AGENCIES – LIST OF AGENCIES

Funding to Local Programs for 2010-11:


INCREASING SELF-SUFFICIENCY


Center for Independence      $5,838

740 Gunnison Avenue, GJ            241-0315

• New Horizon Vocational Center

          Work adjustment, job placement and transit training services for people with disabilities

          to promote independence and self-sufficiency.

Child and Migrant Services      $9,802
721 Peach Avenue, Palisade      464-5226

• Hospitality Center's Basic Needs Services
• Provides and coordinates community services for migrant and settled farm workers and their families.
  
• Programa Promoviendo Buena Salud (Mental Health Services)
• Mental health services, outreach and education to promote overall well-being among farm workers in Mesa County.

Colorado Discover Ability         $7,158

740 Gunnison Ave.                   257-1222

• Colorado Discover Ability
• Adaptive, integrated outdoor recreation for people with disabilities and their families,increasing independence and reducing self-imposind limitations.

Community Food Bank      $20,949
486 Morning Glory Lane        640-0336

• Emergency Food Program
• Provides a nutritious, three-day meal supply to Mesa County residents needing food in an emergency.

Grand Junction Housing Authority      $32,040
1011 North 10th St.      245-0388

• Family Self-Sufficiency
• Trains and assists lower-income families in becoming financially self-sufficient.
• Calling Mesa County Home
• Foreclosure prevention counseling and intervention.
• Housing Advocate/Family Unification
• Keeps low-income families with urgent needs unified, and prevents placement of children in foster care due to inadequate or unsafe housing.
  
• Next Step Housing
• A collaborative program for homeless families with children in School Dist. #51, providing housing vouchers and intensive case management to help the families address the cause of their homelessness and to become self-sufficient over a two-year period.
  
• Supportive Services
• Low-income families receive coordinated case management, tailored to their specific circumstances, to help them overcome their barriers to self-sufficiency.

Grand Valley Catholic Outreach      $72,428
245 South 1st St.      241-3658

• Housing Assistance
• Provides financial assistance for rent and utilities, maintains emergency and transitional housing as well as monthly listing of affordable rental housing.
  
• Day Center Assistance
• Daily emergency services to homeless persons including showers, laundry, phone & mail, job assistance, advocacy, and medical & mental health services.
  
• Soup Kitchen
• Provides a complete noon-day meal six days a week to individuals and families who are hungry in the Grand Valley.

Habitat for Humanity      $3,887

225 N. 5th St. Suite 200          255-9850

             John H. Hoffman Subdivision     

          Purchase building materials for six families who are building their homes.

HomewardBound of the Grand Valley      $24,194
2853 North Avenue      256-9424

• GJ Community Homeless Shelter
• Offers a multi-faceted approach to addressing homeless issues including emergency shelter for homeless men, women and children, and transitional housing for families and veterans.

Housing Resources of Western Colorado      $6,036

524 30 Road, Suite 3      241-2871 x 112

• Emergency Repair Program
• Provides emergency home repairs to low/moderate income households, seniors and the disabled.

Kid's Aid        $8,067

372 Ridges Blvd.          985-5965

Feeding Friends Backpack Program

Provideds District 51 students with nutritional food for week-end needs.

Mesa County Libraries        $16,076

550 Grand Avenue,             245-5522

• The Literacy Center
• Free literacy instruction by trained volunteers in areas of reading, writing, math, and English as a second language for adults and families with preschool age children. Offers free intergenerational workshops for family literacy skill building and interactive reading strategies that families can practice at home.

Mesa County RSVP      $10,677
422 White Ave.      243-9839

• Senior Scholar Project
• Places senior volunteers in local K-12 public and private schools to help children learn.
  
• Handyman Project
• Helps low to moderate income seniors and disabled individuals to maintain their homes.
  
• RSVP
• Recruits senior volunteers for placement in local human service agencies.

Pro Bono Project of Mesa County      $6,200
200 North 6th Street, #203      243-7940  X108

• Pro Bono Project of Mesa County
• A legal referral agency placing indigent persons with attorneys willing to represent them at no cost, the top priority being issues with domestic violence.

St. Mary's Senior Companion Program      $10,811
2232 N. 7th St.      263-9092

• Senior Companions
• Matches low-income senior volunteers with homebound, elderly individuals to provide companionship, assistance, and transportation.

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PROMOTING HEALTH

Counseling and Education Center      $20,594
2708 Patterson Road      243-9539

• Low-Income Counseling
• Provides affordable counseling to all ages. There are no eligibility requirements or limits on counseling and no one in crisis is turned away.

Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Colorado      $50,995
2754 Compass Drive, Suite      241-2212

• The Child & Teen Center
• Provides supportive individual and group grief counseling to children, teens, and their families who are coping with a loved one’s life-threatening illness and/or death.
  
• The Grief Center
• Provides supportive individual and group grief counseling to adults in the community who are coping with a loved one’s life-threatening illness and/or death.
  
• Transitions Patient Care
• Provides nurse case management services to patients who have been diagnosed with a serious illness but who don’t qualify for hospice or home health.

Marillac Clinic      $62,331
2333 North 6th St.     255-1782

• Integrated Care
• Seamlessly integrates mental health and medical care and has demonstrated real cost-savings by reducing hospitalization and emergency room visits among collaborative care patients.
  
• Dental Clinic
• Provides quality, compassionate dental care for low-income residents of Mesa County.
  
• Medical Clinic
• With an emphasis on disease prevention and education, the medical clinic provides compassionate, quality medical care to the poor and uninsured.

