Human Services | Grant Recipients

YWCA Young Women's Christian Association of St. Paul received a grant of $20,000 for the "Lovin' the Skin I'm In" Youth Development Initiative. The initiative is a collaboration of the YWCA, Youth Express and Soultouch Productions to create changes in the lives of girls and young women of color, ages 11 to 18, who live in the Lexington-Hamline and Summit-University neighborhoods of Saint Paul.

The participants are involved in a year-long exploration of the media, their own personal development and the production of videos, plays and creative writing to build skills and deepen their understanding of what it means to be an African American woman.


November 2007
Total of $1,655,000 in 21 grants

Ain Dah Yung Our Home Shelter | Saint Paul, Minnesota
To help finance the budget of the Strengthening Administrative Capacity Project - $50,000

All Parks Alliance for Change | Saint Paul, Minnesota
To help finance the budget of the Latino Organizing and Resident Park Purchase project - $15,000

Boys and Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities | Minneapolis, Minnesota
For the Bridge to the Future Capital Campaign, with the understanding that this grant will be used exclusively for renovations at its three branch sites in Saint Paul - $500,000

CommonBond Communities | Saint Paul, Minnesota
Campaign 4000: Building Homes, Hope and Community, with the understanding that this grant will be used exclusively as part of the Housing Investment Fund to invest in the development of properties in the East Metro area of Dakota, Ramsey and Washington counties - $500,000

The Family Place | Saint Paul, Minnesota
To help finance the budget of the Fund Development Program - $20,000

Freeport West, Inc. | Minneapolis, Minnesota
To help finance the budget of the Outreach to Latino Youth in Ramsey County Program - $20,000

Highland Friendship Club | Saint Paul, Minnesota
To help finance the budget of the Outreach Initiative Phase Two - $20,000

Hmong Educational Center | Saint Paul, Minnesota
To help finance the budget of the After-School Refugee Youth Survival Skills Program - $13,000

Home Ownership Center | South Saint Paul, Minnesota
To help finance the budget of the East Metro Enhanced Foreclosure Prevention Services Program - $35,000

Minnesota Organization on Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention | Saint Paul, Minnesota
To help finance the budget of the Adolescent Parent Network for participants from Ramsey, Washington and Dakota counties - $15,000

Model Cities of St. Paul, Inc. | Saint Paul, Minnesota
To help finance the budget for rehabilitation of two buildings to be used to provide permanent supportive housing - $100,000

Outfront Minnesota Community Services | Minneapolis, Minnesota
To help finance the budget of the East Metro Pilot of the justFair Campaign - $15,000

Phoenix Alternatives Inc. | White Bear Lake, Minnesota
To help finance the budget of the Music Therapy Program - $22,000

Project Pathfinder Inc Saint Paul, Minnesota
To help finance the budget of the Capacity Building Project - $35,000

Resource Inc. | Minneapolis, Minnesota
To help finance the budget of the Young Dads Program in Saint Paul and Ramsey County - $30,000

SPARC | Saint Paul, Minnesota
To help finance the budget of the Invest St. Paul Affordable Housing Program - $40,000

Urban Partnership and Community Development Center | Saint Paul, Minnesota
To help finance the start up budget - $60,000

Wilderness Inquiry Inc. | Minneapolis, Minnesota
To help finance the budget of the integrated youth programs - $50,000

Workers Interfaith Network | Minneapolis, Minnesota
To help finance the budget for expansion of the Interfaith Center for Worker Justice to the East Metro area - $75,000

YMCA of Greater Saint Paul | Minneapolis, Minnesota
To help finance the budget of the Skyway YMCA Academy - $15,000

Youth Express | St. Paul, Minnesota
For the Gaining Ground Capital Campaign - $25,000


April 2007
Total of $848,200 in 17 grants 

Accessible Space Inc. | Saint Paul, MN
To help finance the budget of the Assisted Living Plus Project - $35,000

Arc Greater Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN
To help finance the budget of the Sibling Support Project in Dakota, Ramsey and Washington counties - $25,000

Battered Womens Legal Advocacy Project Inc. | Minneapolis, MN
To help finance the budget for expansion of service in Dakota County - $14,200

Bolder Options | Minneapolis, MN
To help finance the budget for expansion of the program to Saint Paul - $25,000

Centro Legal Inc. | Saint Paul, MN
To help finance the budget for the Legal Services and Education Project - $80,000

Childrens Law Center of Minnesota | Saint Paul, MN
To help finance the budget of the Guardianship Project in Ramsey County - $25,000

