Grants Archive

2008 Grants Summary

Strategic Initiative Grants

The following lists are categorized into three sections: Equitable Access to Quality Health Care, Consumer Voice and Advocacy, and Prevention and Wellness.  It is important to note that many, if not most, of the funded projects reflect work in at least two of these arenas.

Equitable Access to Quality Health Care

Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington
$25,000

To maintain a network of volunteer health care professionals willing to provide pro bono specialty care to low-income, uninsured residents in Washington, DC and in Maryland’s Prince George’s and Montgomery Counties.
Ernest Igwacho, Program Administrator
924 G Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001
(202) 481-1429, ernest.igwacho@catholiccharities.org
www.catholiccharitiesdc.org

La Clinica del Pueblo
$50,000

To educate, train and employ community members as medical interpreters; to provide interpreter services to low-income, uninsured immigrants; to inform consumers about their right to interpretation; and to affect long-term policy changes related to language access.
Isabel Van Isschot, Interpreter Services Department Director
2831 15th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009
(202) 464-0157, iisschot@lcdp.org
www.lcdp.org

The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region
$20,000

To support a funding partnership that will work to strengthen regional education and skills training systems in two high demand sectors, health care and construction trades, with the goal of moving low-income adults into sustainable employment.
Angela Jones Hackley, Vice President for Community Investment
1201 15th Street, NW, Suite 420, Washington, DC 20005
(202) 955-5890, ajoneshackley@cfncr.org
www.cfncr.org

Community of Hope $40,000

To launch an innovative pilot project focused on physical health and wellness as part of its new permanent housing program, Home Now.
Kelly Sweeney, Executive Director
1413 Girard Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009
(202) 232-7356, kmcshane@communityofhopedc.org
www.communityofhopedc.org

DC Primary Care Association
$75,000

To advocate for health care reforms that will expand access to care for low-income, uninsured residents of the District of Columbia and to implement the Medical Homes DC Initiative.
Jane Thompson, Chief Operating Officer
1411 K Street, NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20005
(202) 638-0252, jthompson@dcpca.org
www.dcpca.org

Greater Baden Medical Services
$30,000

To provide culturally and linguistically appropriate care to a growing Spanish speaking population in Prince George’s County, Maryland.
Rachel Smith, Director of Program Development
9440 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 160, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
(301) 599-6379, rsmith@gbms.org
www.gbms.org

Health Advocates of Prince George’s County
$40,000

To build a coalition of community-based organizations that will advocate for expanded access to primary care for low-income, uninsured residents of Prince George’s County.
Hubert Guest, President
3015 Crest Avenue, Cheverly, MD 20785
(301) 773-8563, bguest01@comcast.net

Latin American Youth Center
$50,000

To educate and train teens to serve as peer educators and health promoters in their community, and to introduce them to careers in the health field.
Allison Bayley, Youth Developer
1419 Columbia Road, NW, Washington, DC 20009
(202) 319-2263, allison@layc-dc.org
www.layc-dc.org

Mary’s Center for Maternal & Child Care
$35,000

To conduct oral health outreach, screening, referral, and client education on the Mama and Baby Bus, a van serving hard-to-reach, low-income children and pregnant women.
Amanda Johnston, Grants Consultant
2333 Ontario Road, NW, Washington, DC 20009
(202) 420-7172, ajohnston@maryscenter.org
www.maryscenter.org

McClendon Center
$40,000

To support a consumer-led empowerment program focused on helping mental health consumers better understand their diagnoses, effectively communicate with providers, and work toward wellness and recovery.
Richard Davis, Executive Director
1313 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20005
(202) 737-6191, ddavis@mcclendondc.org
www.mcclendoncenter.org

Northern Virginia Family Service
$25,000

To maintain a network of volunteer dentists to provide free and low-cost oral health care to low-income, uninsured residents of Northern Virginia.
Stephanie Berkowitz, Vice President, Health Access Program Division
10455 White Granite Drive, Suite 100, Oakton, VA 22124
(703) 219-2169, sberkowitz@nvfs.org
www.nvfs.org

