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Organization - Senior Friendship Centers
Grant Amount - $15,000
Foundation - Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice
Grant Purpose - from the L. Conway Channing Endowment Fund to support a new intergenerational program that utilizes high school volunteers to assist older adults in learning how to use technology such as cell phones, computers, and gaming systems that can help them age in place.
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Suncoast Partnership to End Homelessness - $10,000 from the Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice - from the L. Conway Channing Endowment Fund and the Venice Endowment Fund to support development of a 10-year plan to end homelessness in Sarasota and Manatee counties.
WareHouse of Venice - $5,000 from the Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice - from the L. Conway Channing Endowment Fund to increase teen involvement in the Venice community by providing information about volunteering, job opportunities, and events.
Diabetes Association of St. Joseph County - $10,000 from the Community Foundation of St. Joseph County - The Diabetes Association of St. Joseph County will use funds for a new program, Turning the Tables on Hunger. This program combines outreach to older adults to expedite food stamp enrollment and also includes health access opportunities to...
Mott Community College - $700,000 from the Mott Foundation - This grant to Mott Community College will enable staff of Mott Middle College High School to provide a more in-depth response to requests to share its instructional model and innovative curriculum for high school students with school districts...
Community Foundation of Greater Flint - $1,010,880 from the Mott Foundation - This grant to the Community Foundation of Greater Flint will create an endowment fund for the benefit of the Flint Institute of Arts. The Flint Institute of Arts is an important asset to the community and provides a variety of cultural...
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