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Program Grants: December, 2003

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Homelessness
 
Chicago Continuum of Care (Chicago, IL)

$15,000

For general support to devise and implement a plan to end homelessness in Chicago.

     
Chicago Legal Advocacy for Incarcerated Mothers* and Chicago Coalition for the Homeless* (Chicago, IL) $45,000

Part I of a two year joint grant to prevent homelessness stemming from incarcerating mothers.

     
Coalition on Homelessness* (San Francisco, CA) $15,000

General support for housing work.

     
Drueding Center/Project Rainbow* (Philadelphia, PA) $10,000

For transitional housing program.

     
Inspiration Corporation* (Chicago, IL) $15,000

For the “Café Too” Job Training Program for homeless people.

     
National Alliance to End Homelessness* (Washington, DC; Nat'l) $25,000

To promote and implement ten year plan to end homelessness.

     
National Housing Institute (Montclair, NJ; Nat'l) $10,000

General support for Shelterforce magazine.

     
National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty* (Washington, DC; Nat'l) $25,000

To support program on housing.

     
National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness (Amherst, MA; Nat'l) $10,000

General support for organizing on college campuses.

     
Our Place, DC* (Washington, DC) $20,000

For housing initiatives for formerly incarcerated women.

     
Peninsula Interfaith Action (San Carlos, CA) $15,000

For organizing around affordable housing initiatives in San Mateo County.

     
Philadelphia Ass'n of Community Development Corps. (Philadelphia, PA) $20,000

To launch a housing trust fund campaign in Philadelphia.

     
Repairers of the Breach* (Milwaukee, WI) $15,000

For general support.

     
  Subtotal: $240,000
     
     
Criminal Justice Reform    
     
Juvenile Justice    
     
Justice 4 Youth Coalition* (New York, NY) $15,000

For organizing and leadership development around stopping juvenile jail expansion.

     
Juvenile Justice Initiative* (State of Illinois) $15,000

For general support.

     
Juvenile Law Center* (Philadelphia, PA) $20,000

For general support.

     
Santa Cruz Barrios Unidos (Santa Cruz, CA) $20,000

For the Juvenile Hall Cultural Competency Project.

     
Wisconsin Council for Children and Families* (Madison & Milwaukee, WI) $15,000

For juvenile justice reform work.

     
     
Death Penalty    
     
Center for Capital Assistance (San Francisco, CA) $20,000

For a campaign to extend protection from the death penalty to people with mental illness.

     
Fair Trial Initiative (State of Virginia) $25,000

To develop a recruitment and training program for mitigation specialists in Virginia.

     
Murder Victims Families for Reconciliation* (Boston, MA; Nat'l) $20,000

For general support.

     
Columbia University School of Law (New York, NY; Nat'l) $20,000

For the Reconsidering the Guilt of the Executed investigative project.

     
Stand Down Texas* (Austin, TX) $20,000

For general support.

     
Drug Policy Reform    
     
Drug Policy Alliance* (New York, Nat’l) $40,000

For the Internet Expansion Campaign.

     
  Subtotal: $230,000
     
  Total all program grants: $470,000
     
*Indicates renewed funding for the organization, but not necessarily the project.
     
The Butler Family Fund does not accept unsolicited proposals.