Primary Care Coalition of Montgomery County
$55,000

Grants to support two separate projects: 1) to develop a comprehensive and integrated system of care for low-income, uninsured and ethnically diverse Montgomery County residents, and 2) to collect and provide information that will support the expansion of the DC Health Care 4U site into a regional health information and referral resource.
Steven Galen, Executive Director
8757 Georgia Avenue, 10th Floor, Silver Spring, MD 20910
(301) 628-3410, steve_galen@primarycarecoalition.org
www.primarycarecoalition.org

Spanish Catholic Center/ Centro Catolico Hispano
$24,000

To teach oral health prevention to Latino adults and children through individual counseling, group trainings and radio broadcasts.
Janice Heisey, Director of Grants and Community Development
1618 Monroe Street, NW, Washington, DC 20010
(202) 939-2400, janice.heisey@catholiccharitiesdc.org
www.catholiccharitiesdc.org

Tahirih Justice Center
$35,000

To develop a network of volunteer healthcare professionals willing to provide pro bono medical care and expert testimony for immigrant women and girls fleeing violence.
Ivi Kolasi, Grants Manager
6402 Arlington Boulevard, Suite 300, Falls Church, VA 22042
(571) 282-6161, ivi@tahirih.org
www.tahirih.org

Unity Health Care
$60,000

Grants to support two separate projects: 1) to conduct home visits with hard-to reach patients in medically underserved areas of Washington, DC to help them comply with medical regimens and keep appointments with providers, and 2) to establish a Reentry Center that will serve as a central access point for health and social services for inmates recently released from the DC Jail and those returning from federal Bureau of Prisons’ facilities across the United States.
Vincent Keane, Executive Director
1220 12th Street, SE Suite 120, Washington, DC 20003
(202) 715-7900, vkeane@unityhealthcare.org
www.unityhealthcare.org

Washington AIDS Partnership
$35,000

To fund HIV/AIDS prevention, public policy, medical morale, and social support service programs, and to provide technical assistance to nonprofit AIDS service organizations.
Channing Wickham, Director
1400 16th Street, NW, Suite 740, Washington, DC 20036
(202) 939-3379, wickham@washingtongrantmakers.org
www.washingtonaidspartnership.org

Consumer Voice and Advocacy

CASA of Maryland
$50,000

To educate, train and mobilize low-income, uninsured consumers in a grassroots advocacy campaign focused on improving healthy living conditions and access to health care services in Prince George’s County.
Delia Aguilar, Health Organizer
310 Tulip Avenue, Takoma Park, MD 20912
(301) 431-4185, daguilar@casamd.org
www.casademaryland.org

The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region
$20,000

To support the Partnership for Equity’s grantmaking and convening activities to build nonprofit capacity and develop leaders who will create systemic change to benefit low-income communities of color, including immigrants.
Angela Jones Hackley, Vice President for Community Investment
1201 15th Street, NW, Suite 420, Washington, DC 20005
(202) 955-5890, ajoneshackley@cfncr.org
www.cfncr.org

DC Action for Children
$40,000

To advocate for expanded access to high-quality primary, oral and behavioral health care for children in Washington, DC.
Bonnie Politz, Interim Executive Director
1616 P Street, NW, Suite 420, Washington, DC 20036
(202) 234-9404, bpolitz@dckids.org
www.dckids.org

DC Appleseed Center for Law and Justice
$80,000

Four grants for separate projects: 1) the CareFirst WATCH Coalition’s Reform Project; 2) the study HIV/AIDS in the Nation’s Capital: Improving the District of Columbia’s Response to a Public Health Crisis; 3) the Lead in the Water Project; and 4) a feasibility study that will explore the design, costs and benefits of a community college system for the District of Columbia.
Walter Smith, Executive Director
1111 14th Street, NW, Suite 510, Washington, DC 20005
(202) 289-8007, wsmith@dcappleseed.org
www.dcappleseed.org

