Carl B. & Florence E. King Foundation: 2006 Grants

2006 Grants

Grants	Amount
Grants Awarded During 2006
Austin Street Centre Dallas, TX Program support for the Women's Work Therapy Program providing job training, counseling, and life-skills classes for indigent women	$10,000
AVANCE-Dallas Dallas, TX Program support for the Parent-Child Education Program	$15,000
Battered Women's Foundation Hurst, TX Program support for the Emergency Care Program, which provides direct assistance to women and children being sheltered from domestic violence	$10,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Midland, Texas Midland, TX Program support for the Community-Based Mentoring Program	$15,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas, Inc. Dallas, TX Program support for Collegiate STEPS, a college preparedness program for low-income youth	$33,273
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX Program support for the Educational Enhancement Program	$5,000
C. C Young Dallas, TX Capital support to expand the health center for patients with moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease and other dementias	$50,000
Camp Fire USA - First Texas Council Fort Worth, TX Program support to expand Connect4Success, a program training childcare providers how to remedy aggressive behavior by children and teach conflict resolution skills	$20,000
Captain Hope's Kids Dallas, TX Program support to provide clothing, school supplies, and toiletries to homeless children in shelters	$15,000
Casa Hogar Orphanage, Inc. Alpine, TX Capital support to equip a new kitchen and dining area at the Albuerge Casa Hogar orphanage	$20,000
Center for BrainHealth Dallas, TX Program support for BrainHope for Dallas, an initiative to assess brain function among low-income seniors in Oak Cliff	$35,000
Central Dallas Ministries Dallas, TX Program support for predevelopment costs for the CityWalk@Akard housing project	$50,000
Child & Family Guidance Center Dallas, TX Program support for the Children's Solutions Program, a comprehensive counseling and case management service for children	$15,000
Circle of Support, Inc. Dallas, TX Program support for the summer 2007 GirlSMART program	$25,000
Collin County Children's Advocacy Center Plano, TX Program support for the therapy program	$20,000
Communities In Schools of Greater Tarrant County, Inc. Fort Worth, TX Program support for case management services at Oakhurst Elementary School in Fort Worth	$27,500
Compassionate Touch Dallas, TX Program support to expand services to Dallas hospitals, providing hotel rooms, food, and transportation to indigent patients	$10,000
Dallas CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) Dallas, TX Program support to provide ten volunteer advocates for abused and neglected children in foster care	$18,500
Dallas Children's Advocacy Center Dallas, TX Program support for the therapy program	$25,000
Dallas Furniture Bank Carrollton, TX Program support to purchase furniture for needy families	$25,000
Equest Wylie, TX Capital support to purchase additional horses for therapeutic riding activities	$30,000
Grand Prairie Wellness Center Grand Prairie, TX Program support of the medical clinic for low-income families	$10,000
Greater Dallas Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Dallas, TX Program support for substance abuse prevention and counseling services within alternative schools	$15,000
Greater Texas Community Partners Dallas, TX Program support to create Rainbow Rooms in rural Texas counties and assist the statewide Purchasing Partnerships Program in purchasing shoes for abused children	$50,000
Housing Crisis Center Dallas, TX Program support for the transitional housing program at Vienna Apartments	$50,000
Human Rights Initiative of North Texas, Inc. Dallas, TX Program support to train volunteer attorneys for the Child Immigrant Project	$25,000
Irving Cares, Inc. Irving, TX Program support for the emergency assistance program, which provides food, financial help, and referrals to the needy	$10,000
Jewish Family Service, Inc. Dallas, TX Program support for the gerontology program and capital support to purchase a wheelchair-accessible minivan for elderly clients	$55,000
John Brown University Siloam Springs, AR College scholarships	$24,000
Kindness, Inc. Mountain Home, AR Program support for transportation program for the elderly	$10,000
Literacy Council of Tyler Tyler, TX Program support for the Family Literacy Program	$20,200
Mainline Health Systems, Inc. Portland, AR Program support for the community medical clinic in Fountain Hill, AR	$10,000
Metroport Meals on Wheels Roanoke, TX Program support to provide meals to the elderly through home delivery and senior centers	$15,000
Mi Escuelita Preschool, Inc. Dallas, TX Program support for "Together We Learn," a family literacy program for Latino families	$50,000
New Beginning Center Garland, TX Program support of the emergency shelter for domestic violence victims	$15,000
Nonprofit Management Center of the Permian Basin Midland, TX Program support for training and consulting services for area nonprofits	$25,000
North Texas Food Bank Dallas, TX Capital support to renovate and expand the agency's warehouse and offices	$100,000
North Texas Public Broadcasting, Inc. (KERA) Dallas, TX Program acquisition costs for Sesame Street	$120,000
Pastoral Counseling & Education Center Dallas, TX Program support for the "Second Mile Fund" to subsidize therapy costs for low-income patients	$10,000
Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas Dallas, TX Capital support toward the relocation and expansion of the Special Care Nursery	$50,000
Promise House Dallas, TX Program support for the Emergency Youth Shelter, a free shelter for runaway and homeless teens	$25,000
Rainbow Days, Inc. Dallas, TX program support for the family therapy program	$25,000
Safe-T Counseling Center Alvin, TX Program support for counseling programs and services for women and children	$40,000
Siloam Springs High School PTA Siloam Springs, AR College scholarships	$117,000
Southern Good Faith Fund Pine Bluff, AR Program support for the Asset Builders Program, a matched savings account program for low-income families	$50,000
Specialized Alternatives for Families & Youth of Texas (SAFY TX) Arlington, TX Program support to create the Learning Resource Center to provide tutoring, job training, and employment services to children aging out of the foster care system	$20,000
St. Edward Mercy Foundation, Inc. Fort Smith, AR Program support for leasing health telemetry units for remote monitoring of elderly patients	$40,000
St. Vincent Foundation Little Rock, AR Program support to purchase prescriptions for indigent patients at the Volunteers in Medicine community clinics	$10,000
Texas Interscholastic League Foundation Austin, TX College scholarships	$99,500
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital Dallas, TX Research support to evaluate the effectiveness of the "Rite Flight" curriculum in improving reading fluency	$24,640
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Lubbock, TX Research support for the Cochran County Aging Study, which will examine the development of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias within the rural population of Cochran County, TX	$58,402
Texas Woman's University Denton, TX Program support for "GO Center" college counseling sites in Arlington, Dallas, DeSoto, Fort Worth, and Plano	$50,000
The Advisory Board of the Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts Dallas, TX Capital support for renovation of the historic Booker T. Washington High School, part of the new Arts Magnet High School	$100,000
The Center for Nonprofit Management Dallas, TX Program support for the center's educational programs	$20,000
The Dallas Opera Dallas, TX Program support of the Educational Series for Children	$10,000
The Philanthropy Roundtable Washington, DC General operating support	$5,000
The Stewpot Dallas, TX Program support for the Stewpot Transitional Employment Program	$25,000
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Area Health Education Centers Southwest Texarkana, AR Capital support to purchase a new mammography unit	$30,000
YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas Scholarship Program Dallas, TX College scholarships (paid directly to various universities)	$60,000
Prior Year Grant Awards Paid During 2006
Texas A&M University College Station, TX Endowment support of a deanship at the College of Veterinary Medicine	$200,000

The King Foundation

2006 Grants

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