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One of the 2007 grant recipients, Tucson Symphony Orchestra "Music in the Schools" Program.
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UniSource Energy Services Gas, UniSource Energy Services Electric and Tucson Electric Power
Grants That Make a Difference 2008
The application for Grants That Make a Difference 2008 are now available. Application Deadline: September 16, 2008 by 5 p.m.
Grants That Make A Difference
Recipients 2001-2006: $641,059
Grant Recipients 2007
| Pima County |
$100,000 |
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| American Red Cross of Southern Arizona |
$7,500 |
"Kids Safe Alone" program, which teaches safety and first aid training to "latchkey" children |
| Assistance League of Tucson |
$5,000 |
"Operation School Bell," a clothing program for impoverished children referred by Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) staff |
| El Rio Birth and Women's Health Centers |
$5,300 |
to expand the postpartum mother and baby support groups, which encourage bonding and breastfeeding for healthier infants |
| Casa de los Ninos' |
$5,000 |
"Family Respite Care Program," which aims to prevent child abuse and child neglect in families that are experiencing crisis |
| Community Home Repair Projects of Arizona |
$10,000 |
emergency home repair program for low-income seniors and vulnerable families. |
| Humane Society of Southern Arizona |
$2,200 |
"Safe Haven Fund," a partnership between domestic violence shelters and law enforcement agencies that benefits pets of crime victims |
| Our Town Family Center |
$10,000 |
"Teens in Transition" program, which offers case-management and shelter services for homeless and nearly homeless teens |
| Pediatric Foundation of Arizona |
$5,000 |
"Reach Out and Read Southern Arizona," a partnership with pediatricians that promotes family literacy |
| Physics Factory |
$5,000 |
which creates enthusiasm for science by giving creative physics demonstrations at schools, Boys & Girls Clubs and youth groups |
| Primavera Foundation |
$10,000 |
"Greyhound Family Shelter", which offers case-management and shelter services to homeless families |
| the Salvation Army Amphi Corps |
$5,000 |
an education-oriented partnership between neighborhoods and Prince Elementary that promotes family literacy |
| St. Elizabeth's Health Center |
$10,000 |
medication assistance program for uninsured and underinsured seniors |
| Tucson Pima Arts Council |
$5,000 |
"ArtWorks Academy," a collaboration between the council, TUSD and the Tucson Museum of Art to provide an alternative education program for artistic teens |
| Tucson Symphony Society |
$10,000 |
"Music in the Schools/Young People's Concerts," which provide in-school music education to 15,500 students to enhance learning |
| Tucson Zoological Society |
$5,000 |
for teacher workshops, science curriculum and field trips for middle schools |
Grant Recipients 2006
| Pima & Apache Counties |
$76,000 |
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| American Red Cross' Southern Arizona Chapter |
$7,500 |
Lifesaving Aquatics Training designed to reduce the number of children who drown in Pima County |
| Arizona Theatre Company |
$5,000 |
Student Matinee Series, which includes classroom curriculum for arts education |
| Compass Health Care Inc. |
$5,000 |
Children First Program, which assists children of recovering addicts who are participating in the Pima County Juvenile Court's Family Drug Court process |
| El Rio Foundation |
$6,000 |
Inner-City Asthma Intervention Program, which provides in-home allergen testing, medical equipment, supplies and individualized asthma treatment for 100 medically underserved youth |
| Intermountain Centers |
$5,000 |
Human Development for Life Skills Program. The program helps youths transition from foster care to independent living |
| La Paloma Family Services |
$5,000 |
Amparo de los Angeles (Shelter of the Angels) program, provides residential services for teen mothers in foster care and their children |
| Northern Arizona University Senior Corps |
$5,000 |
hire a part-time volunteer coordinator to expand its Foster Grandparent Program. The program serves elementary schools in Apache County, home of TEP's Springerville Generating Station |
| Open Inn |
$10,000 |
Project Safe Place, a nationally acclaimed outreach program for youth in crisis and the homeless |
| Our Family Services |
$7,500 |
for Teens in Transition, which provides assistance to those ages 13 to 21 who are homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness |
| Sahuaro Girl Scout Council |
$5,000 |
Engage 80 girls being served by Arizona's Children, New Beginnings and Casa de los Ninos in preventive strategies designed to help them succeed in life |
| Teen Outreach Pregnancy Services |
$5,000 |
Outreach educational pregnancy testing and counseling to adolescents |
| Tucson Symphony Society |
$5,000 |
expand its award-winning Music in the Schools program |
| Young Women's Christian Association |
$5,000 |
