Pool Funded Grants
BASIC NEEDS Providing Economic Development for People in Recovery from Drug and Alcohol Addiction: Boise Vertical Farm – $30,000 View Video! Boise Vertical Farm’s project developed mentorship, training, education, skills development,
BASIC NEEDS Expand Access to Citizenship Education Classes: Community Council of Idaho – $25,623 View Video! Community Council of Idaho expanded access to Citizenship Education Classes offered as part of
BASIC NEEDS Direct Care Workforce Education & Awareness Campaign: Living Independence Network Corporation (LINC) – $30,000 LINC provided educational materials to raise awareness of the need to strengthen and support direct
BASIC NEEDS Funding New Security Deposit Program: Jesse Tree – $30,000 Jesse Tree funded a new Security Deposit Assistance Program (SDA) for informally housed/gap clients to prevent homelessness. Funds supported
BASIC NEEDS Homeownership For All – Yes You Can: LEAP Charities – $25,000 LEAP created the Yes You Can homebuyer program (YYC) to assist vulnerable populations achieve housing stability through
BASIC NEEDS Spark – Vocational English as a Second Language (VESL) Program: International Rescue Committee – $30,000 Spark promotes economic self-sufficiency for refugees with the highest barriers to employment through
BASIC NEEDS Renewable Energy Innovation Hub: Greenspeed Research – $30,000 over two years Greenspeed expanded the use of its modern manufacturing STEM facility focused on renewable energy development as a
BASIC NEEDS Donation Station Expansion Project: Love INC Boise – $25,000 Love INC has doubled its ministry partners and families served in the past two years. This grant will expand its
BASIC NEEDS Diaper Need, A Hidden Consequence of Poverty: Idaho Diaper Bank – $30,000 Having something as simple as diapers gives low-income families a glimpse of hope, allows them to keep
BASIC NEEDS Building Renovation Repair Beautification Project: Good Samaritan Home – $30,000 In 2015, the 72 year old Good Samaritan Home received much needed improvements to its 18,800 square foot
BASIC NEEDS Growth and Development: Artisans4Hope – $18,543 Funded purchase of commercial sewing machines and other equipment needed to develop refugees’ marketable textile skills. Some of the grant funds also
BASIC NEEDS Building Capacity, Maximizing Efficiency, and Streamlining Methodology: Useful Glassworks – $25,000 Trained homeless individuals, those recently released from prison, and refugees for the job market. The organization has
BASIC NEEDS Commuter Work and Ride Program: Boise Bicycle Project – $12,000 Grant funding supported the “Work and Ride” program, which was designed to make it possible for adults and teens to
BASIC NEEDS Advancing Lives through Microenterprise Assistance: Microenterprise Training and Assistance - $25,000 Established an ongoing, revolving loan fund specifically targeting low income women in Ada and Canyon counties, also providing them
BASIC NEEDS 2010, Common Ground Training Program: Momentum Group – $24,000 Supported the operations of a farming micro-enterprise that employs refugees for additional on-the-job training, and to produce food for
