The United Way of Southeastern New England has awarded $276,208 in Critical Issue grants for programs ranging from drug prevention to caring for the elderly. Critical issue funds come from individual donors and corporations who wish to target specific social issues. The funds are awarded to social service organizations that submit applications and can demonstrate that their programs serve to diminish and prevent future occurrences of deep-rooted problems and allow people to live more self-sufficient lives, the United Way said.
Organizations receiving the largest individual grants are:
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VNS Home Care, Inc. of Narragansett, $20,000, to train 100 to 150 individuals who are caring for the elderly at home.
SSTARBIRTH, $24,058 for its residential program dealing with chemically dependent pregnant/postpartum women and their children. Some 70 families will be served, including 150 children.
Spurwink RI, $25,000 to serve 25 clients through their VocLinks Job Readiness Training Program for people with developmental disabilities and/or mental illness.
Child Opportunity Zone, $35,000. The Zone operates in 13 Rhode Island school districts, focusing on early childhood education and links between social service agencies and schools.
Rhode Island Kids Count, $33,000 as part of a three-year commitment to continue development the Childwatch Project. This is the second year of the project, which deals in the area of children and family data collection and related policy planning.
The Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), $33,000 for second year funding of Phase Two of the Neighborhood Development Fund, which is designed to increase the capacity of locally based community development corporations in Rhode Island to produce quality affordable housing for low-income families.
Several other groups, serving a variety of community needs, also received grants, ranging from $1,000 to nearly $20,000.