TECHgyrls program. The technology education program serves 375 young women and girls in the Pima County Juvenile Detention Center and the Sunnyside and Tucson Unified School Districts |
| Coconino County |
$10,000 |
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| Arizona's Children Association |
$2,000 |
to fund a peer mentoring program for foster youth |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Flagstaff |
$1,500 |
to help match children with caring adult mentors |
| BOTHANDS, Inc |
$2,000 |
to help fund domestic violence services for women and children |
| Care & Share Food Bank |
$3,000 |
to support a food program for low-income children and families |
| Chicanos por la Causa |
$1,500 |
"Parenting Arizona" child abuse prevention and family support program |
| Mohave County |
$23,500 |
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| Arizona's Children Association |
$3,000 |
"Healthy Families" child abuse prevention and family strengthening program |
| Arizona Youth Partnership |
$3,500 |
"Wake Up" diversion program for juvenile delinquents |
| Haven Family Resource Center |
$5,000 |
"Food 4 Kidz" backpack program for homeless and at-risk children |
| Havasu for Youth |
$5,000 |
"The Learn Program," an after school program designed to discourage destructive choices by teens. |
| Northern Arizona University Foundation Senior Corps Programs of Northern Arizona's Foster Grandparent program |
$3,500 |
to fund meal and mileage reimbursement funds |
| Santa Cruz County |
$5,000 |
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| American Red Cross, So. AZ Chapter |
$1,500 |
to increase local participation in Disaster Action Teams (DAT) |
| Borderland Food Bank |
$2,500 |
"Fuel for School" food box program |
| Hilltop Gallery Art Center |
$1,000 |
to support arts education for children |
| Yavapai County |
$10,000 |
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| Arizona's Children Association |
$1,000 |
to fund a peer mentoring program for foster care teens |
| Chicanos por la Causa |
$4,000 |
"Parenting Arizona" child abuse prevention and family support program |
| Verde Valley Sanctuary |
$4,000 |
support its "YES" program for children residing in its domestic violence shelter |
| Yavapai Casa for Kids |
$1,000 |
to fund a gift card program for foster care children in the court-appointed special advocate (CASA) program |
Grant Recipients 2005
| Pima County |
$75,000 |
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| Casa de los Niños |
$2,880 |
Generations Helping Children; marketing campaign to recruit senior volunteers for children's residential program. |
| Child and Family Resources, Inc |
$10,000 |
Healthy Families child abuse prevention and family strengthening program |
| Community Food Bank Economic Literacy |
$10,000 |
Economic Literacy program w/ PCC Adult Ed & Food Bank clients |
| Open Inn, Inc |
$8,000 |
Project Safe Place; case management outreach for homeless/crisis teens and older children |
| Physics Factory |
$3,620 |
Sponsor school visits @ $500 per school for Physics Lessons & science enrichment |
| Pima County Parklands Foundation |
$2,500 |
Purchase field equipment for Junior Naturalist Program to monitor & report on Sonoran habitat as part of school science enrichment |
| Pima Prevention Partnership |
$10,000 |
Pima County Teen Court's Volunteer Program |
| Teen Outreach Pregnancy Services |
$10,000 |
To expand services, including include pregnancy testing, referral and counseling program for at risk teens |
| TMM Family Services, Inc |
$8,000 |
After School /Summer Enrichment programs for foster children residing in group homes |
| Young Women's Christian Association |
$5,000 |
TechGYRLS |
| Youth on Their Own |
$5,000 |
Stipends for homeless near homeless youth to assist with living expenses while they attend high school |
| Mohave County |
$23,500 |
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| Arizona's Children Association |
$5,000 |
Respite Care Program for behaviorally challenged children |
| Havasu for Youth |
$5,000 |
Peer to Peer tutoring & mentoring |
| Boys & Girls Club of Kingman |
$5,000 |
Intergenerational Tutoring Program |
| NAU Senior Corps |
$3,500 |
Meal & mileage reimbursement for Foster Grandparent Program |
| Sarah's House |
$5,000 |
Training for nurses to handle child abuse caseload |
| Santa Cruz County |
$5,000 |
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| Borderland Food Bank |
2,500 |
fuel for school food box program |
| Hilltop Gallery Art Center |
$1,000 |
arts education for children |
| Nogales Community Development Corporation |
$1,500 |
Youth Enterprise & Financial Literacy Academy |
Grants Recipients 2004
| Pima County |
$75,000 |
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| American Red Cross |
$5,000 |
Babysitting Safety Training Program |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters STARS |
$3,600 |
STARS Program to recruit mentors for children with incarcerated parents |
| Birth and Women's Health Center |
$10,000 |
