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Recent Grants from the People of Color Fund
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2010 People of Color Fund Grants
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Project Grants
| Project Information |
Grant Amount |
| Androscoggin Home Health, to support the expansion of a multicultural 10 week program for 5th and 6th grade African refugee boys and girls |
$7,500 |
| Empowering Life, to fund two positions to be held by Native American youth |
$5,000 |
| Institute for Civic Leadership, for scholarships for leaders of color in the next ICL Intensive Program |
$7,000 |
| Greater Portland United Way--Language Access for New Americans, to fund a continuing education program for qualified interpreters and translators |
$7,500 |
| Multilingual and Multicultural Center of Portland Schools, to produce a 20-minute video and viewing guide on mental health beliefs among some of the larger ethnic groups in Portland |
$5,000 |
| Penobscot Nation Health Department, to assist in the completion of a tribal-specific community assessment |
$7,500 |
| Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance, for two day-long planning and development workshops for Board, staff and members |
$7,500 |
| Somali Bantu Youth Association of Maine, to build community and create inter-generational interaction |
$7,500 |
| USM--NewComer ETEP, to expand support provided to participants in “Newcomer” ETEP, a 2-year professional educator certification program for immigrants and refugees |
$6,000 |
| Watching Place Productions, to raise awareness of the endangered Passamaquoddy language |
$7,500 |
Organizational Development Grants
| Project Information |
Grant Amount |
| Portland Police Department, to provide paid summer internships for two local youth of color |
$7,500 |
| Cobscook Community Learning, for expansion of the high school diploma program to include young adults who because of their age are not eligible to have tuition paid by area schools |
$7,500 |
| Gedakina, for staff support for a year-round history, language, and environmental justice initiative for Native American youth |
$7,500 |
| Living with Peace, to fund an international learning center for children and young adults of African-born parents |
$4,000 |
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2009 People of Color Fund Grants
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