Family Gateway

Nexus Recovery Center Incorporated

Fund:                     Boone Family Fund
Amount:                 $20,000
Fund Area:              Economic
Executive Director:   David Thomas
Area Served:           Greater Dallas

Grant Proposal:
To support the Case Management Program administered by Bryan's House Social Service Department.  Services include medically managed childcare, respite care, overnight care and support services for Bryan's House clients.

Purpose of Agency:
To respond to the needs of children and their families by providing medically-managed child care, respite care and community-based, family centered support services.

Fund:                     Boone Family Fund
Amount:                 $10,000
Fund Area:              Education, Health
Executive Director:   James Roderick
Area Served:           Dallas, Denton and Collin Counties

Grant Proposal:
To support the cost of two seminars in the Training Institute for Improved  Health for educators, counselors, teachers and parents.

Purpose of Agency:
Dedicated to the achievement of parenthood by choice by ensuring the provision of voluntary reproductive health care and sexuality education and by advocating the right of every person to receive these services.

Fund:                     Boone Family Fund
Amount:                 $20,000
Fund Area:              Economic
Executive Director:   Harriet Boorhem, Ed.D.
Area Served:           Dallas County

Grant Proposal:
To support salaries for two part-time child care workers at Wesley Inn.  Wesley Inn is a group residence for homeless pregnant and parenting teen mothers and their small children.  They  provide counseling, case management, childcare assistance, job and life skills training, parenting classes, educational advancement and connections to other community resources.

Purpose of Agency:
Promise House takes kids that are close to the edge of failure and teaches them to become healthy, productive, and self-sufficient young adults.  Through crisis intervention, emergency shelter, transitional living, education, counseling, street outreach, and advocacy, we stabilize and offer hope to youth and families in crisis

Fund:                     First Preston Fund  
Amount:                 $10,000
Fund Area:              Prevention
Executive Director:   Patrick McMahon
Area Served:           South Dallas

Grant Proposal:
To support the development of a girls only program.

Purpose of Agency:
To positively impact the lives of young people in Dallas by providing learning facilities and educational programs that promote character development and life-enhancing values through the game of golf.

Amount:                 $10,000
Fund Area:              Health
Executive Director:   Raeline Nobles
Area Served:           Dallas County

Grant Proposal:
To support the ProACT for Women (Promoting Access, Care and Treatment for women with HIV/AIDS) program, a holistic, comprehensive approach to accessible medical care and psychosocial support that specifies interdisciplinary HIV and women's health care, treatment adherence and support for more than 650 HIV/AIDS impacted adult and adolescent females.

Purpose of Agency:

To assist individuals in accessing the healthcare, resources and support necessary to successfully manage the challenges of living with HIV/AIDS.

Amount:                 $17,500
Fund Area:              Health
Executive Director:   Ronald Aldridge
Area Served:           Denton and Collin Counties

Grant Proposal:
To support specialty medical referrals, especially those specific to the female HIV+ population - gynecological exams, mammograms, bone density scans or colposcopies.

Purpose of Agency:
Dedicated to reducing the impact of HIV/AIDS on the rural and outer-urban areas of North Texas through prevention, care, and advocacy. 

Amount:                 $20,000
Fund Area:              Economic
Executive Director:   Carolyn Pool
Area Served:           Dallas County

Grant Proposal:
To support operating expenses, specifically to pay transitional (basic) living expenses for clients and their children.

Purpose of Agency:
New Friends New Life helps women escape dependency on sexually oriented businesses for employment.

Amount:                 $5,000
Fund Area:              Economic
Executive Director:   Sr. Mary Anne Owens
Area Served:           Dallas County

Grant Proposal:
To support partial scholarships to single mothers to make childcare more accessible and allowing the women to continue their education and/or work to support their families.

Purpose of Agency:
Catholic Charities of Dallas, Inc. is a family of human services working together to strengthen families.

Amount:                 $10,000
Fund Area:              Prevention
Executive Director:   Margaret Patterson
Area Served:           Dallas County

Grant Proposal:
To support the Healthy Families program with partial salary for a service worker.  The program's purpose is to prevent child abuse and neglect by teaching mothers of newborns positive parenting techniques through in-home visitation and other services.  The target population consists of at-risk pregnant teen mothers

Purpose of Agency:
To promote positive parenting and improve the lives of DFW children and their families by preventing child abuse and neglect through education, prevention, and family mentoring programs.

