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Organization
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Grant
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Type
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Amount
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Mattie Rhodes Center
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Latino Cultural Arts Expansion Program
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Arts / Culture
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$10,000.00
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Description:
The Mattie Rhodes Center is promoting Latino and Hispanic arts and culture in the Greater Kansas City area. Mattie Rhodes will provide artists, cultural organizations and the Latino community with the facilities and opportunities to develop and celebrate the unique cultural talents and gifts. The center will present opportunities for education and experience in visual, literary, media and traditional arts.
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Hispanic Economic Development Corporation
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Moreno School of Art
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Education
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$2,000.00
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Description:
The Moreno School of Art is designed to give 28-30 Middle - High School & recently graduated students (ESL & Latino) the opportunity to study art in several forms. The purpose is to help build character & self-confidence to local Hispanic and newly arrived immigrants.
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Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
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Youth Entrepreneurship Program
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Education
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$3,000.00
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Description:
The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce is seeking support for its Youth Entrepreneurship Program (a 3 day camp) that starts March 9-12. They would be working with High School students from Kansas City Kansas - Kansas City Missouri, Turner and Olathe School Districts. The program consists of a local competition that will lead to a national competition in Milwaukee.
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Philharmonia of Greater Kansas City
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Free Family Concert
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Arts / Culture
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$750.00
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Description:
The Philharmonia of Greater Kansas City is having their annual Free Educational Concert and lectures focused on orchestral works with popular music roots from Latin America, including works by Mexican, Argentinian and Colombian Composer.
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LULAC-LNESC
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HSF Administrative Services
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Education
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$9,500.00
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Description:
LULAC National Education Service center (LNESC) provides administrative services for the Hispanic Scholarship Fund.
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Guadalupe Centers, Inc.
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Belton, Missouri Newcomer Center
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Immigration
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$10,000.00
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Description:
GCI is seeking support for the Belton, Missouri Newcomer Center to serve this “new” area with high concentration of Hispanics.
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Budget and Financial Management Assistance
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Taxpayer Education/Preparation & Financial Management Skill Building
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Education
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$5,000.00
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Description:
In a cooperative effort w/ El Centro, the BFMA Tax Clinic will provide taxpayer education, advocacy and assistance, conflict resolution, and preparation of tax returns to the Hispanic community of the KC Metro area. For non-filers or taxpayers needing amended returns, BFMA’s services include preparation of prior year tax returns as far back as 1991 tax year. El Centro will add a MO-based ITIN class for 150 to 200 Hispanic participants to its existing KS-based program.
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Mattie Rhodes Center
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Promotoras Program
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Arts/Culture
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$5,000.00
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Description:
The request for funds will be used to implement the Promotoras Model in the Northeast community of KCMO. The community health worker (promotora) model is used because promotoras are effective disseminators of information, and act as the bridge between governmental and non-governmental systems and the communities they serve.
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El Centro, Inc and Guadalupe Centers, Inc.
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National Urban Fellows Placement
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Education
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$7,500.00
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Description:
Jointly, the two agencies have applied to sponsor a Fellow from the graduate Master of Public Administration program at CUNY-Baruch College for a nine-month placement.
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Westside Housing Organization
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Operating Costs
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Community Development
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$25,000.00
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Description:
WHO will use the Challenge Grant to raise funds to support the operating costs of the organization so that it may continue to provide housing and development expertise on Westside and potentially Northeast area of Kansas City, Missouri.
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APOYO
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Parenting Program
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Leadership Development
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$5,000.00
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Description:
APOYO is seeking support for their program funds to continue the APOYO-Parent-Child Education Program in 2004 to 80 Hispanic Families, predominately immigrant and Spanish speaking dominant who reside primarily in Wyandotte County.
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NALCAB
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NALCAB Conference
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Economic Development
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$3,000.00
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Description:
NALCAB seeks support for the NALCAB conference which will help showcase the work of the Latino communty in Kansas City and help local agencies develop strategies to improve efforts in the community.
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El Grupo Atotonilco
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Costumes / Instructors
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Arts / Culture
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$2,000.00
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Description:
El Grupo Atotonilco is seeking support to subsidize the costs of instructors, the purchase of new costumes, and the rental of its dance studio.
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Project Equality
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Sharing Power Project
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Leadership Development
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$1,000.00
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Description:
is seeking support for training potential board candidates, an essential aspect of the Sharing Power Project, which assists organizations to put equality, opportunity and justice into community action by promoting the access of under-represented diverse groups, (people of color, women, and other diverse individuals) to leadership and decision-making roles on nonprofit Boards of Directors.
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| Total: $88,750.00 |
