Grant recipients for the first-half of 2006 are as follows:
Entity Name
Grant Purpose
Amount Approved
Blood Bank
Betterment of their facility
$20,000
Curtis C Menard Memorial Run
To promote healthy exercise and also provides scholarships in the community
$7,000
Wasilla Area Seniors
Health fair event
$1,800
US Track and Field
To establish a running club
$4,500
Food Bank of Alaska
Programmatic costs
$20,000
Wasilla Little League
For programs and capital for building a healthy community with exercise
$10,000
Alaska Family Services
For program treating alcohol/drug abuse and providing family and mental health counseling
$59,017
Grant recipients for the second-half of 2006 are as follows:
Entity Name
Grant Purpose
Amount Approved
Alaska Attachment & Bonding
Providing e-mail, telephone, and in person advocacy and crisis intervention for those parenting Drug Endangered Children. Providing training and support services such as site sponsor for AmeriCorps Vista Respite Project. Providing Community Education through public speaking, public forums, and involvement in community meetings. Providing training for professionals and others working with this population.
$19,500
Raven Respite
The R.A.V.E.N Respite Program is designed for children who are coming to a new family because of trauma created through neglect and/or abuse of the child in their home of origin. The program will be used by kinship, adopted, guardian and foster families
$3,515
Alaska Health Fairs
To purchase additional exhibits, supplies and materials that would be available for health fairs as well as for lending primarily for children's health with a secondary emphasis on materials for combating meth abuse in the valley
$5,000
Boys & Girls Club
The Boys & Girls Club of Mat-Su Valley and the Goose Bay School Outreach Site requested $15,685 for staff salaries and benefits, equipment, program supplies, and attendance incentives necessary to implement AK 4 Life for one year. AK 4 Life is a well-rounded health and wellness program for Club members that combines nutrition education and non-competitive sports and recreation activities with an Alaskan twist! With the assistance of the Mat-Su Health Foundation rock climbing, winter survival skills, cross-country skiing, snow shoeing, hiking, rafting, biking, gardening, and fishing will be among the opportunities offered to Club members in partnership with community partners such as Alaska Job Corps and Alaska National Guard. The target population for AK 4 Life is 150 Mat-Su Club members between the ages of 12 and 18 years, and Goose Bay Club members between the ages of 6 and 11 years most of who come from low income families.
$10,533
Mat-Su Interfaith Hospitality
The request was to fund the interfaith hospitality network which will provide shelter and meals as well as case management, mentoring, and advocacy to families without housing (approx 42 families/168 individuals per year). We assist families to have a level of stability while working toward self-sufficiency.
$30,000
LINKS
Funds were requested to provide a mentor to works with students and families, attending regular checks on school adjustment, behavior, and educational progress of students timely interventions to re-establish and maintain the students' connection to school and learning and to enhance students’ social and academic competence.