DC Coalition on Long Term Care/IONA Senior Services
$25,000

To support a coalition of consumers, advocates and healthcare providers pushing for a continuum of affordable, quality long-term care services for low-and moderate-income Washington, DC residents.
Vera Waltman Mayer, Coalition Coordinator
4125 Albemarle Street, NW, Washington, DC 20016
(202) 895-9435, vmayer@iona.org
www.dclongtermcare.org

DC Employment Justice Center
$25,000

To ensure effective policy implementation, monitoring and enforcement of the recently passed Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Act of 2008, and to support the Injured Worker Advocates as they monitor reforms to the District’s workers’ compensation program.
Melvina Ford, Executive Director
727 15th Street, NW, 2nd Floor, Washington, DC 20005
(202) 828-9675, mford@dcejc.org www.dcejc.org

DC Fiscal Policy Institute
$10,000

To conduct research and education on budget and tax issues affecting low to moderate-income Washington, DC residents, particularly as they relate to health care.
Ed Lazere, Executive Director
820 First Street, NE Suite 510, Washington, DC 20002
(202) 408-1080, lazere@dcfpi.org
www.dcfpi.org

DC Language Access Coalition
$30,000

To document the experiences of limited English proficient (LEP) consumers as they seek access to health care, and to engage them in a grassroots organizing and advocacy campaign focused on improving access to culturally and linguistically competent care.
Jennifer Deng-Pickett, Director
3166 Mount Pleasant Street, NW, Washington, DC 20010
(202) 739-1328, jennifer.dengpicket@dclanguageaccess.org
www.dclanguageaccess.org

DC Prisoners’ Legal Services Project/Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights & Urban Affairs
$30,000

To monitor the conditions of confinement at the DC Jail, the Correctional Treatment Facility, and selected federal Bureau of Prisons’ facilities, and to advocate for access to appropriate healthcare services for incarcerated individuals.
Philip Fornaci, Project Director
11 Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036
(202) 319-1000, phil_fornaci@washlaw.org
www.dcprisonerhelp.org

DC Vote
$15,000

To provide general operating support for its educational and advocacy efforts to secure voting rights for the residents of Washington, DC.
Ilir Zherka, Executive Director
2000 P Street, NW Suite 200, Washington, DC 20036
(202) 462-6000, izherka@dcvote.org
www.dcvote.org

DIRECT (Disabled Individuals for Real Empowerment and Community Training) Action
$30,000

To educate consumers who are disabled, under the age of 65, and living in nursing homes about the option of home- and community-based long-term care and to advocate for expanded access to these services.
Marjorie Rifkin, Secretary-Treasurer
P.O. Box 21200, Washington, DC 20009
(202) 397-1668, mrifkin@uls-dc.org www.directact.org

Drug Policy Alliance
$25,000

To organize and train residents in long-term recovery from alcohol and drug addiction to advocate for better substance abuse treatment policies and programs in the District of Columbia.
Naomi Long, Director, DC Metro Area
70 West 36th Street, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10018
(202) 683-2990, nlong@drugpolicy.org
www.drugpolicy.org

Families USA
$40,000

To provide technical assistance on policy development and analysis to nonprofits, government agencies, and policymakers who are committed to ensuring that the voices and needs of low-income consumers are represented in local health policy decision-making.
Cheryl Fish-Parcham, Senior Health Policy Analyst
1201 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20005
(202) 628-3030, cparcham@familiesusa.org
www.familiesusa.org

Foster and Adoptive Parent Advocacy Center
$25,000

To educate and train foster, kinship and adoptive parents on accessing and advocating for high-quality health and mental health services for their children.
Margie Chalofsky, Director
1438 Rhode Island Avenue, NE, Washington, DC 20018
(202) 269-9441, margiechalofsky@dcfapac.org
www.dcfapac.org

