Two Coastside Organizations Receive Grants

PALO ALTO – The Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health has awarded a two-year, $75,000 grant to the Peninsula Family YMCA to expand an after-school program at the Moonridge public housing development, and a two-year, $20,000 grant to the Coastside Collaborative for Children, Youth and Families for its annual Youth Summit.

Ang mga gawad ay dalawa sa 11 mga parangal na inihayag kamakailan ni Stephen Peeps, presidente at CEO ng pundasyon.

The “Y” currently runs a comprehensive summer and after-school program at Moonridge. Foundation funds will allow for a focus on pre-teens, with a leadership club and mentoring program. The program will serve at least 100 children, ages 9 to 13.

The Coastside Collaborative for Children, Youth and Families will use foundation funds to support the participation of middle school students in the Collaborative’s annual Youth Summit. The Summit is one part of a comprehensive community plan to provide activities for youth to discourage their participation in high-risk behaviors.

In the weeks leading up to the Summit, youth identify key problem areas affecting their lives, and work with peers to come up with solutions. Susan Alvaro, coordinator for the Collaborative, said, “The Summit gives youth a voice and power in their community, and that includes their school community.

“This year we’re holding the Summit on Nov. 16,” said Alvaro. “That gives us the rest of the school year to follow up and see to it that the solutions are implemented.”

Ang Lucile Packard Foundation ay gumagawa ng mga gawad sa dalawang lugar: pagprotekta sa mga bata, edad 0 hanggang 5, mula sa pinsala, na may diin sa pagpigil sa pang-aabuso at pagpapabaya sa bata; at pagtataguyod ng kalusugan ng pag-uugali, mental at emosyonal sa mga pre-teens.

Other San Mateo County grantees are: Family Support Center of the Mid-Peninsula, $88,000 over two years; Redwood City Healthy Start Network, $150,000 over two years; San Carlos Healthy Cities Project, $25,000; and the San Francisco 49ers Academy, $75,000.

Santa Clara County grantees are: Catholic Charities of San Jose, $250,000 over two years; Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose, $150,000 over two years; Mexican American Community Services Agency, $125,000 over two years; and Social Advocates for Youth, $175,000 over two years. Today’s Youth Matter, an organization that works to build the self-esteem of troubled youth from both counties, will receive $121,405, over three years, to add year-round mentoring to its current summer camp program.

Ang Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health ay itinatag bilang isang pampublikong kawanggawa noong 1996, nang ang dating independiyenteng Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital ay naging bahagi ng Stanford University Medical Center. Ang misyon ng foundation ay "itaguyod, protektahan, at suportahan ang pisikal, mental, emosyonal, at kalusugan ng mga bata."

Ang pagpopondo para sa community grantmaking program ay mula sa endowment ng foundation. Ang mga gawad ay ibinibigay dalawang beses sa isang taon, sa Hunyo at Disyembre.

Ang foundation din ay ang fundraiser para sa Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at ang mga pediatric program sa Stanford Medical School. Ang isang programa ng pampublikong impormasyon at edukasyon tungkol sa mga isyu sa kalusugan ng mga bata ay nasa ilalim ng pagbuo sa foundation.

Para sa karagdagang impormasyon tungkol sa community grantmaking program ng foundation, tumawag sa (650) 736-0676, o bisitahin ang Web site, www.lpfch.org.