Selected 2008 Youth Funding Grants

• Discovery Museum and Planetarium, Bridgeport, CT
  $20,000
  Support to engage inner city middle school students in the design and creation of an Environmental Center.

• Maritime Aquarium, Norwalk, CT
  $30,000
  Capital support for the repair and refurbishment of the vessel, Oceanic, a living laboratory on the water which provides marine science and environmental programming.

• Boys & Girls Club of New Haven, New Haven, CT
  $20,000
  Support for the Triple Play Program, a comprehensive approach to nurturing children’s minds, bodies and spirits which challenges participants to be healthy and active.

• Domus, Stamford, CT
  $25,000
  Program support for the Healthy Living Initiative which will promote physical and mental wellness at the Lion’s Den after-school program for middle-school students at Trailblazers’ Academy.

• Cardinal Shehan Center, Bridgeport, CT
  $10,000
  Support for the Fitness for Life Program program which helps youth develop skills for lifelong physical activity and healthy eating.

• Family ReEntry, Inc., Norwalk, CT
  $15,000
  Program support for the Beacon Ex-Offender Mentoring Program which trains ex-offenders to serve as positive role models and mentors to youth involved in or in danger of entering the criminal justice system in Bridgeport, CT.

• Norwalk–Nagarote Sister City Project, Norwalk, CT
  $12,800
  Capital support to fund the relocation of a tree nursery, establish a community garden and upgrade computers for staff and student use in Nagarote, Nicaragua.

• Learning Web, Ithaca, NY
  $25,000
  Capital support to fund the purchase of hardware, software and consultative services to complete an organizational technology upgrade which will support experiential education and career exploration opportunities for youth.

• BizKid$ and Beyond at the Dazzle School , Rochester, NY
  $10,000
  Program support for low-income youth to become the business leaders of tomorrow by learning and practicing financial literacy skills and entrepreneurial business practices.

• Boys and Girls Club of Rochester, Rochester, NY
  $20,000
  Support for a partnership with the New York Wine & Culinary Center to provide Club members a culinary studies program with a focus on nutritious cooking and a healthy lifestyle.

• WXXI – Educational Outreach Center, Rochester, NY
  $20,000
  Program support for Raising 100,000 Voices, a “video voice” media literacy project that engages disadvantaged youth in Monroe County, NY to initiate dialogue and create “video-voice” documentaries about public health issues in their communities.

• Ithaca Youth Bureau, Ithaca, NY
  $4,000
  Program support for the expansion of the Youth Running Program which promotes running, health and wellness for area youth.

• Primitive Pursuits, Ithaca, NY
  $12,500
  Funding for outdoor and environmental education programs serving underserved and economically disadvantaged middle school youth.

• Friends of the Children, Seattle, WA
  $10,000
  Program support for the creation of a Teen Council which will involve older mentees in actively navigating the challenges of adolescence and in individual goal setting, as well as in supporting younger program participants.