Grants That Make a Difference
Every month, "Grants that Make a Difference" highlights grants given to Washington, DC area organizations that have helped make a difference in people's lives. "Grants That Make a Difference" profiles these important community success stories.
January 1, 2004
Grant amount: $150,000
Who got the grant:
Bright Beginnings
128 M Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 202/842-9090
Web site: http://www.brightbeginningsinc.org/
Who gave the grant:
Freddie Mac Foundation
8250 Jones Branch Drive
McLean, Virginia 22102
Phone: 703/918-8888
Fax: 703/918-8895
E-mail: freddiemac__foundation@freddiemac.com
Web site: http://www.freddiemacfoundation.org
Purpose of the grant:
To continue providing child care for children whose parents live in shelters or transitional housing in Washington, DC.
Impact:
The economic downturn, city and state budget cuts and the United Way's shortfall in raising funds significantly hinder many non-profits, like Bright Beginnings, working to support the community's children and their families.
Bright Beginnings serves the educational, social, and physical needs of the District's most vulnerable residents -- children between the ages of six weeks and five years who are without homes. The center offers free, full-day, year-round, and developmentally-appropriate care for approximately 100 children. As one of two child care centers in DC that offers free care to homeless children, Bright Beginnings is alleviating a desperate community shortage.
Mission:
The program is designed to:
- provide preschoolers with a safe, nurturing environment
- support parents as they stabilize their home lives
- prepare the children to enter kindergarten ready to learn
"Grants that Make a Difference" is a rotating
feature profiling grants awarded to 501(c)3 nonprofit
organizations in the Metropolitan Washington,
DC area ONLY (the grantmaker doesn't necessarily
have to be local). The selection of grants for
"Grants That Make a Difference" is based on criteria
such as programmatic interests, geographic focus,
and size, to ensure the broadest possible representation
of the region's nonprofit sector.
If you'd like to see a grant awarded to your NPO
featured here, e-mail a detailed description of
the grant (following the format below), to dclibrary@foundationcenter.org,
with "Grants Submission" in the subject line.
We welcome press releases in addition to, or as
a substitute for the description.
Here is what you need to include:
- Name of your funded program
- The amount of the grant (indicate if multi-year)
- Who received the grant - Your organization's name, contact person's name (if applicable), address, telephone and Web site (if applicable).
- Who gave the grant - Name of the grantmaker
- Community impact: A brief (250 words maximum) explanation of how this program is making a difference in the community.
- Your organization's mission and how it relates to this funded project.
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