2000
Sustainability Bonus Grants

Sustainability Bonus grants are capacity-building grants available in the fourth consecutive year of GBF funding.

Total Sustainability Bonus Grants: $20,000

Note: * indicates project has a fiscal agent.

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Chicago Women in Trades
1649 W. Adams, Suite 400
Chicago, IL 60612
312-942-1444
$5,000
To develop the leadership skills of the young women in the Aspiring Tradeswoman Program. Participants will educate the public about the continuing gender disparities in career and technical education.

GIRL TALK*
c/o ICAH
28 E. Jackson, 7th Floor
Chicago, IL 60604
312-427-4460
$5,000
To develop a strategic plan and enhance fundraising and development efforts of GIRL TALK, a collaborative program providing girls ages 13 to 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.

Illinois Gender Equity Commission*
28 E. Jackson, Suite 610
Chicago, IL 60604
312-409-8846 or 312-427-4460
$5,000
To evaluate the Commission's programs and develop a strategic plan for future programming.

Video Machete*
5732 N. Glenwood
Chicago, IL 60660
773-506-9907
$5,000
To evaluate Media Activism for Girls in the Know (MAGIK) and compile a study guide and video to be used in a broad-based youth media distribution initiative. The Girl's Media Project provides low-income Latina, African-American, and Native American young women, ages 12 - 18, with the opportunity to present their experiences in their own voices through video, web sites, and publications and to understand each other and their communities though an analysis of violence and gender issues as they affect girls and young women. The program consists of weekly workshops, ongoing public presentations of girls' artworks, and the training of girls as peer educators.