The Salvation Army      $37,547
903 Grand Avenue      242-3119

• Adult Rehabilitation Program
• Offers a six-month intensive, confidential, clinical, residential treatment program for men and women with severe life problems associated with addiction to substances.

Western Colorado AIDS Project (WestCAP)      $6,856
805 Main Street      243-2437

• Prevention Education for At-Risk-Youth
• Offers a series of health promotion, disease prevention programs targeting high-risk youth and young adults.

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BUILDING STRONG, STABLE FAMILIES

American Red Cross      $8,015

506 Gunnison Ave.     242-4851

• Preparedness & Response
• Community focus disaster/ fire prevention education and immediate response and emergency assistance to families impacted by a disaster or catastrophic event.

Boy Scouts - Western Colorado Council      $11,782
839 Grand Ave.      243-0346

• Traditional Scouting Program
• Builds character, leadership and life skills, preparing young people to make ethical decisions throughout their lives.

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)      $25,567
200 Grand Ave.      242-4191

• CASA Mesa County
• Recruits, screens and trains volunteers to serve as the ‘eyes and ears’ of judges on behalf of child victims living in foster care because of abuse or neglect inflicted by a parent or caregiver.

Girl Scouts of Colorado – Mesa County      $14,385
580 24 1/2 Road      242-4416

• Girls are Great
• A ten-week, transitional program for fifth grade girls, in collaboration with School District 51. This special interest pathway is designed to help girls learn how to handle changes in their lives such as a new school, teachers, friends and more.
  
• Studio 2B
• An innovative program for girls age 11-17, offering hands-on, skill-based, practical materials and activities that allow today’s girl to explore self-selected topics and acquire new skills that prepare her for her world.
  
• Basic Girl Scout Program for Mesa County
• An age-specific youth development program conducted by adult volunteers who help girls ages 5-17 gain life skills, learn how to relate to others, develop values, and contribute to a multi-cultural community.

Grand Valley Senior Daybreak      $11,509
599 30 Road      241-7798

• Grand Valley Senior Daybreak
• A day program providing respite for caregivers of elderly parents or a spouse. The loved one is safe while enjoying socialization and proper nutrition.

Hilltop Community Resources      $43,876

• B4 Babies
• 2897 North Ave.   683-2634
• The single entry point for prenatal care services for low-income women, and a one-stop shop health care access point for families with children who need primary and preventative health care services.

• Family First
• 2897 North Ave.  683-2634
• An early childhood and parenting education program serving at-risk families with children from prenatal to age three.
  
• Kiddin' Around Learning Center Special Needs Program
• 2897 North Avenue      683-2634
• A unique preschool and childcare program for children with behavioral, physical, emotional and/or developmental disabilities.
  
• Latimer House Counseling and Advocacy Center
• 1003 Main Street      241-0324
• Shelter, advocacy and counseling for women and children escaping domestic violence.

Kids Voting Mesa County      $2,914
2523 Patterson Rd.      245-3414

• Kids Voting Mesa County
• A non-partisan, grassroots organization that cultivates the values of citizenship by giving young people the knowledge, tools and motivation for democratic living.

Mesa County Partners      $49,775
1169 Colorado Avenue      245-5555

• Club Mid After School Program
• An after-school program for middle school youth, providing a safe place to do homework, receive tutoring, participate in life skills and team-building activities as well as supervised recreational activities.
  
• One-to-One Mentoring
• Senior Partners are matched with high risk youth ages 6-17 as positive role models/mentors for a minimum of one year.
  
• Minority Family Advocacy Project
• Case management, advocacy, language interpretation and mentoring for minority youth in the court system.
  
• Restitution/Community Service Work Program
• Juvenile offenders are supervised in performing community service work and earn stipends to pay restitution to their victims.
  
• Western Colorado Conservation Corps
• 735 South Avenue      241-1027
• Youth ages 16-22 work on environmental improvement projects and receive job & life skills training.

Mesa Developmental Services      $29,375
950 Grand Avenue      243-3702

• Infant/Toddler Early Intervention
• Provides free early intervention services to young children who have been identified by a medical professional as developmentally delayed or at risk for a developmental disability.
  
• Respite Care
• Offers a pool of respite care providers specially trained in caring for medically fragile children and emotionally disturbed children.

Riverside Educational Center            $16,419

552 W. Main St. (Old Riverside School)     245-9512

• Riverside Educational Center
• A community-oriented program that supports academic success by providing a safe place to go for homework help, structured tutoring and enrichment activities, and by facilitating communication between home, school and student.

St. Mary's Foster Grandparent Program      $6,796
2232 N. 7th St.      263-9091

• Foster Grandparents
• Recruits and trains low-income senior volunteers to become special partners with children who are at-risk for developmental delays or who are already identified with a special learning need.

Strong Families, Safe Kids      $9,610
422 White Avenue, Suite #041B      254-8240

• Bright Beginnings
• Provides in-home visits to parents of young children providing information on child development, nutrition, health, safety, and appropriate ways to interact that facilitate brain development.
  
• Parenting That Works
• Offers parent education classes through the Systematic Training Effective Parent (S.T.E.P.) program.

Western Slope Center for Children      $23,448
259 Grand Avenue      245-3788

• Western Slope Center for Children
• Provides collaborative services to child sexual abuse victims and their families in a supportive environment that reduces trauma and promotes dignity, justice and healing.

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Disbursements to Unaffiliated Agencies: $17,204

Federal Emergency Food and Shelter Program Grants Administered by UWMC: $93,579

State and Federal Employee Campaigns:  $52,736