Amount:                 $8,000
Fund Area:              Economic
Executive Director:   Scott Orr
Area Served:           Denton County

Grant Proposal:
To support childcare costs for women enrolled in ESL, GED and literacy classes.

Purpose of Agency:
Christian Community Action is an organization of Christians ministering to the poor in obedience of the mandate of Jesus Christ. The ministry provides an ever-responsive range of services which alleviates physical suffering, brings hope to the oppressed and changes human lives.

Amount:                 $10,000
Fund Area:              Prevention
Executive Director:   Bernadette Nutall
Area Served:           Southern Dallas

Grant Proposal:
To support the Up and Out Program which offers college preparation, job readiness and leadership development for high school girls.

Purpose of Agency:
To equip girls in Southern Dallas with academic, leadership, and life skills to become productive and responsible citizens.

Amount:                 $15,000
Fund Area:              Family Violence
Executive Director:   Susan Etheridge
Area Served:           Collin County

Grant Proposal:
To support a bilingual therapist who will provide specialized therapeutic clinical services to Hispanic clients who are child victims of sexual abuse and to non-offending family members of the  abuse victim.

Purpose of Agency:
Collin County Children's Advocacy Center takes action to identify, protect and improve the lives of abused and neglected children.

Amount:                 $5,000
Fund Area:              Family Violence
Executive Director:   Lynn Davis
Area Served:           Dallas County

Grant Proposal:
To support the DCAC Therapy Program which helps child abuse victims heal from their abuse and restore their emotional functioning through highly specialized therapeutic counseling.

Purpose of Agency:
To break the cycle of child abuse through collaborative intervention in a child-sensitive environment.

Amount:                 $20,000
Fund Area:              Family Violence
Executive Director:   John Gates
Area Served:           Dallas County

Grant Proposal:
To support a portion of the Bilingual Client Advocate's salary.  The Advocate provides twenty-four hour hospital response to victims of domestic violence and/or sexual assault and meets individually with victims to provide crisis intervention, emotional support and referrals.

Purpose of Agency:
To prevent violence toward women, men and children and promote safety and recovery for victims of abuse and/or violence.

Amount:                 $20,000
Fund Area:              Economic, Health
Executive Director:   Paul Hoffman
Area Served:           Dallas County

Grant Proposal:
To provide dental care to low income women who are participating in CareerWorks, a program provided by The Wilkinson Center. Dental care will assist these women in becoming fully marketable as they apply for jobs.

Purpose of Agency:
Community Dental Care provides quality and compassionate dental care and dental health education for low income children and adults.

Amount:                 $18,000
Fund Area:              Family Violence
Executive Director:   Toni Johnson-Simpson
Area Served:           Denton County

Grant Proposal:
To support the general operating expenses for agency programs.  These programs include; 24-hr crisis hotline, 26-bed residential shelter, adult and child counseling services, family services, parenting classes, outreach and legal advocacy, sexual assault advocacy team, violence intervention and prevention program, community education, medical and court accompaniment and an agency operated thrift store.

Purpose of Agency:
To provide services to victims of relationship violence and/or sexual assault while partnering with our community to promote a society free of violence.

Amount:                 $20,000
Fund Area:              Economic
Executive Director:   Ellen Mata
Area Served:           East Dallas

Grant Proposal:
To support the English as a Second Language program and accompanying free child care.

Purpose of Agency:
To provide quality English as a Second Language instruction to non-English speaking adults, primarily women, living in the East Dallas area, accompanied by free child care for their preschool children in order to promote responsible self-sufficiency.

Amount:                 $10,000
Fund Area:              Economic, Education, Prevention
Executive Director:   June Groom
Area Served:           Dallas County

Grant Proposal:
To support their general operating budget.

Purpose of Agency:
Exodus Ministries breaks the chain of generational crime by reuniting ex-offenders with their children in a structured, residential environment and providing the necessary time, resources, support and love for all to become productive, life-balanced citizens.

