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.
March 1, 2004
Grant amount: $120,000 over 2 years
Who got the grant:
Alliance for Healthy Homes
227 Massachusetts Avenue, N.E., Suite 200
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: 202/543-1147
Fax: 202/543-4466
E-mail: afhh@afhh.org
Web site: http://www.afhh.org/
Who gave the grant:
Public Welfare Foundation
1200 U Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20009
Phone: 202/965-1800
Fax: 202/265-8851
E-mail: reviewcommittee@publicwelfare.org
Web site: http://www.publicwelfare.org/
Purpose of the grant:
To support the Community Environmental Health Resource Center, which helps grassroots and community-based organizations make housing environmentally safe for all children.
Impact:
Alliance for Healthy Homes was founded in 1990 as the Alliance To End Childhood Lead Poisoning. Its name change in July of 2003 reflects the expansion of its work to address other housing-related health hazards.
Alliance for Healthy Homes strives to:
- shift the focus of national policy from reaction — treating children after they were lead-poisoned — to primary prevention.
- promote effective federal programs and standards, while helping community advocates, local and state agencies, and other stakeholders strengthen prevention policies and practices.
- bring both experience and fierce commitment to finding solutions that are affordable and practical for the highest risk housing in low-income communities.
- anchor a network of 200 community groups across the country working on lead poisoning prevention, affordable housing, healthy homes, and children’s environmental health.
Mission:
To protect children from lead and other environmental health hazards in and around their homes by advocating for policy solutions and building capacity for primary prevention in communities throughout the United States.
"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.
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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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