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.
August 1, 2003
Grant amount: $50,000
Who got the grant:
Council of Latino Agencies
2437 15th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20009
Phone: 202/328-9451
Fax: 202/667-6135
E-mail: consejo@cais.com
Web site: http://www.consejo.org
Who gave the grant:
The Trellis Fund
1400 Sixteenth Street, N.W., Suite 710
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202/939-3399
Fax: 202/939-3392
Contact: Hope Burness Gleicher, Executive Director
E-mail: gleicher@trellisfund.org
Web site: http://fdncenter.org/grantmaker/trellis/
Purpose of the grant:
Support for the Applied Research as a Cornerstone of Effective Latino Advocacy project, which includes writing an Executive Summary and disseminating and publicizing the research to advocate for better conditions and services for Latinos in DC.
Impact:
The Applied Research as a Cornerstone of Effective Latino Advocacy project focuses on improving access to data and enhancing databases on the DC metropolitan Latino community. The project grew out of the awareness of how much advocacy, planning, and programming of social and health services for the Latino community has suffered due to lack of adequate, reliable and current data.
CLA will use three strategies for overcoming barriers to gathering, analyzing, archiving and using demographic information about DC Latinos: improve the inclusion of Latinos in data collection; develop strategic data collection; and build CBO data capacity. All of the information gathered will be used to manage an up-to-date database, formulate policy papers, and conduct advocacy activities.
Mission:
To support and promote its members for the betterment of the community, and act as a voice of the Latino community in the District of Columbia.
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- Name of your funded program
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- Who received the grant - Your organization's name, contact person's name (if applicable), address, telephone and Web site (if applicable).
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