Pilot group Prenatal Care/Birth Project in partnership with St. Elizabeth of Hungary |
| Educational Enrichment Foundation |
$9,900 |
Focus on Vision Program to provide eye exams and eyeglasses to 110 low income students. |
| El Rio Foundation |
$6,500 |
Hire a volunteer coordinator to implement for Reach Out & Read Pediatric Literacy Program in six El Rio pediatric clinics. |
| Jewish Family & Children's Services |
$10,000 |
Refugee Child Health Program to provide emergency health services to bridge eligibility gap. |
| Southern Arizona Community Diaper Bank |
$10,000 |
Start up funding for program manager and bulk buy of diapers. |
| Tu Nidito |
$10,000 |
Expand support groups into school for youth, recruit bilingual volunteers. |
| Youth on Their Own |
$10,000 |
Monthly stipend for homeless/near homeless high school students to enable school attendance and graduation. |
Grant Recipients 2003
| Pima County |
$75,200 |
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| Arizona's Children Association |
$10,000 |
KARE Family Center, which provides support and advocacy to relatives caring for related and adoptive children |
| Assistance League of Tucson, Inc. |
$5,000 |
Operation School Bell, which provides low-income students clothing and shoes for school |
| Child & Family Resources, Inc. |
$10,000 |
to support Healthy Family Program for child abuse prevention and parent strengthening |
| Community Food Bank |
$5,000 |
Snack Packs for Kids, a pilot program that provides emergency weekend food assistance to low-income students |
| Family Counseling Agency of Tucson, Inc. |
$5,000 |
renovations to facilities used for court-ordered parent visitations with children of neglect, abuse or custody cases |
| Family Counseling Agency of Tucson, Inc. |
$5,000 |
Teens in Transition program, which helps adolescents who are homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness |
| Foundation for Women's Health & Wellness |
$10,000 |
to provide at risk Tucson families mid-wifery care and birth center experience for healthier babies |
| Our Town Family Center |
$5,200 |
to enhance nutrition at residential center for homeless teen moms, ages 18-21 |
| Planned Parenthood of SO. AZ |
$10,000 |
to support sexual health and well-being education for middle school students |
| TMM Family Services, Inc. |
$10,000 |
for food and enrichment activities for children in their group homes |
Grant Recipients 2002
| Pima County |
$75,284 |
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| American Red Cross So. Az Chapter |
$4,784 |
Scholarships/Materials for at risk youth to Babysitting Safety Training Course |
| Assistance League of Tucson |
$5,000 |
Operation School Bell to provide school clothes & shoes to impoverished students |
| Child & Family Resources, Inc. |
$10,000 |
Healthy Family Child Abuse Prevention/Parent Strengthening Program |
| Community Food Bank |
$7,000 |
Emergency Food Assistance to low-income children & their families |
| Intermountain Centers for Human Development |
$10,000 |
To enhance basic hygiene and clothing resources to residential program for emotionally disturbed youth |
| Jewish Family & Children's Service of So. Az |
$10,000 |
Project Safe Place, outreach treatment & counseling program for teenage girls who have been sexually/physically abused |
| Luz Social Services, Inc. |
$10,000 |
Project Lift to provide service learning opportunities to at-risk students who in turn mentor elementary age students |
| Tucson Nursery School & Child Care Centers, Inc. |
$8,500 |
Capital improvements to classrooms to meet accreditation with the National Association for the Education of Youth Children |
| Wingspan |
$10,000 |
Outreach support services to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Youth |
Grant Recipients 2001
| Pima County |
$74,575 |
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| Desert Waste Not Warehouse |
$10,000 |
to provide refurbished computers to low-income elementary students |
| Educational Enrichment Foundation |
$10,000 |
to fund a vision care program for TUSD students |
| Jewish Family & Children's Service of Southern Arizona, Inc. |
$10,000 |
Project Safe Place, an outpatient treatment program for sexually abused girls |
| La Frontera Center, Inc. |
$8,250 |
staff training in family building and juvenile delinquency prevention |
| Las Familias |
$10,000 |
children's sexual abuse treatment program |
| Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Pima County Chapter |
$2,500 |
Purchase equipment for alcohol awareness program for high school students |
| Pima Youth Partnership |
$10,000 |
alcohol and drug prevention program |
| Tu Nidito Children and Family Services |
$10,000 |
child illness, death and grief assistance |
| Tucson Symphony Orchestra |
$3,825 |
Elementary school partnership for youth music appreciation |
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For organizations in Mohave and Santa Cruz Counties,
please visit www.uesaz.com for more information about Grants That Make a Difference.
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