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Sunday, January 2, 2005

LANL Awards Nearly $800,000 in Grants

Journal Staff Report
    The Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation has awarded nearly $800,000 in community and education outreach grants to 64 education institutions and nonprofit organizations serving several New Mexico counties.
    Since 1998, the LANL Foundation has invested more than $16 million in 1,200 grants addressing such regional needs as public education, early childhood development, teacher training and support, math/science/technology education, social services and community improvement.
    "By investing in education, learning and community development, the LANL Foundation hopes to create community partnerships that will enhance the vitality of the region by improving the quality of life for northern New Mexico residents," LANL Foundation president Florence Jaramillo stated in a press release. "The 2004 grants awarded will enable the foundation to work with outstanding organizations to impact critical and long-standing educational, economic and social service needs."
    In Santa Fe County, 32 grants totaling more than $380,000 were awarded, including:
   

$10,000 to Agua Fria Elementary School to support a part-time science resource coordinator to train teachers on science materials use, teach classes, prepare lessons, coordinate a community/school science fair and involve parents and community members.
   

$6,000 to Audubon New Mexico to provide educational outreach programs in six northern New Mexico elementary school classrooms and training for eight area teachers.
   

$10,000 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern New Mexico to expand one-to-one mentoring services in Rio Arriba, Santa Fe and Los Alamos counties, particularly school-based programs and the Mentoring Children of Prisoners program.
   

$12,500 to CASA-First Judicial District to provide well-supported and trained volunteer advocates for every child in state custody due to abuse and neglect at home.
   

$12,000 to the city of Santa Fe Arts Commission to support ArtWorks, an integrated model of aesthetic education combining arts-making, performances and exhibits, and inquiry and reflection.
   

$9,318 to the College of Santa Fe to improve the quality of teacher training in the area of technology for K-12 and apprentice teachers by expanding the number of work stations available in the professional development course Technology and Communications, as well as other courses for teacher training.
   

$15,000 to Earth's Birthday Project to support Butterfly Classroom 2005, a life-science and computer learning project for 7,500 students in 300 northern New Mexico elementary classrooms. The project will provide living insects and other hands-on science materials, teachers' guides, student workbooks, interactive computer activities and teacher outreach training on best science education practices.
   

$20,000 to Esperanza Shelter to empower people to live violence-free lives through protection, awareness and education.
   

$10,000 to Fine Arts for Children and Teens to support ARTclub, an after-school visual arts program serving at-risk children and youth on Santa Fe's south side at Agua Fria, César Chávez and Salazar elementary schools, as well as the Genoveva Chavez Community Center and FACT ARTbarn community studio.
   

$10,000 to Food for Santa Fe Inc. to purchase bulk foods for distribution to low- or very low-income individuals and families in greater Santa Fe on a weekly basis.
   

$7,500 to the Friends Forever Foundation to provide recreation trips, mentoring and family emergency services to families with children with cancer and life-threatening illnesses.
   

$10,250 to the Garcia Street Club to support a family pre-literacy initiative that provides quality children's books, free meals and activities for families.
   

$11,000 to Girls Inc. of Santa Fe to provide curriculum development and materials, staff development, needs assessment and strategic planning to expand and enrich early childhood services.
   

$15,000 to Literacy Volunteers of Santa Fe Inc. to provide free tutoring and encouragement for adults and their families who want to read, write and speak English.
   

$12,500 to Mentoring New Mexico to implement an intra-school peer mentoring/tutoring program in five of the neediest elementary schools in northern New Mexico.
   

$15,000 to New Vistas to support quality early intervention service to families with children under 3 in Mora, San Miguel and Santa Fe counties.
   

$12,500 to Open Hands for services to the frail elderly, disabled and economically disadvantaged in northern New Mexico.
   

$10,000 to Outside In Productions for weekly arts educational workshops for troubled and at-risk youth.
   

$17,012 to People of Color AIDS Foundation to support Spanish-speaking youth peer education and outreach programs in Santa Fe.
   

$15,000 to Pojoaque Intermediate School to increase fifth- and sixth-grade proficiency levels in science, math and technology.
   

