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1998
General Grants
In addition to the grant amounts listed below, all grantees received an additional 10 percent over and above their grant to support evaluation of their projects. In 1998, GBF made a total of $230,000 in grants.
Total General grants: $185,845
Note: * indicates project has a fiscal agent.
A Sporting Chance Foundation
1940 W. Irving Park
Chicago, IL 60613
773-935-240
$5,000
Fundraising and development support for A Sporting Chance Foundation, an organization committed to the healthy development of girls through participation in athletics and fitness. (This is the secon year of a two-year grant.)
AAUW Gender Equity Fund
2050 Prairie
Downers Grove, IL 60515
630-968-3994
$10,000
Support for capacity building in the areas of fundraising and financial management. The Gender Equity Fund, the Illinois branch of the American Association of University Women, works to promote equity in educational opportunities for girls and young women through outreach activities and projects.
Black Ensemble Theater
4520 N. Beacon
Chicago, IL 60640
773-769-4451
$10,000
Continued support for the Theater for Young Women, a year-round program that uses theater and performance as catalysts for young women with developmental disabilities to achieve personal growth, self-advocacy, and empowerment.
Centro Comunitario Juan Diego
8851 S. Escanaba
Chicago, IL 60617
773-731-0109
$10,000
Continued support for Junior Health Promoters, a program helping girls and young women ages 8 - 16 develop healthy lifestyles, self-esteem, and leadership skills through after-school workshops and participation in community service projects.
Chicago Health Connection
954 W. Washington, 4th Floor
Chicago, IL 60607
312-243-4772
$8,645
Support for the Teen Breastfeeding Promotion Project, a breastfeeding promotion program where young women function as peer leaders and community health workers.
Chicago Women in the Trades
220 S. Ashland, Suite 101
Chicago, IL 60607
312-942-1444
$10,000
Support for the Tradeswomen of Tomorrow Initiative, a program designed to help young women enrolled in Chicago Public Schools' nontraditional vocational programs explore and enter careers in construction and other high-wage, high-skilled occupations leading to economic self-sufficiency. (This is the first year of a two-year grant.)
Community Extension Project, Inc.
47 S. Sixth
LaGrange, IL 60525
708-579-5898
$5,000
Support for the Girls Becoming Women Group, a program for high school girls to develop peer health education forums and community service opportunities in an environment that encourages them to become vocal and valued members of their community.
Developing Communities Project
212 E. 95th
Chicago, IL 60619
773-928-2500
$5,000
Technical assistance for the Young Women's Leadership Development Project, a program directed at increasing the health and well-being of girls and young women living on the far south side of Chicago.
Family Planning Service of Western Illinois, Inc.
311 E. Main, Suite 409
Galesburg, IL 61401
309-343-6162
$6,000
Start-up support for Initiative for Girls, a program consisting of Fearless, a series of workshops, discussions, and lectures focusing on gender-related health issues; a girl's summit on teen pregnancy led by high school and college girls; and the Girl Power Network and Council.
GIRL TALK*
c/o ICAH
28 E. Jackson, 7th Floor
Chicago, IL 60604
773-874-7390
$10,000
Continued project support and technical assistance for GIRL TALK, a collaborative program providing girls ages 13 - 17, detained at the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center, with information and creative activities on topics such as cultural diversity, identity, self-esteem, body image, HIV/AIDS/STDs, sexuality, violence, conflict resolution, and career options among others.
Girl Zone*
c/o University YMCA
1001 S. Wright
Champaign, IL 61820
217-637-4475
$10,000
Start-up support and technical assistance for Girl Zone, a grassroots Champaign-Urbana program providing girls with a supportive, all-female space to engage in weekly workshops where they are able to express their strength and power, question the validity of gender stereotyping, and shape their sense of efficacy.
Guatemala Radio Project*
3731 N. Ravenswood
Chicago, IL 60613
773-348-6994
$7,500
Project support and technical assistance for Radio Educate Chicago, a program that exposes girls from two Chicago-area alternative high schools to issues affecting women throughout the world and provides concrete skills in the areas of radio production, communication, and political analysis.
Home Hi
412 W. Iowa
Urbana, IL 61801
217-344-3252
$5,200
Support for the development of the Science for Girl's Only curriculum at Home Hi, a Champaign-Urbana, all-girl middle school.
Illinois Center for the Prevention of Violence
220 S. State, Suite 1215
Chicago, IL 60604
312-986-9200
$10,000
Continued support for SisterNet, a network of young women addressing the issue of violence against and by girls through building girls' leadership, connecting young women to adult female mentors, organizing gender awareness sensitivity trainings, and building resources for girls.
Illinois Gender Equity Commission*
28 E. Jackson, Suite 610
Chicago, IL 60604
312-409-8846 or 312-427-4460
$10,000
Continued support for Project Fair Play to produce and disseminate the Gender Equity Guide for Schools, and to establish girl assemblies to design healthy school environments. (This is the first year of a two-year grant.)
Ms. Foundation for Women
120 Wall, 33rd Floor
New York, NY 10005
212-742-2300 ext. 315
$20,000
Continued support of the Collaborative Fund for Healthy Girls/Healthy Women.
Philip Behr Jewish Community Center
1500 Parkview
Rockford, IL 61107
815-399-5497
$10,000
Support for the planning and development of Girls: A Strong Self, a collaborative project between four Rockford-based organizations, for multiethnic middle school girls, with an emphasis on career awareness and self-esteem.
SHAKTI for Children
1612 K, NW, Suite 706
Washington, DC 20006
202-331-9003
$7,500
Support for the distribution of 1,500 copies of Girl's: A Celebration of Girlhood to underserved Illinois girls. The book examines the lives of girls with their families, at school, and among friends; explores the love they have for nature, the arts, and sports; and celebrates their extraordinary leadership and entrepreneurial endeavors.
Street-Level Youth Media
1856 W. Chicago, First Floor
Chicago, IL 60622
773-862-5331
$6,000
Continued support for Welders and Warriors, a girl-centered media arts program enabling girls to access advanced media technologies and use them to create multimedia projects that explore gender issues in a safe, supportive, and participatory environment.
Video Machete*
5732 N. Glenwood
Chicago, IL 60660
773-506-9907
$10,000
Continued support for the Young Women's Video Project, which provides young women ages 14 - 17 a forum to communicate with each other as critically informed members of their community through the vehicles of autobiographical video, poetry videos, and publications.
YWCA of Alton
304 E. Third
Alton, IL 62002
618-465-7774
$10,000
Planning and start-up support for the TOOLS Leadership Development Program, an after-school program designed to strengthen and build self-awareness, self-confidence, leadership, and healthy decision-making skills in the daily lives of downstate middle school girls.
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