Maryland Citizens’ Health Initiative
$35,000

To update its Health Care for All! Plan, to strengthen its statewide consumer advocacy coalition, and to facilitate enrollment of Marylanders in public health insurance programs.
Vincent DeMarco, President
2600 Saint Paul Street, Baltimore, MD 21218
(410) 235-9000, demarco@mdinitiative.org
www.healthcareforall.com

Medicaid Matters! Maryland
$15,000

To conduct outreach and education efforts in Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties to build a stronger statewide consumer health advocacy coalition committed to accessible and high-quality health care for low-and moderate income Marylanders.
Laurie Norris, Attorney
c/o Public Justice Center
One North Charles Street, Suite 200, Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 625-9409, norrisl@publicjustice.org
www.medicaidmattersmd.org

Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services
$25,000

To convene a panel of experts that will guide the Montgomery Department of Health and Human Services through a self-assessment to determine how systemic biases may contribute to racial and ethnic disparities in treatment and outcomes among those served by the County.
Uma Ahluwalia, Director
401 Hungerford Drive, 5th Floor, Rockville, MD 20850
(240) 777-1275, uma.ahluwalia@montgomerycountymd.gov
uma.ahluwalia@montgomerycountymd.gov

National Coalition of Mental Health Consumer/Survivor Organizations
$10,000

To organize and engage existing mental health consumer support groups in DC, Maryland and Virginia in an effort to design, plan and facilitate a teach-in/speak-out on transforming the region’s mental health systems.
Lauren Spiro, Director of Public Policy
1300 L Street NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20005
(877) 246-9058, laurenspiro1@gmail.com
www.power2u.org

Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington
$35,000

To educate, train and mobilize teens in Washington’s Wards 7 and 8 in a targeted grassroots advocacy and public education campaign focused on substance abuse prevention.
Laura Meyers, President and CEO
1108 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036
(202) 347-8500, laura.meyers@ppmw.org
www.ppmw.org

Rebecca Project for Human Rights
$30,000

To train mothers who are in stabilized recovery from substance abuse as leaders who advocate for access to comprehensive, family-based substance abuse treatment and sensible criminal justice and public health policy on the local and national level.
Malika Saada Saar, Executive Director
2309 18th Street, NW, Suite 2, Washington, DC 20009
(202) 265-3907, malika@rebeccaproject.org
www.rebeccaproject.org

Tenants and Workers United – Inquilinos y Trabajadores Unidos
$50,000

To educate, train, and mobilize low-income, uninsured consumers in a grassroots advocacy campaign focused on expanding and improving access to health care services in Northern Virginia.
Silvia Portillo, Program Coordinator
3801 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22305
(703) 684-5697, sportillo@twsc.org
www.twsc.org

University Legal Services
$20,000

To train formerly incarcerated mental health consumers to take control over their own health, increase their participation in treatment decision-making, practice strategies to navigate overlapping systems of care after incarceration, and advocate for systemic reform.
Gretchen Rohr, DC Jail Advocacy Project Director
220 I Street, NE, Suite 130, Washington, DC 20002
(202) 527-7033, grohr@uls-dc.org
www.uls-dc.org

Prevention and Wellness

Arlington Free Clinic
$30,000

To counsel low-income, uninsured adult patients with chronic disease on the links between diet, obesity, and disease progression, to teach them about healthy food choices, and to address challenges with access to affordable, healthy food.
Sheila Ryan, Program Manager
3833 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 400, Arlington, VA 22203
(703) 979-1425, sryan@arlingtonfreeclinic.org
www.arlingtonfreeclinic.org

Brainfood
$30,000

To teach teens how to plan, shop for, and cook low-cost healthy meals.
Paul Dahm, Executive Director
1525 Newton Street, NW, Washington, DC 20010
(202) 667-5515, paul@brain-food.org
www.brain-food.org

Bread for the City
$30,000

To counsel low-income, uninsured adult patients with chronic disease on the importance of good nutrition, exercise, and smoking cessation, to monitor their progress in achieving self-identified goals, and to address challenges with access to affordable, healthy food.
George Jones, Executive Director
1525 Seventh Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001
(202) 265-2400, gjones@breadforthecity.org
www.breadforthecity.org

