2017 Community Grants
April 2, 2018
During 2017, the Community Foundation of South Puget Sound awarded $430,000 to 80 nonprofit organizations through our Community Grants program. The program is made possible by generous donors who have contributed unrestricted and broadly defined area of interest gifts which allow the Community Foundation to respond to our communities' changing opportunities and challenges over time. The following is a list of the 2017 grant recipient organizations and programs categorized by subject area.

ANIMAL WELFARE
Humane Society of Mason County, Trap Neuter and
Release
Sunrise Equine Rescue, Horse Rescue Program
ARTS AND CULTURE
Arbutus Folk School, Arbutus Folk School Capacity Expansion
Ballet Northwest, Dance Access Initiative: Ballet Live, Dance Literacy, and Dance Learning
Bridge Music Project, The Bridge Music Project
Earthbound Productions, The 2018 Procession of the Species Celebration
Emerald City Music, Student Access to World-Class Classical Music Performances
Fire Mountain Arts Council, OnStage Children's Theatre Education Program
Harlequin Productions, Harlequin Productions’ Season 2018 Support
Olympia Symphony, Orchestra General Operating Support for 65th Anniversary Season
Student Orchestras of Greater Olympia, Instrument Petting Zoo and Introductory String and Wind Classes
Tenino Young-at-Heart Theatre, Expand Lighting Capabilities
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Artistic and Community Partner Advancement Program
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Boys & Girls Club of Chehalis, Boys and Girls Club of Chehalis
Hispanic Roundtable of South Sound, Capacity Building
United Way of Mason County, Youth United of Mason County
EDUCATION
Asset Building Coalition of Mason County, Financial Mentoring
Boys & Girls Clubs of Thurston County, Youth Assistance
Cispus Learning Center Cispus AmeriCorps: Morton Teen Center
Community Lifeline, Building Capacity through Education
Dispute Resolution Center of Thurston County, Youth Empowerment Services
FIRST Washington - Olympia Robotics Federation, Olympia Robotics Federation 2017-18 Season
FIRST Washington in support of 4-H Team 5295 "Aldernating Current", Shelton High Robotics Team 2017-18 Season
Hands On Children's Museum, Young Makers Innovative STEM Learning during Free Friday Nights at the Hands On Children’s Museum
Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group, Salmon in the Classroom Expansion - Southside & Hood Canal School Districts
Pacific Education Institute, FieldSTEM South Sound
Pacific Shellfish Institute, K-12 Marine Science Education for the Next Generation
Reach Out and Read, Reach Out and Read in Thurston, Lewis, and Mason Counties
Sound Learning, Adult Education: Pathways to Success
South Sound Reading Foundation, Spanish Focused Literacy Outreach
TOGETHER!, Rural Thurston County Community Schools Expansion
YWCA of Olympia, Girls Without Limits!
ENVIRONMENT
Capitol Land Trust, Building Tomorrow’s Conservation Leaders
Chehalis River Basin Land Trust, Resiliency: Local nature walks, talks, and workshops
Nisqually Land Trust, Communication Plan Implementation
Puget Sound Estuarium, Exploring our Estuaries - Inside and Outside!
HEALTH AND WELLNESS
A Gift for Special Children, General Operating Support
Child Care Action Council, Safe Kids Thurston County Home & Infant Safety
GRuB, Rx Garden Pilot - Overcoming Childhood Obesity with Garden Raised Bounty
Harmony Hill of Union, Harmony Hill Healing Circles
Health and Hope Medical Outreach, Support for Prescription, X-ray and Laboratory Tests
Mpowerment Washington, Expanded HIV Prevention Outreach
NAMI Thurston Mason, NAMI’s In Our Own Voice (IOOV) Presentations
Pierce County AIDS Foundation (PCAF), HIV Mental Health Case Management
Providence St. Peter Foundation, Providence Community Care Center
Reliable Enterprises, Anderson House Emergent Foster Care Home
The Olympia Free Clinic, General Operating Support
Thurston Thrives (Thurston County Chamber Foundation), Building a Thriving Community Through Evidence Based Hope Science
Washington State Senior Games, Presentation of the Washington State Senior Games
HOUSING and HUMAN SERVICES
Bethel Assembly of God, Hub City Mission Cold Weather Shelter
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Washington, Mentoring for School and Life Success
Boys & Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound, Healthy Lifestyles Program
CIELO, The Immigrant Experience in South Puget Sound (working title)
Catholic Community Services of Western Washington,The Community Kitchen
Community Youth Services, Rosie's Place
Crossroads Housing, General Operating Support
Faith In Action West Sound, Senior Engagement at The HUB
Family Support Center of South Sound, Pear Blossom Place: A Family Support Community
First Baptist Church of Olympia, Table Grace
Homes First, Affordable Rental Housing
Interfaith Works, Interfaith Works Emergency Overnight Shelter
Lewis County Autism Coalition, Autism Community Empowerment
Mercy Housing Northwest, Service-Enriched Affordable Housing & Family Support at Evergreen Vista Apartments
Morningside, High School Transition Program for Students with Disabilities
North Mason Resources, Advocacy, Case Management, and Support Program
Panza, Quixote Village
Pizza Klatch, High School/Middle School Program Expansion & Replication
Rochester Organization of Families, ROOF Community Services
SafePlace, Residential Services Program
Senior Services for South Sound, STARS Adult Day Program
SideWalk, Coordinated Entry for Thurston County Homeless
Society of St. Vincent de Paul, 2018 Basic Needs Support
Stonewall Youth, General Operating Support
South Sound Parent to Parent, Thurston County Helping Parent (HP) program
The Mockingbird Society, Mockingbird Youth Network - Olympia Chapter
The Saints' Pantry Food Bank, Backpack Program
Thurston County Food Bank, Partner Program Launch
Thurston County Volunteer Legal Services, Pro Bono Legal Services
Turning Pointe Survivor Advocacy Center, Turning Pointe Survivor Advocacy Center
United Way of Lewis County, Lewis County Homelessness Collaboration
April 2, 2018
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