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Program Grants: December, 2001

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Homeless families
 
The Better Homes Fund* (National)

$25,000

For the second year of the Re-engaging Philanthropy in the Fight to End Homelessness Project.

     
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities* (Washington, DC) $20,000

For the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute for housing work.

     
Chicago Coalition for the Homeless*+ (Chicago, IL) $15,000

For the Women’s Empowerment Project.

     
Dignity Housing* (Philadelphia, PA) $10,000

For general support.

     
For Love of Children (Washington, DC) $15,000

For “Hope and a Home” R Street Tenant Organizing Initiative.

     
Inspiration Cafe (Chicago, IL) $20,000

For the Cafe Too employment training program for homeless people.

     
Interfaith Housing Development Corp.* (Chicago, IL) $15,000

For general support.

     
Make the Road By Walking+ (New York, NY) $20,000

For the Brooklyn Community Food and Housing Solutions Project.

     
National Alliance to End Homelessness+ (National) $25,000

For campaign to address homelessness during reauthorization of the welfare law.

     
National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty* (National) $20,000

For support of the housing program.

     
Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern CA (San Francisco, CA) $25,000

To support a homeless and low-income housing platform in regional planning for “Smart Growth”.

     
Sacramento Valley Organizing Community*+ (Sacramento, CA) $20,000

To expand economic development organizing in Solano County.

     
Shelter* (United Kingdom) $20,000

For operation of Shelterline, a homeless hotline.

     
  Subtotal: $250,000
     
     
At-Risk Youth (These are final grants, as the Butler Family Fund is moving out of this funding area).
     
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro. Chicago* (Chicago, IL) $25,000

To help seed the Big Brothers Big Sisters Chicago Mentoring Institute.

     
Common Ground (New York, NY) $15,000

To help support a Foyer Program for homeless youth.

     
Men Can Stop Rape* (Washington, DC) $10,000

For general support.

     
Music Theater Workshop* (Chicago, IL) $15,000

To support and expand the Fabulous Females Workshop for incarcerated girls.

     
  Subtotal: $65,000
     
     
Juvenile Justice    
     
Center for Court Innovation (New York, NY) $20,000

To support the Harlem Youth Justice Center.

     
Children and Family Justice Center (Chicago, IL) $20,000

To support Community Panels for Youth.

     
Ella Baker Center for Human Rights* (San Francisco, CA) $20,000

For the “Books Not Bars” Campaign.

     
Juvenile Death Penalty Initiative (National) $25,000

To organize and expand national and international efforts to halt the execution of juveniles.

     
The Youth Force Coalition (Bay Area, CA) $15,000

To support the “No Super Jail for Kids Campaign”.

     
  Subtotal: $100,000
     
     
Drug Policy Reform    
     
Criminal Justice Consortium Los Angeles, CA $25,000

To support organizing efforts in Los Angeles County around Proposition 36.

     
The Lindesmith Center California $25,000

For a match to support the development and distribution of a Proposition 36 educational video.

     
  Subtotal: $50,000
     
     
Death Penalty Reform    
     
National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (National) $20,000

Support for a State Legislator liaison.

     
  Subtotal: $20,000
     
  Total All Grants: $490,000
     
+Includes a welfare component.
*Indicates renewed funding for the organization, but not necessarily the project.
     
The Butler Family Fund does not accept unsolicited proposals.