East Side Neighborhood Development Company Inc. | Saint Paul, MN
To help finance the budget of the Housing Opportunity Program - $50,000

Emma Norton Residence | Saint Paul, MN
To help finance the budget for kitchen renovations - $50,000

Lifetrack Resources Inc. | Saint Paul, MN
To help finance the budget for expansion of Early Childhood Family Services - $60,000

Metropolitan Alliance of Community Centers | Minneapolis, MN
To help finance expansion of the MACC CommonWealth to include East Metro community centers - $75,000

Neighborhood House | Saint Paul, MN
To help finance the transitional operating budget - $150,000

New Foundations Inc. | Saint Paul, MN
To help finance the budget of the Crestview Community Supportive Housing Program - $80,000

Pacer Center Inc. | Minneapolis, MN
To help finance the budget to develop the Bullying Prevention Website for Middle School Children - $25,000

Project For Pride In Living Inc. | Minneapolis, MN
To help finance the budget for expansion of programs in Saint Paul - $25,000

Resources For Child Caring Inc. | Saint Paul, MN
For completion of the capital campaign - $100,000

Wilder FoundationAmherst H. Wilder Foundation | Saint Paul, MN
For the Building on the Legacy Breakfast - $9,000

Young Womens Christian Association of St. Paul
Minnesota
| Saint Paul, MN
To help finance the budget for the “Lovin’ the Skin I’m In” Youth Development Initiative - $20,000

In addition, $11,000 was awarded in 4 grants of less than $5,000 in Human Services


2006
Total Grants in Human Services of $2,742,508

African American Adoption & Permanency Planning Agency | Saint Paul, Minnesota
To help finance the budget for a recruiter position - $15,000

All Parks Alliance for Change | Saint Paul, Minnesota
To help finance the Latino Organizing and Resident Park Purchase project - $15,000

AMICUS Inc. | Minneapolis, Minnesota
To help finance the budget of the Ramsey County Girls on Probation Program - $15,000

Arc Greater Twin Cities | Minneapolis, Minnesota
For the Merger Project - $50,000

Big Brothers/Big Sisters of the Greater Twin Cities | Saint Paul, Minnesota
To help finance the Big Families Program - $90,000

Bridging, Incorporated | Bloomington, Minnesota
To help finance the budget to open a new Bridging facility in Roseville - $75,000

Child Care Works - Education Division | Minneapolis, Minnesota
To help finance the budget of the East Metro Child Care Mobilization Project - $50,000

Children's Law Center of Minnesota | Saint Paul, Minnesota
To help finance the Guardianship Pilot Project in Ramsey County - $20,000

Common Bond Communities | Saint Paul, Minnesota
To help finance the Resident Association at Skyline Towers - $15,000

Communication Center, State Services for the Blind | Saint Paul, Minnesota
To help finance the Senior Outreach Program - $20,000

Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servico Inc. | Saint Paul, Minnesota
For the Capital Campaign - $50,000
For the Capital Campaign - $100,000

East Side Neighborhood Development Company Inc. | Saint Paul, Minnesota
To help finance the budget for publication of the book The Phalen Corridor: Rebuilding the Pride of the East Side of Saint Paul - $10,000
To help finance the Housing Opportunity Program - $37,500

Eftin | Burnsville, Minnesota
To help finance the Immigrant Family Achieving Program - $25,000

Episcopal Homes Foundation of Minnesota | Saint Paul, Minnesota
To help finance construction of low-income housing for seniors as part of the Celebrate the Journey Capital Campaign - $25,000
To help finance constructing a low-income housing development, Carty Heights - $100,000

Family Housing Fund | Minneapolis, Minnesota
For the Supportive Housing for Families Initiative - $300,000

Farm in the City | Saint Paul, Minnesota
To help finance the Urban Market Garden Program - $10,000

Fraser | Richfield, Minnesota
To provide support for services at Fraser Child and Family Center - $3,500

Friends of the St. Paul Farmers’ Market | Shoreview, Minnesota
To help complete the Farmers’ Market Capital Campaign - $200,000

Greater Frogtown Community Development Corporation | Saint Paul, Minnesota
To help finance the budget for organizing and coordinating the Dale Street Corridor Plan - $30,000

Greater Twin Cities United Way | Minneapolis, Minnesota
For the 2006 Annual Campaign - $249,787
For the 2007 Annual Campaign - $166,508

Guild Incorporated | West Saint Paul, Minnesota
To help finance the budget of the Volunteer Services Program - $15,000

Highland Friendship Club | Saint Paul, Minnesota
To help finance the Outreach Initiative - $15,000