Amount:                 $18,000
Fund Area:              Health
Executive Director:   Barbara Burton
Area Served:           Garland, Texas

Grant Proposal:
To support lab fees, over-the-counter and prescription medications, equipment and supplies for the Women's Health Clinic.  The clinic is a free clinic for low-income women and provides women's health care services to females who do not have access to health insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, Parkland Plus or other similar programs.

Purpose of Agency:
Reflecting Christ's love to the underserved population in Garland by providing health care services, spiritual support, social services, counseling and referrals to community agencies.

Amount:                 $18,000
Fund Area:              Family Violence
Executive Director:   Renee Carroll-Grate
Area Served:           Collin County

Grant Proposal:

To support project specific operating expenses for the Transitional Housing Program which assists clients leaving the shelter and moving into an independent living situation.

Purpose of Agency:
To offer intervention and prevention services to individuals and families impacted by domestic abuse, and to provide educational programs that enhance the community's capacity to respond.

Amount:                 $18,000
Fund Area:              Prevention
Executive Director:   Janis Reid Dumas
Area Served:           Areas bound by Spring Valley, Coit Road, LBJ Freeway and Central Expressway

Grant Proposal:
To support a free after-school program for K-6th grade RISD girls who live with single parent mothers.  The program includes components for both girls and moms.

Purpose of Agency:
Neighborhood Service Council, Inc. provides residents of the Spring Valley-Coit road area of North Dallas/ Richardson access to services and programs which give special attention to the requirements of healthy development of children, families, and individuals, by promoting economic independence, fostering community pride, and addressing the special needs of children and youth.

Amount:                 $15,000
Fund Area:              Prevention
Executive Director:   Eric Lindh
Area Served:           Dallas County

Grant Proposal:
To support Project Transformation's Urban Camp, the culmination of eight weeks of summer programming for children and youth.  The overnight experience allows low income girls and young ladies to challenge themselves, form strong friendships, and build self-confidence through outdoor activities such as sports, horseback riding, mountain biking, fishing, and swimming.

Purpose of Agency:
To connect the energy of young adults, the strength of church-supported institutions, and the untapped resources of underserved neighborhoods to meet the evolving needs of children and youth.

Amount:                 $18,000
Fund Area:              Family Violence
Executive Director:   Patricia Randall
Area Served:           Collin County

Grant Proposal:
To support the salary for part-time Development Director.

Purpose of Agency:
To provide counseling, education, and advocacy for those impacted by sexual assault.

Amount:                 $5,000
Fund Area:              Education
Executive Director:   Mary Joiner
Area Served:           Addison, Carrollton, Farmers Branch

Grant Proposal:
To support a part-time Caregiver Support Coordinator to develop and provide an effective and comprehensive program to focus on the needs of caregivers and give the support needed to cope with this challenging role.

Purpose of Agency:
To improve the lives of seniors and caregivers facing the challenges of aging.

Amount:                 $5,000
Fund Area:              Economic
Executive Director:   Molly H. Bogen
Area Served:           Dallas County

Grant Proposal:
To support the Money Management Project that promotes independence for low-income older adults, enabling them to maintain involvement in their day-to-day financial affairs, and for many the opportunity to remain independent in their homes, and to be protected from exploitation, fraud and neglect

Purpose of Agency:
To improve the quality of life of older adults in the greater Dallas area.

Amount:                 $5,000
Fund Area:              Family Violence
Executive Director:   Jan Langbein
Area Served:           Dallas County

Grant Proposal:
To support the Latina Program, which  provides counseling and case management and helps Spanish-speaking victims of family violence obtain employment, new housing and other resources necessary to begin lives as sole earners for their families.

Purpose of Agency:
To provide quality safety and shelter to battered women and their children through crisis intervention and short-term crisis therapeutics and to reduce the occurrence of violence against women and children in the greater Dallas area.

Amount:                 $2,500
Fund Area:              Prevention
Executive Director:   Charles Fletcher
Area Served:           Dallas, Denton and Collin Counties

Grant Proposal:
To support the  'Youth after-Drug Rehab' project.  Female youth will be given weekly therapeutic riding lessons with one-on-one mentoring for one year.

Purpose of Agency:
To Assist People with Special Needs in Reaching their Full Potential through Interaction with Horses.

