4/21/2005
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City grants provide positive summer experiences for youth
Indianapolis –More than 1,000 Indianapolis youth will participate in a variety of recreational, cultural, and educational activities this summer thanks in part to grants awarded by the City of Indianapolis, Department of Metropolitan Development in conjunction with the Summer Youth Program Fund.
The city is providing nearly $85,000 in community development block grant funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to nine local, non-profit organizations that provide summer programming for youth.
The Summer Youth Program Fund, a collaboration of 12 local funders, awarded nearly $1.8 million to 126 organizations that will serve nearly 32,000 Marion County youth this summer. The activities are intended to provide safe, positive experiences for youth 4 - 19 years old at little or no cost. Grants are awarded to programs in four areas: residential, daily, enhancement and youth employment.
"The partnership created through the Summer Youth Program Fund plays an important role in enhancing the lives of our city's youth during the summer months," said Mayor Bart Peterson. "Many young people in this city have experienced a host of new opportunities because of this partnership."
The partnering Summer Youth Program Fund organizations, including the City of Indianapolis, are: The Clowes Fund; Annie E. Casey Foundation; Christel DeHaan Family Foundation; Efroymson Fund; Hensel Fund; Hoover Family Foundation; The Indianapolis Foundation; The Indianapolis Foundation Library Fund; Irwin Financial Foundation; Lilly Endowment, Inc.; and the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust.
The Summer Youth Program Fund is the only collaborative fund dedicated to youth programs in the country. It has steadily increased its support for youth-service providers in Marion County since the fund was established in 1995 by The Indianapolis Foundation and Lilly Endowment, Inc.
The city's 10 award recipients are listed below:
Coburn Place ($2,500)
Grant will support a summer camp serving young residents of a domestic violence shelter.
East 10th Street United Methodist Church and Youth Center ($14,000)
Funding will support a summer day camp program for youth ages 6 to 13.
Community Alliance of the Far Eastside ($14,000)
Grant will fund a summer day camp for youth on the far eastside.
Concord Neighborhood Center ($10,000)
Funding will support a youth summer day camp at the neighborhood center.
Philharmonic Orchestra of Indianapolis ($6,300)
Grant will help fund a youth summer camp focused on music enrichment.
Youth Job Preparedness Program ($5,000)
Funding will support a youth job training and educational program.
Young Audiences of Indiana ($14,000)
Grant will help fund a summer arts and performance enhancement program for youth ages 4 to 16.
Little Bethel Baptist Church ($10,500)
Grant will support a summer youth outreach program for ages 4 to 13.
Kaleidoscope Church and Community Partnership ($8,500)
Grant will support a summer day camp focusing on educational, social, cultural and recreational enrichment.
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