - 2018
Grant Amount - $180,000
Grant Purpose - To Provide Project Support To Strengthen Community Voices And Achieve Tangible Victories To Advance Education Equity, To Promote Regional Planning Efforts In The Nine-county Bay Area Regional That Benefit Low-income Residents And Communities Of Color While Preventing Displacement, To Support Ba4a's Preservation And Public Land Strategies And The Overall Ba4a Coordination, To Increase Awareness Of And Donor Support For Movement Lawyering Through The Visionaries Documentary Which Will Feature Public Advocates On Public Television, To Fund Housing Preservation And Equitable Public Land Development Strategies And General Support
Foundation - San Francisco Foundation


Organization - Working Partnerships Usa
Year Awarded - 2018
Grant Amount - $107,500
Grant Purpose - To Empower Low-income Communities Of Color And Advance Local And Regional Equity Through Inclusive Housing, Jobs, And Development Policies And Practices, To Support The Public Land Strategy In The South Bay By Educating And Engaging Local Community Residents And By Advocating For Strong Public Engagement Processes Around Key Transit-oriented Development Projects, To Support Engagement With Public Land Holders On Upcoming Development Projects In The South Bay And By Educating And Engaging Local Community Residents, With A Focus On Lands Surrounding Vta And Bart Public Transit Stations.
Foundation - San Francisco Foundation


Organization - California Walks
Year Awarded - 2018
Grant Amount - $8,750
Grant Purpose - Public Safety/public Society Benefit
Foundation - Silicon Valley Community Foundation


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