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I am Brenda Webb, director of Berry Elementary after school program. I am seeking grants to provide community service for our small town and at the same time raise funds to benefit our after school program.

I have been a policy holder with State Farm for 35 years.

I would love to share our program, students, and needs with you.

Thank you,

Brenda Webb

Grants are funds disbursed by one party, often a Government Department, Corporation, Foundation or Trust, to a recipient, often a nonprofit entity, educational institution, business or an individual.

Good morning - Our school is seeking grant funding for a new artificial turf football field and new stadium lighting. Can you please advise if (and, if so, when) these grants will be re-opening for the 2010-2011 fiscal school year? Any assistance you can provide regarding grant funding for this purpose, or alternative grant/funding sources, would be greatly appreciated! Thank you for your assistance.

hi my name is ashley povia fom arcadia florida, i would like to nominate my boyfriends family for an extreme makeover. his mom works two jobs she works at desoto memorial hospital all weekend and she works at a doctors office on the week days. and his dad got layed off. they try so hard to get everything they need for there family there struggling to pay there mortage on there home and with only the mom working they dont have enough money to pay all the bills or anything like that his mom is never home except for at nights so they never get to spend any time together at all and his dad is a boy scout leader so he spends all his extra time helping them they only have two kids but it is so hard for them right now and there house is kind of scary and unsafe the cealings leak the floors have holes in them theres no insulation my boyfriends foot went through the floor just lastweek its like there house is falling apart day after day. they are always behind on the mortage and the bills they have there vehicle in and out of the shop or something every weekend so it hard for them to get around the mom and the dad have been together for over 19 years but they havent had the chance to get married and i know that they have wanted to but they just dont have the money or the time.they really need your help to make there home safe and a happy place where they can have friends and family over and not have to worry about a thing.

I would like to nominate my family for a house since my parents have been apart we have lived our life in apartments and had hard times but one thing i know is that my family has always been there for me. I watch every episode and i have noticed that you guys help a lot of families in need so just please consider this for my family we would greatly appreciate it your biggest fan.

Lindsay is my daughter.
I have a caregiver Rosario that has completely devoted her life to make a difference for these 3 children. She has spent every dollar she makes on her home improving it for the children. All three children are completely dependent, wheelchair bound. 2 have Cerebral Palsy and 1 has severe Tramatic Brain Injury. She has hired help since they are all needing 2-3 people to position, reposition, feed, bathe etc.
She bought a wheelchair bus so she can take them to the park. She got a therapy jacuzzi tub- in the garage, with a massage table next to it for Massage therapy (her son, also father of Zachery) a licensed therapist. She had her sons remodel the bathroom to make it a wheel in shower. They now have installed a therapy pool out back and enclosed it. As this all sounds wonderful as it is, I know they are now going to want even more money which I am unable to provide. I am already getting assistance from the state for repite and caregiving and also paying an extra 800.00 month. I am wondering if there is any grants that could help fund or reimpburse for some of these expenditures. I do not know of any program that I can put my child in besides this. I have looked and looked and researched the internet and found no where for my daughter as an alternative. We live in Houston TX and any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
What I am looking for is either financial help to keep her where she is or 2nd) an alternative program she can go to 24/7.
I am a single mother and unable to lift her anymore. :o(
Thank you again
Kimber

I've never seen you all do a makeover for a mobile home but we are in dire need of a makeover. We live in a 1987 14x76 mobile home. We have had plumbing issues for the past 10+ yrs. The tub & shower in teh master bath are no longer usable due to the leaking pipes. The master bath lights (wiring issue) no longer work so our only light in there is a lamp. Our water heater has leaked so many times over the years there is mold growing on the walls. The floors are starting to buckle. If the temp gets below 30, our house is extremely old of the mornings even though our heat pump is fairly new. Has never been able to retain the heat. Our underpinning is falling down where our former neighbor's dogs used to chase other animals underneath our trailer, they've torn wiring down, as well as the insulation that was under the floors. We have a commode in the smaller bath room that is literally sinking in the floor from were it has leaked. The water is turned off to it but you can still flush it due to how much is has sunk. We really need help repairing our home to make it safe and a healthy home for our family.

That is a very cool grant, I will definitely add it to the list of grants on my site!

Hello,

I am Cameron Kveen and I am writing to you from Carleton MI, a rural community just north of Monroe and the Ohio boarder. I am in the 10th grade and I play wing for the Airport Jets.

Maybe some of you know what it was like playing High School football on Friday night underneath the Stadium Lights. I think it's the best thing ever but Friday night football may be a thing of the past for Airport Community Schools.
You see, late this fall, our stadium lights had to be taken down because of age and structural issues.

The cost to replace the poles and lights will be 180,000. Our district is paying to have all the other field updates done but can't afford the poles and lights and the boosters are trying to come up with the money. We are planning fundraisers but unless we have all the money by July 1st. There is no way the poles and lights can go up in time for the 2010 football season.
I am hoping that you or someone you know can direct us to where we could go to get assistance.
Thank you for your consideration. Respectfully, Cameron Kveen

I really want to apply to be a part for 2010 Global Youth Service Day Lead Agency, actually I had attended the event in previous occasion and I really enjoyed that day.

The Coopersville Farm Museum is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization located in a rural community between Grand Rapids and Lake Michigan, in Coopersville, Michigan. Built in 2001 with the purpose of honoring farming and rural life, the museum has seen tremendous change and growth. It has become an intricate part of the community and supports volunteerism throughout the community. Several youth programs are set up at the museum and more are in the works. We are currently raising funds to build a stage and hope to have a Summer Day Camp program for Traditional and Performing Arts in place by 2011. The museum also hosts Jam Nights twice a month allowing children to perform and build confidence and have even held several youth lead & organized concerts. Some of the other programs we encourage youth to be activity involved with (even in charge of organizing some of them) are; Animal Safety Petting Zoo, Community Fall Party (around Halloween time) free for all kids, a photo and art contest and exhibit, and food collection for our local food pantry.

Please let me know if you would like more information on any of the above mentioned programs or about the Coopersville Farm Museum.

15 year old, author, photographer, teen philanthropist and community service advocate, Annica Benning wrote, researched and photographed Arizona: Nations and Art, the definitive children's book on Arizona's Indigenous People as a community service project. She is now raising funds to accomplish her goal: to gift the book to all 4th graders in the state each November, National Native American Awareness Month.

Lovena Oln Foundation is donating 4000 copies to all schools and libraries in Arizona, this year.
With this first gift have been pleas from school districts to expand the gift to include middle and high school libraries, as well.

As a result of her travels across the state, photographing and researching Annica realized the need to foster teen understanding. Together with a Gila River Indian Community Youth Council and UWC-USA, and members from her community she founded Bridges:2010 Native and NonNative Youth Summit for Understanding.

Children on the reservations experience isolation. This segregation often leads to perception issues, difficulty transitioning into higher education, and even depression. The current drop out rate from high school and university of our indigenous students remains twice the national average. If this project enables even a few more native youths to stay in school, each of those educations is a true victory for them and our collective public.

In addition, Annica is always ready with her camera to volunteer for community causes. Her photographs are used in both print and TV ads for Camp Soaring Eagle, a camp for terminally ill children. She created a fund raising poster for the Hualapai Nation Boys and Girls Club. Designed the cover and illustrated a Geometry book for Arizona schools.