Children’s National Medical Center
$30,000

To provide nutrition education, cooking classes, physical activity, and motivational and behavioral therapy to low-income families with children at risk for obesity-related disease.
Nazrat Mirza, Attending Pediatrician
111 Michigan Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20010
(202) 884-2529, nmirza@cnmc.org
www.dcchildrens.com

The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region
$35,000

To support a multi-sector community health and wellness initiative, in collaboration with Kaiser Permanente, in the Port Towns communities of Prince George’s County that will include the implementation of a Wellness Opportunity Zone.
Celeste James, Program Director, Community Health Initiatives, Kaiser Permanente
2101 East Jefferson Street, Rockville, MD 20852
(301) 816-6496, celeste.a.james@kp.org
www.kaiserpermanente.org and www.cfncr.org

DC Hunger Solutions/ Food Research and Action Center
$40,000

To improve access to healthy affordable food in low-income District neighborhoods and to increase participation in and improve the infrastructure of federal nutrition programs that boost the health, well-being and financial stability of District families.
Alex Ashbrook, Project Director
1875 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 540, Washington, DC 20009
(202) 986-2200, aashbrook@frac.org
www.dchunger.org

Emmaus Services for the Aging
$35,000

To provide low-income seniors with physical fitness and cooking classes as well as access to an on-site farmers’ market.
Rinaldo Washington, Program Director
1426 9th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001
(202) 745-1200, rwashington@emmausservices.org
www.emmausservices.org

Maryland Hunger Solutions/Food Research and Action Center
$25,000

To launch a new anti-hunger advocacy project in Maryland that will advocate for increased use of federally-funded nutrition programs in the state, with a special focus on Prince George’s County.
Kimberley Chin, Project Director
400 East Pratt Street, Suite 606, Baltimore, MD 21202
(202) 986-2200, kchin@frac.org
www.mdhungersolutions.org

Mercy Health Clinic
$30,000

To offer low-income Latina women a weekly nutrition education and fitness class and to train them as health promoters who can lead these classes at the clinic and in the community.
Alvina Long, Co-Founder
7-1 Metropolitan Court
P.O. Box 4115, Gaithersburg, MD 20885
(301) 758-2635, alvina.long@verizon.net
www.mercyhealthclinic.org

Mobile Medical Care
$30,000

To counsel low-income, uninsured adult patients with chronic disease on the links between diet, obesity, and disease progression, and to connect them to fitness programs at recreation centers in Montgomery County.
Robert Spector, Executive Director
9303 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 493-2400, bspector@mobilemedicalcare.org
www.mobilemedicalcare.org

Senior Health Center/Dimensions Health System
$30,000

To counsel low-income seniors on the links between diet, obesity and disease progression, to connect them with physical fitness classes and to cultivate a community of support and encouragement.
Linda Bock, Project Director
3601 Taylor Street, Brentwood, MD 20722
(301) 927-4987, linda.bock@dimensionshealth.org
www.dimensionshealth.org

SHARE Food Network
$35,000

To train congregants as health advocates who develop and lead nutrition education and exercise programs in their faith communities.
Tom Pruski, Health Project Director
5170 Lawrence Place, Hyattsville, MD 20781
(301) 864-3115, thomas.pruski@catholiccharitiesdc.org
www.sharedc.org

Vegetarian Society of the District of Columbia
$30,000

To provide nutrition education and healthy cooking classes to low- and moderate-income adults.
Saurabh Dalal, President
P.O Box 4921, Washington, DC 20008
(202) 362-8349, dalal_s@yahoo.com
www.vsdc.org

Wheeler Creek Community Development Corporation
$30,000

To provide weekly fitness activities, nutrition education and healthy cooking classes for residents of Wheeler Creek developments in Washington’s Ward 8.
Bessie Swann, Executive Director
1130 Varney Street, SE, Washington, DC 20032
(202) 574-1508, swann_b@wheelerce.org
www.wheelerce.org

