Supported the operations of a farming micro-enterprise that employs refugees for additional on-the-job training, and to produce food for their families and foodbank clients.
Provided seed money for teaching financial literacy skills to victims of domestic violence to free them from economic dependency and financial exploitation.
Supported operations of nonprofit experiencing higher demand and lower donations due to the economic recession.
Funded an educational series that helped low-income mothers identify and develop their individual strengths and job skills.
Provided start-up costs for developing the Soundstart program to assist low-income single parents with legal issues regarding child custody, visitation and support.
Allowed for the establishment of more garden sites that are heavily utilized by Boise’s refugee population.
Funded a program that transitions youth from the juvenile correction system back into the community through culinary and life skills.
Supported the improvement of services to women, disabled people, and disenfranchised youth who are homeless or are at risk of becoming homeless.
Purchased audio production equipment to support transition from Internet broadcasting to a terrestrial radio signal.
Funded a full range of arts experiences in after-school programs for underserved youth in Canyon County.
Provided funding to TriCA for lighting and sound equipment for use in classes and dance performances.
Provided the funding for an additional 300 children to participate in a dance movement program that explores the dances and traditions of non-majority cultures and races.
Supported after-school clubs in Boise which emphasized creative writing and publishing.
Provided seed money for research and acquiring film footage for Idaho human rights video documentary.
Provided support to a day-long supervised education, nutrition and activities program for low income and at-risk children in partnership with Reed Elementary School.
Supported partnership with W.H. Taft Elementary School to create an on-site school garden and farm-to-table curriculum.
Expanded a family-education program to provide parents with ESL, GED and parenting skills classes while their young children are better prepared to enter kindergarten.
Supported a newly established program providing a safe environment and enrichment for Garden Valley School’s many “latchkey kids.”
Provided start-up funds for intervention curriculum to improve students’ skills in mathematics.
Funded summer program to teach labor camp families English language through writing, computer learning.
Funded launch of the Inmate Dog Alliance Program that pairs dogs from IHS with state corrections’ prisoners to provide training to the animals to ensure successful subsequent adoption. (Also known as the Inmate Dog Alliance Project.)
Purchased a hydraulic lift truck which will be used to pick up donations/make deliveries for the ReStore business.
Funding to build a designated public trail along the Boise River in Star, ID, construct a small bridge, install interpretive signage, and provide safe access for recreation.
Funded an educational exhibit that introduces visitors to the Boise Watershed Environmental Education Center.
Supported a new outreach initiative educating women working in service businesses about the potential hazards of the job materials they use and how to minimize their health risks.
Helped to finish illuminating a five-kilometer Nordic trail with state-of-the-art, solar-powered lights.
Provided after school group and individual counseling for children in Weiser, ID and Washington County who are repeatedly exposed to domestic violence.
Monies used to add insulation, replace windows and furnace in the circa 1915 building used as a community center.
Increased the number of food-insecure school children participating in a program sending food home for weekends.
Helped increase enrollment of needy children in the S-CHIP health insurance program through the work of a new full-time executive director dedicating 30% of their time to the project.
Helped to remove financial barriers to oral health services by underwriting initial visits to the TRHS dental clinic to diagnose problems and provide education necessary to maintain dental and periodontal health.
Supported the billboard messaging of a Methamphetamine public prevention and awareness program.
Provided funding for Homedale School’s all-weather walking track, enabling student Walking Club and the entire community to exercise outdoors throughout the year.
Funded a security system for the new mobile clinic van that will provide services to local schools.
Funded operations to preserve donated fresh produce to reduce waste and increase distributions.
Supported reproductive/gynecological health and information “mini-clinics” in McCall and Canyon County.
Provided funding for a nurse coordinator, medication and supplies during the initial year of operation for this no-cost health clinic serving Idaho’s neediest population.
Funded a new Woman-to-Woman/Amiga-a-Amiga program to provide community education about cervical cancer testing and treatment at the Marsing, ID Clinic.