$8,400 to Santa Fe Botanical Garden for a wetland science program for second- and third-grade students.
   

$15,000 to Santa Fe Partners in Education to support a teacher grant program.
   

$20,000 to the Santa Fe Rape Crisis Center to help retire the mortgage on the new facility.
   

$15,000 to the Santa Fe Science Initiative to support a science mentoring program in three Santa Fe schools.
   

$8,000 to the SASS Program to serve approximately 21 at-risk middle-school girls and their mothers through counseling, tutoring and community involvement.
   

$10,000 to the SFPS Teen Parent Center to provide intensive case management services.
   

$15,000 to Somos Un Pueblo Unido to provide community-wide education on immigrant, civil, renter and labor rights.
   

$10,000 to St. Elizabeth Shelter to support the intern program.
   

$10,000 to St. John's College to offer a Saturday Symposium series for 80 elementary, middle and secondary teachers based on the Great Books.
   

$10,000 to Think New Mexico to support efforts to make voluntary pre-kindergarten accessible to all 4-year-olds.
   

$10,000 to Youth Shelters and Family Services to support a regional emergency shelter, transitional living program and street outreach for homeless youth.
   

$10,000 to YouthWorks! to support a high-risk youth job training corps in Santa Fe.
    In Los Alamos County, two grants were awarded.
   

$10,000 to The Family YMCA to support after-school and youth programs.
   

$9,000 to Self Help Inc. to support outreach, clinics and treatment.
    In Rio Arriba County, 11 grants totaling more than $140,000 were awarded.
   

$10,000 to Abiquiu Public Library to support a special programs coordinator.
   

$15,000 to Cañones Early Childhood Center to provide high-quality early childhood services to this remote village and others.
   

$10,000 to ETS Fairview Elementary School in Española to increase student and teacher learning in math, science and technology.
   

$15,000 to El Centro de Los Niños in Tierra Amarilla to provide affordable quality early childhood education programs.
   

$10,000 to the Embudo Valley Library to continue expanding opportunities to children, youth and adults.
   

$10,000 to the Española Valley High School to produce a third series of videos by junior and senior students exploring academic and life goals and encouraging students to stay in school.
   

$10,000 to the Family Learning Center in Española to provide quality early childhood education and intervention programs.
   

$25,000 to Las Cumbres Learning Services in Española to provide family mental health, intervention, respite and developmental disability services.
   

$12,500 to Let's Read Inc. in Española to support literacy services.
   

$14,472 to McCurdy School to support Project Cariño, a school-based mental health services program.
   

$9,086 to Santa Cruz United Methodist Church to provide basic clothing and supplies for babies born to indigent mothers at the Española Hospital.
    In San Miguel County, the foundation awarded one grant.
   

$15,000 to the Pecos Valley Medical Center to support diabetes education and prevention for low-income clients.
    In Taos County, the foundation awarded nine grants totalling more than $100,000.
   

$12,000 to Amigos Unidos to use as matching funds for juvenile delinquency and child abuse programs.
   

$10,000 to the Boys and Girls Club in Questa for drug abuse and sexual activity prevention.
   

$11,874 to Bridges Project for Education to support college counseling efforts in Mora and Peñasco schools.
   

$10,000 to the Community Wellness Center to offer an age-appropriate reproductive health education program in the Taos Municipal Schools.
   

$8,750 to Los Titriteros Puppet Theatre for bilingual puppet programming.
   

$10,000 to the Rocky Mountain Youth Corps to provide after-school tutoring and mentoring in the Taos schools.
   

$15,000 to the Taos Municipal Schools to provide fourth-grade remedial math training for the spring semester in 2005.
   

$10,000 to TCEDC to provide culturally appropriate community development services.
   

$16,152 to Tri-County Children's Advocates for services for abused and neglected children.
    The foundation also awarded grants to organizations in Bernalillo and Sandoval counties, and an additional $220,000 to broader community and educational programs including Hispanics in Philanthropy and the Los Alamos Employees' Endowed Scholarship Fund.