The Young Women’s Project
$25,000

To teach teenage women and men about sound nutrition and food preparation, to counsel them on healthy ways to respond to stress, and to link them to exercise programs in the community.
Nadia Gold-Moritz, Executive Director
1328 Florida Avenue, NW, 2nd floor, Washington, DC 20009
(202) 332-3399, nadiamoritz@youngwomensproject.org
www.youngwomensproject.org

Capacity Building Grants

The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region
$3,000

To support the Black Philanthropic Alliance which provides leadership, networking and support for Black professionals in philanthropy.
Terri Freeman, President
1201 15th Street, NW, Suite 420, Washington, DC 20005
(202) 955-5890, tfreeman@cfncr.org
www.cfncr.org

Council on Foundations
$4,910

To provide expertise, legal services and networking opportunities to its foundation members and the general public.
Steve Gunderson, President and CEO
2121 Crystal Drive, Suite 700, Arlington, VA 22202
(800) 673-9036
www.cof.org

DC Employment Justice Center
$15,000

To purchase a new case management system that will allow for better tracking and analysis of data that can support its advocacy efforts.
Melvina Ford, Executive Director
727 15th Street, NW, 2nd Floor, Washington, DC 20005
(202) 828-9675, mford@dcejc.org
www.dcejc.org

Foster and Adoptive Parent Advocacy Center
$15,000

To develop a website that would serve as a central repository for all foster parent training courses being offered by members of the newly developed Foster Parent Training Coalition.
Margie Chalofsky, Director
1438 Rhode Island Avenue, NE, Washington, DC 20018
(202) 269-9441, margiechalofsky@dcfapac.org
www.dcfapac.org

The Foundation Center
$3,000

To support education and outreach efforts to inform the nonprofit community of this philanthropic resource.
Patricia Pasqual, Director – Washington, D.C.
1627 K Street, NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20006
(202) 331-1400, pep@foundationcenter.org
www.foundationcenter.org/washington

Grantmakers In Health
$40,000

Grant funding for: 1) an invitational strategy session on women of color and HIV/AIDS in Washington, DC; and 2) the organization which serves as a resource for grantmakers and others seeking expertise and information on the field of health philanthropy, and to support its Annual Meeting on Health Philanthropy.
Lauren LeRoy, President and CEO
1100 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 1200, Washington, DC 20036
(202) 452-8331, lleroy@gih.org
www.gih.org

Leadership Learning Community
$5,000

To generate and disseminate publicly accessible knowledge to promote effective leadership support and development.
Deborah Meehan, Executive Director
1203 Preservation Park Way, Suite 200, Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 238-9080, deborah@leadershiplearning.org
www.leadershiplearning.org

Medicaid Matters! Maryland
$13,580

To upgrade the content and format of its website to make it a strategic advocacy and information sharing resource for coalition members.
Gwendolyn Richards, E-Newsletter Editor
c/o Public Justice Center
One North Charles Street, Suite 200, Baltimore, MD 21201
301-473-4816, gwendolynrichards@hotmail.com
www.medicaidmattersmd.org

MOSAICA/The Center for Nonprofit Development and Pluralism
$48,131

To provide one-on-one technical assistance and group training in financial management and organizational development to the Consumer Health Foundation’s nonprofit partners.
Emily Gantz McKay, President
1522 K Street, NW, Suite 1130, Washington, DC 20005
(202) 887-0620, emily@mosaica.org
www.mosaica.org

National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy
$2,500

To conduct research and advocacy to make philanthropy more open and accountable to nonprofit organizations and the general public.
Aaron Dorfman, Executive Director
2001 S Street, NW, Suite 620, Washington, DC 20009
(202) 387-9177, adorfman@ncrp.org
www.ncrp.org

The Nonprofit Roundtable
$25,000

To build the capacity and visibility of nonprofit organizations and their leaders in the Metropolitan Washington region.
Chuck Bean, Executive Director
1201 15th Street, NW, Suite 420, Washington, DC 20005
(202) 263-4761, cbean@nonprofitroundtable.org
www.nonprofitroundtable.org

