EARLIER SMALL GRANTS ($10,000 or less)Nutrition and Fitness Grants, 2007-08
Action Network Family Resource Center, Gualala, $5,660
Outreach and support to four local SPARK sites.Anderson Valley Even Start Program, $7,745
Bilingual yoga/exercise classes for children and families.Animal Crackers Preschool, Willits, $1,800
Equipment to promote gross motor skills.Babes in Tow, Ukiah, $2,445
Lending library of up to 20 styles of baby carriers.City of Willits, $9,875
Phase I of a free public playground for children ages 2 – 5.Daisy Days Nursery School, Willits, $2,000
Indoor play equipment, to be used with SPARK training.Discovery World Preschool, Ukiah, $8,528
Raised garden boxes, children’s food prep area, and equipment/books for Food for Thought curriculum.Glass Beach Preschool & Child Care Center, Ft. Bragg, $9,000
Safe ground cover for playground, to be used with SPARK training.Kinderoo Children’s World, Anderson Valley, $2,500
Tricycles and equipment/books for Food for Thought curriculum.Laytonville Healthy Start/New Springs Preschool, $8,750
Garden, cooking equipment, healthy daily snack; also SPARK equipment and shelter for outdoor play area.MCOE/SELPA State Preschool Consortium, countywide, $500 + curriculum/equipment
SPARK implementation at 16 preschool sites.Mendocino Family & Youth Services, Point Arena, $7,500
Gardens at local preschools, child care sites, and housing locations.Mendocino Food & Nutrition Program, Ft. Bragg, $6,500
Nutrition classes with edible samples, conducted during food bank distribution.NCO Rural Communities Child Care, countywide, $7,000
SPARK training, equipment, and support for 20 child care providers.Nuestra Casa, Ukiah, $8,000
Nutrition/cooking classes for families, focused on five holiday meals.Pinoleville Head Start, Ukiah, $7,500
Elders teaching traditional dance and seafood harvesting to staff, children, and families; also planting a garden.Point Arena Little School, $500 + curriculum/equipment
SPARK implementation.Safe Passage Family Resource Center, Ft. Bragg, $8,000
Breastfeeding support and advocacy.Safe Passage Family Resource Center, Ft. Bragg, $2,500
Fencing and equipment to create safe outdoor play area.South Coast Day Care, Point Arena, $500 + curriculum/equipment
SPARK implementation.Talmage State Preschool, Ukiah, $4,500
Fencing, irrigation, and planting of garden, as well as cooking classes for children and families.Ukiah Unified School District, $3,200
Traveling cooking instructor, including healthy cooking kit for each preschool site.Willits Playgroup, $2,750
Floor mats and safe play equipment, plus breastfeeding support and nutrition education.Yoga Mendocino, Ukiah, $9,800
Provides two bi-lingual and free yoga classes per week, to children ages 0-5 and their family regardless of income level. Healthy snacks are provided at the end of each session. Children benefit from yoga the same way that they benefit from other forms of physical exercise. Research proves that yoga improves children’s concentration and attention span; teaches them to calm themselves in challenging situations; and gives them a healthy way to release stress, anger, fear and sadness.Grandma’s House, Willits, $1,766
Indoor play activities.Kim’s Day Care, Willits, $1,046
Equipment to promote gross motor skills, as well as creative/imaginary play.Little Rascals Child Care, Willits, $4,050
Equipment and safe ground cover for outdoor play area; educational toys and mobile play equipment.Pediatric Dental Initiative, $5,000
For the Redwood Empire Surgery Building citing and business plan.Anderson Valley Elementary School, $4,265
Equipment for outdoor play area, including covered shelter for families.Brookside Preschool, Willits, $2,750
Shed to store outdoor play equipment and garden tools.Caspar Children’s Garden, $1,500
Safe outdoor play/climbing area.Ford Street Project, Ukiah, $5,000
Safe outdoor play area for homeless children living at the shelter.Hopland Preschool, $3,420
Nutrition/cooking classes for families, with children involved.Manchester-Point Arena Band of Pomo Indians, $4,557
Upgrading equipment at community playground.Melville Montessori School, Willits, $2,500
Two six-week workshops for parents in communication and child development.Mendocino Coast Clinics, Ft. Bragg, $4,200
Mobile dental care and health insurance enrollment at preschools and child care centers.Mendocino Coast Christian School, Ft. Bragg, $4,111
Summer preschool program focused on literacy and school readiness; outreach to Latino and Native American families.Mendocino Coast Recreation & Park District, Ft. Bragg, $1,500
Expanding area in preschool for children’s dramatic productions.Mendocino Coast Child Abuse Prevention Coordinating Council, Ft. Bragg, $2,500
Training multi-disciplinary team to interview children who have been sexually or physically abused, eliminating the need for multiple interviews.Mendocino County Department of Public Health, countywide, $5,000
Distribution of, and bilingual education about, car seats; also coordination of car seat checkpoint with state Highway Patrol.Mendocino County Department of Public Health, countywide, $3,874
Specialist holding eight “ear, nose, and throat” clinics for children.Mendocino County Inland SIDS Peer Support Group, $980
Snuggle Nests for homeless and low-income families, to prevent suffocation of newborns in shared beds.Pinoleville Head Start, Ukiah, $2,050
Garden focused on Native American history and indigenous plants, involving families, children, and elders.Project Sanctuary, Ukiah & Ft. Bragg, $2,500
Equipment and furniture for child care facility that serves families escaping domestic violence.SPACE, Ukiah, $5,000
Scholarships in the performing arts for low-income children.Round Valley Unified School District, $4,235
Equipment and educational toys for child care center serving young parents who are still attending school.Ukiah Community Center, $4,300
Equipment, books, and diapers for children whose families visit the food bank and seek help in crisis situations.Ukiah Unified Preschool Village, $2,848
Covered outdoor areas for play, artwork, meals, and special activities.Ukiah Valley Primary Care Medical Group, $5,000
Distribution of 2,000 age- and language-appropriate books at regular well-child checks.Willits United Methodist Church, $5,000
Start-up costs for new preschool.
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
