Dater Foundation Awards 24 Grants in February
Published Date: March 29, 2024
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Cincinnati, Ohio, March 29, 2024 – The Charles H. Dater Foundation awarded 24 grants in February totaling $665,000, including a $40,000 award to Easterseals Redwood for its Youth Construction Pathway program. This month’s grants raise the Foundation’s all-time grantmaking total above the $75-million plateau.
The Youth Construction Pathway program was created to interest and engage young people living at or below the poverty level toward a career in construction. It supports at-risk youth in attaining not only their high school diploma or equivalency, but provides credentialed training, practical experience and placement and apprenticeship opportunities in the construction trade – one of the most “in-demand” industries locally.
Participants gain practical, hands-on work hardening training through the rehabilitation/building of low-income housing.
Grants made in February:
1N5, $40,000. The Building Resiliency in Youth program provides mental health screening and education for over 200,000 students at 150 schools and combats the growing mental health epidemic which affects an estimated one in five young people.
American Diabetes Association, $25,000. Camp Korelitz makes a week at summer camp possible for about 60 young people ages 9-17 who struggle with Type 1 diabetes.
Art Academy of Cincinnati, $25,000. The Artist & Writer in Residence program provides free quality instruction in the visual and literary arts at 25 schools to over 2,000 students in grades 7-12, 74% of whom are economically disadvantaged.
Breakthrough Cincinnati, $30,000. A six-week summer academic program in which 360 select inner-city middle school students are taught by 75 high school and college students interested in pursuing careers in education. The year-round program features intensive one-on-one mentoring attention. There is no charge to students accepted into the program.
The Carnegie, $25,000. Arts Integration programming benefits over 6,000 K-12 students at 18 schools, providing curriculum and instruction in music, visual arts, dancing and drama; professional development for classroom teachers; supplemental lesson plans; and support.
Churches Active in Northside (CAIN), $20,000. The Rainbow Food Pantry provides healthy and nutritious food, personal care items, household cleaning supplies, and other necessities to anyone in need in the area. Open three times a week, the pantry serves as an oasis in the 45223 food desert and surrounding areas.
Cincinnati Art Museum, $50,000. Family Learning at the Museum includes the Rosenthal Education Center, Baby Tours, REC Reads, CAM Kids Day, Summer Camp, the 10x10 Teen Art Expo as well as Art Together, Family Studio, and Create Plus for artmaking at all ages.
Cincinnati Arts Association, $25,000. In-person SchoolTime performances at the Aronoff Center and the Artists on Tour classroom outreach performances bring the arts to 30,000 youth and supervising adults.
Cincinnati Ballet, $30,000. Cincy Dance! is a collaborative effort between the Ballet and local schools that provides free, long-term dance instruction to students in the community. The three-phase program starts with dance instruction to third graders and includes scholarships to a more intensive training program for those who excel.
Cincinnati Nature Center, $30,000. The Youth Education Program serving children ages 5-13 provides a connection to nature and field trip program for 7,000 student and 350 teachers.
Cincinnati Therapeutic Riding and Horsemanship, $25,000. A menu of Equine Assisted Services uses horses to promote mental wellness, emotional growth and physical improvement for young persons with a wide variety of disabilities.
Clovernook Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired, $25,000. The Center provides comprehensive low-vision rehabilitation services for youth ages 3-21 who are living with irreversible vision loss that interferes with school performance or daily living activities.
Down Syndrome Association, $20,000. Early Matters programming supports families who have received a Down syndrome diagnosis and provides guidance, encouragement and information.
East End Adult Education Center, $25,000. Free GED education and job readiness skills instruction is available to young people and adults who have dropped out of school and need credentials to improve their opportunity for success in life.
Easterseals Redwood, $40,000. See above.
GO Pantry, $30,000. Summer GO Boxes are part of a larger program that provides reliable food to underserved kids during the summer months when they are away from school and its free or reduced lunch program.
HER Cincinnati (formerly Cincinnati Union Bethel), $30,000. Scholar House is a transitional housing program for low income, single parent families. While seeking a post-secondary degree or certification, parents know their children receive quality childcare and early childhood education.
Ohio River Foundation, $30,000. River Explorer and the Mussels in the Classroom are hands-on programs that introduce about 4,000 students to the benefits of environmental stewardship.
Parachute Special Advocates for Children of Butler County, $35,000. Community volunteers go through rigorous training to become Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs), and then advocate for foster children, ages birth to 18, who are often abused, neglected, abandoned, or lost in the child protective system.
Peaslee Neighborhood Center, $20,000. About 400 inner-city young people ages 5-19 benefit from a robust menu of programming that includes participatory arts, culture, and music enrichment as well as civic education.
Stepping Stones, $30,000. Saturday Kids Club provides extracurricular activities for children ages five to 16 whose disabilities prevent them from participating fully in typical after-school activities, and Saturday Young Adults offers late-afternoon and early evening social opportunities for similarly disabled young people.
Upspring, $25,000. Summer 360°, the organization’s successful summer education program, is a free, seven-week academic and enrichment program that helps 125 homeless children ages 5-14 gain needed math and literacy skills.
Valley Interfaith Community Resource Center, $50,000. Schoolchildren in the Upper Mill Creek Valley neighborhoods of Hamilton County benefit from new backpacks and supplies as they return to school and additional supplies and outreach throughout the school year. Financial literacy workbooks and educational
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