Amount:                 $1,500
Fund Area:              Education
Executive Director:   Katherine Acey
Area Served:           Dallas County

Grant Proposal:
To support the Astrea Philanthropy and Activism Retreat in Dallas.

Purpose of Agency:
The Astraea Lesbian Foundation For Justice works for social, racial and economic justice in the U.S. and internationally. Their grant making and philanthropic advocacy programs help lesbians and allied communities challenge oppression and claim their human rights.

Amount:                 $2,500
Fund Area:              Education
Executive Director:   Susan Melnick
Area Served:           Dallas, Denton and Collin Counties

Grant Proposal:
To support the 8th Annual Lesbian and Gay Film Festival operating expenses specifically costs supporting the women's film programming.

Purpose of Agency:
To enlighten, educate and enrich and entertain diverse communities about gays and lesbians through the medium of film and video and to contribute funds to organizations seeking to foster similar goals.

Amount:                 $2,000
Fund Area:              Education
Executive Director:   Margaret Culgan
Area Served:           Dallas, Denton and Collin Counties

Grant Proposal:
To support the "Essentials of Peace" conference in July 2007.

Purpose of Agency:
To create paths of peace through education, cooperation and positive action

Amount:                 $8,000
Fund Area:              Organizational Development
Executive Director:   Rita Greer
Area Served:           Dallas County

Grant Proposal:
To support a grant writer position for the organization.

Purpose of Agency:
To provide hands-on workforce training in a Christian based environment to low to moderate income  and unemployed residents of Dallas county through educational, vocational, technological, and social skills training which leads to self-sufficiency.

Amount:                 $7,000
Fund Area:              Education
Executive Director:   Mandy Golman, M.S.
Area Served:           Carrollton, Farmers Branch

Grant Proposal:
To support the expansion of the program into Carrollton-Farmers Branch at Brookhaven Community College.

Purpose of Agency:
A not-for-profit organization that trains college age women to mentor preadolescent girls with the goal of promoting positive body image and preventing obesity and eating disorders.

Amount:                 $4,000
Fund Area:              Prevention
Executive Director:   Kipp Murray
Area Served:           Dallas

Grant Proposal:
To support general operating and a portion of the program expenses for The Winter Campout.

Purpose of Agency:
To promote interaction and communication between dads and daughters by paticipation in outdoor adventure activities designed to assist in the healthy development of girls from their teen years into adulthood.

Amount:                 $4,000
Fund Area:              Prevention
Executive Director:   Mary Johnson
Area Served:           Dallas County

Grant Proposal:
To support the classical ballet program's expansion to a new site at J.P. Starks Elementary School.

Purpose of Agency:
Dedicated to educating children in the fine arts, through the development of technical proficiencies and aesthetic appreciation within classical dance.

Amount:                 $8,000
Fund Area:              Organizational Development
Executive Director:   Barbara Boren
Area Served:           Dallas, Richardson, Plano

Grant Proposal:
To support the hiring of a data entry person to assimilate the organization's information into a  newly acquired donor database.

Purpose of Agency:
LifeSavers Foundation is a faith based nonprofit which exists to empower and assist those in crisis through its support of organizations that provide education, counseling and goods and services for those in crisis situations.

Amount:                 $8,000
Fund Area:              Education
Executive Director:   Rick Davis, Ph.D.
Area Served:           Dallas County

Grant Proposal:
To support the development of the information and referral services component of the program currently offered by the organization.

Purpose of Agency:
The Low Birth Weight Development center is a unique, multi-faceted comprehensive program designed to meet the complex psychosocial and developmental needs of high-risk, low birth weight infants, birth through three years, and their indigent adolescent or young adult parents.

Amount:                 $8,000
Fund Area:              Education
Executive Director:   Laura Gonzalez, Ph.D.
Area Served:           Dallas

Grant Proposal:
To support general operating expenses, specifically rent and utilities, and a portion of program expenses for printing.

Purpose of Agency:
To empower Latinas through higher education and community involvement.

Amount:                 $8,000
Fund Area:              Education, Family Violence
Executive Director:   Zareen Malik
Area Served:           Dallas, Denton and Collin Counties

Grant Proposal:
To support general operating.

Purpose of Agency:
To empower, promote and support Muslim women and their families through educational, outreach, charitable and social services.