Capital Area United Way
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Capital Area United Way Announces Project-Based Grant Recipients
Baton Rouge, La. (October 13, 2021) – Capital Area United Way awarded $300,793 in project-based funding that will benefit 22 programs throughout the 10-Parish service area. These individual, short-term, project specific grants will address problems in the areas of education, income stability, health or basic needs.
“We are thrilled to continue with the project-based grant opportunity this fiscal year,” said George Bell, President and CEO of Capital Area United Way. “By providing these grants, we continue to engage with the community, listen to our partners’ needs, and work to address them in a timely fashion outside of the traditional three-year funding cycle.”
Project-based funding is a mechanism outside of the traditional three-year funding cycle that allows Capital Area United Way to be more responsive to the community’s needs. Capital Area United Way identified examples of funded projects to include pilot programs, funding for volunteer projects, professional development, among others.
These grants, selected and evaluated by community Grant Review Volunteers, were awarded to the following recipients:
Agency Name |
Project Name |
ALPINE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP |
Alpine Community Garden Enhancement Project |
Baton Rouge Crisis Intervention Center, Inc. |
Operation CAMS |
Baton Rouge Youth Coalition (BRYC) |
BRYC Campus Capital Improvements |
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA |
Eliminating Barriers to Access: Camp Character |
DOUGLAS MANSHIP SR THEATER COMPLEXHOLDING INC |
Bringing Literature to Life |
EMPOWER 225 |
Empower 225 Academy |
GARDERE INITIATIVE INC |
Gardere Youth on the Move |
GIRL SCOUTS LOUISIANA EAST INC |
B.I.G. Event 2022 |
HOPE Ministries |
The Way to Work Sustainable Workforce SOLUTIONS (TWTW) |
HUMANITIES AMPED |
Amped Alumni Pathways |
JUNIOR LEAGUE OF BATON ROUGE INC |
Painted Playground |
LINE 4 LINE ONEIL BARBER AND BEAUTY SALON |
Change the Narrative |
LIVINGSTON ASSOCIATION FOR CHALLENGED ADULTS INC |
Wheel Chair Ramps |
McMains Children's Developmental Center |
McMains Inclusive Playground |
NEW CONSECRATED COMMUNITY OUTREACH |
iLEARN (K-3) Winter Tech Camp |
PROPEL AMERICA |
Capital Area Rural Impact Expansion Project |
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION |
Disaster Legal Aid Hotline |
TEACH FOR AMERICA INC |
Teach for America: Summer School Teacher Training |
The Emerge Center (Baton Rouge Speech and Hearing Foundation) |
Emerge Continuity Camp |
The Life of a Single Mom |
Single Mom Intervention Boot Camp |
VOLUNTEERS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC |
Technology Upgrades |
YMCA of the Capital Area |
Early Childhood Education Capital Project |
“As an organization, we are happy to continue the project-based work with our partner agencies throughout the 10-Parish service area,” said Edy Addison, Senior Director of Community Impact. “With funding going to all 10 of our parishes, we are continuing to address needs in both urban and rural communities.”
The Project-based grants are in addition to the $2.7 million awarded annually through program investment. Recently, Capital Area United Way awarded over $500,000 in grant funding to Hurricane Ida relief efforts.
To learn more about Capital Area United Way and our funded partners, visit www.cauw.org.
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Capital Area United Way
For more than 97 years, Capital Area United Way has touched thousands of lives in our 10-Parish service area. We envision a community where everyone is empowered to reach their full potential. Our mission is to solve our community’s toughest challenges by leveraging partnerships to advance the common good in education, income stability, and healthy living. To learn more visit www.cauw.org.