Primary Care Coalition of Montgomery County
$11,000

To purchase Geographic Imaging Software (GIS) and to train staff members to use the software to develop maps that overlay health care services and utilization rates with demographics, public transportation routes, affordable housing, education and other social determinants of health.
Karen Zalewski, Vice President and Director, Center for Health Care Access
8757 Georgia Avenue, 10th Floor, Silver Spring, MD 20910
(301) 628-3412, sharon_zalewski@primarycarecoalition.org
www.primarycarecoalition.org

Prince George’s Community Foundation
$30,000

To fund the work of the Partnership for Prince George’s County which aims to build the capacity of nonprofits there to become effective community advocates at the County level.
Desiree Griffin Moore, Executive Director
8181 Professional Place, Suite 170, Landover, MD 20785
(301) 464-6707, dgriffin@cfncr.org
www.pgcf.org

Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers
$17,075

To support the organization, its Leadership Fund, and the operating costs of the Health Working Group.
Tamara Copeland, President
100 16th Street, Suite 740, Washington, DC 20036
(202) 939-3441, copeland@washingtongrantmakers.org
www.washingtongrantmakers.org

Community Education and Outreach Grants

Bridging Resources in Communities
$2,000

To support its Pre-Teen and Teen Boys Retreat/Lock-in and Community Health Fair at Matthews Memorial Baptist Church in Washington, D.C.‘s Ward 8 community.
Rosalind Parker, President and CEO
3645 Veazy Street, NW, Washington, DC 20008
(202) 255-3630, rozaka@aol.com

The Faces Project
$1,500

To support its International Ethnic Men’s Health Fair.
Kelly Wynn, Executive Director
P.O. Box 90857, Washington, DC 20090
(202) 986-2324, facesproject@thefacesproject.org
www.thefacesproject.org

Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
$5,000

To support the Washington, DC premiere screening and launch event of the PBS documentary Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?
Arlene Williams, Vice President of Development and Strategic Partnerships
1090 Vermont Avenue, NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20005
(202) 789-3540, awilliams@jointcenter.org
www.jointcenter.org

Metro TeenAIDS
$3,000

To support “Hearing our Voices” an oral history and photo documentation project that will be used as part of their broader HIV/AIDS prevention curriculum in the Washington, DC Public Schools.
Adam Tenner, Executive Director
641 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20003
(202) 543-9355, atenner@metroteenaids.org
www.metroteenaids.org

MOSAICA/The Center for Nonprofit Development and Pluralism
$5,000

To support the Equity Fund that will provide very low or no cost technical assistance to small community-based organizations in the DC region.
Emily Gantz McKay, President
1522 K Street, NW, Suite 1130, Washington, DC 20005
(202) 887-0620, mosaica@mosaica.org
www.mosaica.org

National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
$5,000

To support the DC Metro Region Meta-Leadership Summit for Preparedness, an initiative to prepare business, government and nonprofit leaders to work effectively together during a public health or safety crisis.
Dee Dee Honaman, Associate Vice President for Advancement
55 Park Place, Suite 400, Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 653-0790, dhonaman@cdcfoundation.org
www.cdcfoundation.org

Parents and Friends of Lesbian and Gays of Metropolitan Washington, DC
$2,000

To support its 2008 Youth in Care Conference, “Removing the Barriers to Compassionate Care,” designed to assist government and non-government agencies with educating staff who provide direct care to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth.
Patricia Corbett, Program Outreach Coordinator
1111 14th Street, NW Suite 350, Washington, DC 20005
(202) 638-3852, pat@pflagdc.org
www.pflagdc.org

Sasha Bruce Youthwork
$5,000

To support its Youth New Media Program designed to engage teens and young adults in using media to enhance the overall health of Washington, DC’s Wards 7 and 8 communities.
Deborah Shore, Executive Director
741 8th Street, SE, Washington, DC 20003
(202) 675-9340, dshore@sashabruce.org
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