Hmong American Family Inc. | Saint Paul, Minnesota
To help finance the Hmong Refugee Language Program - $30,000

Hmong Educational Center | Saint Paul, Minnesota
To help finance the Refugee Youth Skills Program - $13,000

HOME Line | Minneapolis, Minnesota
To help finance Tenant Hotline Services in Saint Paul - $50,000

Indian Child Welfare Law Center | Minneapolis, Minnesota
To help finance expansion of the Community Outreach and System Advocacy Program in Ramsey County - $15,000

Jeremiah Program | Minneapolis, Minnesota
For the Capital Campaign to establish a Saint Paul campus - $125,000
For the Capital Campaign to establish a Saint Paul Campus - $3,000

Kaposia Inc. | Saint Paul, Minnesota
To help finance the budget to expand the employment transportation program - $35,000

Lifetrack Resources Inc. | Saint Paul, Minnesota
To help finance the Campaign to Grow Excellence - $25,000

Lifeworks Services Inc. | Mendota Heights, Minnesota
To help finance the Frameworks Project - $15,000

Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health | Saint Paul, Minnesota
To help finance the Parent-to-Parent Program for Cultural Communities in Saint Paul - $25,000

Neighborhood HouseNeighborhood House | Saint Paul, Minnesota
To help finance its grand opening celebration - $10,000

Northern Star Council, Boy Scouts of America | Saint Paul, Minnesota
To help finance the Shaping Tomorrow's Leaders Capital Campaign - $100,000
To help finance the Exploring Program through the Pride of St. Paul event - $5,000

Northwest Youth and Family Services | Shoreview, Minnesota
To help finance the Strengthen the Parent-Child Relationship Initiative - $15,000

People Enhancing People | West Saint Paul, Minnesota
To help the budget for establishing a new office in Saint Paul - $25,000

People Incorporated | Saint Paul, Minnesota
To help finance the integrated clinical charting and billing software system - $77,000

Peta Wakan Tipi | Saint Paul, Minnesota
For the Dream of Wild Health Capital Campaign - $75,000

The Phoenix Residence Inc. | Saint Paul, Minnesota
To help finance home modifications to its facilities - $20,000

Progressive Individual Resources Inc. | Saint Paul, Minnesota
To help finance the African Immigrant Children Acculturation School Program in the Saint Paul Public Schools - $20,000

Project Pathfinder Inc. | Saint Paul, Minnesota
For the capacity building project - $25,000

Rebuild Resources Inc. | Saint Paul, Minnesota
To help finance the Foothold Project - $55,000

Resource Inc. | Minneapolis, Minnesota
To help finance the Young Dads Program in Saint Paul/Ramsey County - $30,000

The Saint Paul Foundation | Saint Paul, Minnesota
For an endowment to support the administrative costs of operating the Community Sharing Fund - $50,000

Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services Inc. | Saint Paul, Minnesota
To help finance the provision of legal services in Ramsey County - $3,500

St. Paul Youth Services Inc. | Saint Paul, Minnesota
For the Building a Foundation for Youth of St. Paul Capital Campaign - $50,000

Storefront Group | Richfield, Minnesota
To help finance the Parent Empowerment Project - $40,000

The Vintage Place | Saint Paul, Minnesota
To help finance renovations, and the purchase of appliances, safety and security devices for their new group home - $25,000

Twin Cities Housing Development Corporation | Saint Paul, Minnesota
To help expand the Resident Services Program - $35,000

Twin Cities RISE | Minneapolis, Minnesota
To help finance continuation and expansion of the job training program in Saint Paul - $35,000

Union Gospel Mission Association of St. Paul | Saint Paul, Minnesota
To help finance the budget of the Plan for Excellence: Focus on Frogtown - $133,500

Vietnamese Social Services of Minnesota | Saint Paul, Minnesota
To help finance the Karen Support Project - $40,000

Amherst H. Wilder Foundation | Saint Paul, Minnesota
For construction of the Wilder Center - $500,000

Wilderness Inquiry Inc. | Minneapolis, Minnesota
For the Capacity Building Initiative - $25,000

Young Women’s Christian Association of St. Paul | Saint Paul, Minnesota
To help finance the renovation of its facilities and the purchase of an adjacent building - $50,000
For the "Lovin' The Skin I'm In" Youth Development Initiative - $20,000
To help finance the Apprenticeship Opportunity Pilot Project - $30,000

Youth Express | Saint Paul, Minnesota
For the Gaining Ground Capital Campaign - $75,000


Previous: Health

Next: Public, Societal Benefit