The Newport County Fund (NCF) announced that $110,144 in grants will be awarded to 16 local non-profit organizations.�
The Newport County Fund?s small grants program awards grants to nonprofit organizations that have proposed projects where a relatively small amount of money can be of strategic assistance. The NCF grants will help these 16 Newport County-based nonprofits develop, strengthen and expand new and existing community programs that are addressing issues of importance to local residents.�
Grants will be awarded to the following local nonprofits and their programs:�
- Common Fence Music - $10,000 (Newport County)
Connecting the Beats: Bringing African and Afro-Caribbean Music to the Youth of Newport County is collaboration between six youth serving agencies and schools in Newport County to expand youth access and exposure to roots music traditions through performances and workshops. Grant support will fund costs for the program's design and administration, for promotional costs and for performers' fees.
- Visiting Nurse Services of Newport and Bristol Counties - $3,500 (Newport County)
Caring for the caregivers is an important part of a community health program. This grant will support the mental health needs of home and hospice care staff and VNS administration and provide professional training in elder emotional and mental health issues to VNS staff, community providers, and family care givers.
- Island Moving Company - $9,000 (Newport and Portsmouth)
Island Moving Company will deepen its relationship with two of the 13 elementary schools in Newport County by tying community-themed creative movement programs to anti-bullying efforts at the schools. Through this pilot program, students in Newport and Portsmouth will have an opportunity to use the discipline, creativity and self-expression of dance to explore issues of community and behavior.
- Norman Bird Sanctuary - $10,000 (Middletown)
The grant for the Good Gardens Initiative will provide staffing support and supplies to develop a community-based environmental education program centered on gardening. The project will expand garden areas at the sanctuary and in the community as both growing and teaching spaces. Programs will educate both children and adults about the value of organic gardens and adopting sustainable gardening practices.
- Tides Family Services - $4,000 (Newport County)
Tides Family Services aims to be the premier provider of a continuum of wrap-around, non-residential services to high-risk youth in Rhode Island. Tides Family Services recently opened a store front in Middletown to provide "virtual learning" (computer-based) curricula in language arts, math and science--with intensive, one-on-one tutorial support--to ensure that very high-risk youth re-enter the educational process and set clear goals toward high school graduation or GED completion. The self-paced virtual learning program is tailored to meet the needs of these students with the goal of raising their levels of educational success and the attainment of high school or equivalency diplomas. With grant funds, Tides Family Services will purchase computers for the program.
- East Bay Community Action Program - $7,070 (Newport County)
The Mission of East Bay Community Action (EBCAP) is to provide high quality, comprehensive, and accessible health and human services to assist people to achieve their fullest potential. With grant funds, EBCAP will purchase supplies for the Newport County Community Based Oral Health Programs for care ranging from pediatric preventative oral health dentistry services to geriatric dental care provided in nursing homes.�
- Best Buddies RI - $7,500 (Aquidneck Island)
Best Buddies creates opportunities for one-on-one friendships, integrated employment and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). This project will enhance educational, recreational, and social opportunities for students with IDD by providing quality afterschool programming that promotes socialization and inclusion within the following schools in Newport County: Gaudet and Portsmouth Middle Schools, Middletown and Rogers High Schools, and Salve Regina University.
- Newport County Community Mental Health Center - $8,500 (Newport County)
The mission of Newport County Community Mental Health Center, Inc. (NCCMHC) is to provide quality, comprehensive, professional mental health services to individuals, to families, and to the community in accordance with regulatory, licensing and ethical standards and in a manner that is culturally sensitive and competent. With grant funds, NCCMHC will expand its development and grant writing capacity by retaining the services of a consultant who will assist with program evaluation and obtaining new resources to improve and develop behavioral health services relative to trauma for the children and their families of Newport County.
- YMCA of Newport County - $10,000 (Newport County)
The Newport County YMCA aims to significantly improve and positively influence the quality of life and social well being of its members. Emphasis is placed on the whole person through the programs and activities the help develop spiritual, mental and physical well-being. The Newport County YMCA currently offers, for a fee, Adapted Physical Activity programming to adults with intellectual disabilities (ID).� This grant will enable the YMCA to expand APA programming to adults with ID who cannot afford to enroll in the Y?s fee-based fitness classes. More than 100 adults with ID will benefit by increasing their fitness level along with opportunities to socialize in a community setting.
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