Carl B. & Florence E. King Foundation: Welcome

2008 Grants

Grants	Amount
Grants Awarded During 2008
Alzheimer's Association Greater Dallas Chapter Dallas, TX Program support to open a new outreach center serving three rural East Texas counties	$25,000
Alzheimer's Association STAR Chapter/Midland Office Midland, TX Program support to expand outreach activities within the agency's 50-county service area	$20,000
Arc of Dallas Dallas, TX Program support for the Abuse Prevention Program, designed to teach disabled individuals and their caretakers how to identify and prevent abuse	$15,000
Ark House Richardson, TX Program support to provide temporary housing for indigent patients and their families while undergoing medical treatment	$5,000
Arkansas Baptist College Little Rock, AR Program support of the African-American Leadership Institute	$25,000
Austin Street Centre Dallas, TX Program support for the Women's Work Readiness Program	$10,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Texas Irving, TX Program support for Amachi Texas, a mentoring program for children with incarcerated parents	$25,000
Boy Scouts of America - Buffalo Trail Council, Inc. Midland, TX Program support for Soccer & Scouting, a co-ed program targeting Latino youth	$15,000
Boys & Girls Club of Paris Paris, AR Program support to implement Smart Moves, a comprehensive drug prevention program	$5,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas Dallas, TX Program support for Collegiate STEPS, a college preparedness program for low-income youth	$30,000
Bradford Public Library Bradford, AR Capital support to renovate the former Bradford City Hall to become the new library	$20,000
Bryan's House Dallas, TX Program support for the Medically Managed Child Care Program, which provides care to medically fragile children	$35,000
Camp Fire USA - First Texas Council Fort Worth, TX Program support for Kindergarten Readiness, a school readiness program serving low-income children in childcare centers and family homes	$25,000
Catholic Charities Diocese of Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX Emergency funding to defray costs of providing temporary shelter to children removed by Child Protective Services from the Yearning for Zion Ranch	$33,383
Centers for Youth and Families Little Rock, AR Program support to expand the Healthy Families Program, a home visitation program for Latino teen parents	$30,000
Children's Oral Health Foundation Dallas, TX Program support to provide dental health services to low-income children	$20,000
Dallas Services Dallas, TX Program support of the Low Vision Clinic for clients ages 50 and older	$16,500
East Texas Crisis Center Tyler, TX Program support of the Children's Prevention and Education Program, for children in the domestic violence shelter	$20,000
EveryChild, Inc. Austin, TX Program support of the Family-Based Capacity Development Initiative, working with DFW-area families and guardians of institutionalized children to return them to a family setting	$33,600
Hospice Brazos Valley Bryan, TX Program support to provide hospice care for indigent patients	$20,000
Irving Cares, Inc. Irving, TX Program support of the Emergency Assistance Program for indigent families	$20,000
Irving Healthcare Foundation Irving, TX Program support for first-year costs of the Irving Interfaith Clinic serving low-income children	$27,500
Learning Center of North Texas Fort Worth, TX Program support for Schools Attuned, a training program for teachers to better understand and educate children with learning differences	$25,000
Mental Health America of Greater Dallas Dallas, TX Program support of the We Help Ourselves Program, training teachers to help students avoid violence and victimization	$20,000
Mosaic Family Services Dallas, TX Program support for Mosaic House, a domestic violence shelter for immigrant women and their families	$30,000
Museum of Nature & Science Dallas, TX Program support of educational programs	$25,000
Parenting Center Fort Worth, TX Program support for play therapy counseling for young abuse victims	$30,000
ReadyStart, Inc. Richardson, TX Program support to expand the Building Nurturing Communities outreach program	$20,000
Retina Foundation of the Southwest Dallas, TX Program support for the AMD (age-related macular degeneration) screening project for low-income seniors	$37,500
South Arkansas Center on Aging El Dorado, AR Program support for a fall prevention program for seniors	$30,000
SPAN Dento, TX Program support for Meals on Wheels	$15,000
The Dallas Foundation Dallas, TX Additional program support for the second phase of the Zero-to-Five Funders' Collaborative	$15,000
The Philanthropy Roundtable Washington, DC Membership support	$5,000
The Wilkinson Center Dallas, TX Program support of adult education services	$35,000
Women's Shelter of South Texas Corpus Christi, TX Program support for the emergency domestic violence shelter and supportive services	$20,000

The King Foundation

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