InterConnection’s Computer Grant Program awards computers to under-resourced nonprofit organizations on a quarterly basis. This quarter, we received 216 applications and are distributing 49 computers to 8 amazing organizations across the country!
The grant committee reviewed each application carefully and based their decisions on the following criteria:
30% – Impact and Reach
25% – Technological Capacity of the Grantee
30% – Ability to Execute, Financial Capacity, and Plan for Sustainability
15% – Organizational Need
We would like to congratulate the following organizations on being chosen as our 2019 4th Quarter Grant Recipients:
CREAMOS Seattle, Washington
Creamos exists to create opportunity for women living in the communities surrounding the Guatemala City garbage dump. Through an inclusive approach to lifelong financial, emotional, and physical stability, Creamos’ programs foster self-esteem, wellness, leadership, and financial independence for the regions most vulnerable women. Historically, these women have relied on recycling, reusing, and reselling items scavenged from the garbage dump to make a living. It is their vision that with education no woman in the community surrounding the Guatemala City garbage dump has to engage in risky work.
HOUSE OF REFUGE Sikeston, Missouri
The House of Refuge provides shelter and empowerment services for people experiencing domestic or sexual violence in Sikeston and the surrounding areas. They provide a variety of services include a 24-hour hotline, crisis intervention and counseling, emergency shelter placement, and life skill classes. They also work closely with medical facilities, counseling centers, public safety departments, prosecutors, and other victim advocates ensuring the best care after a crisis.
INTERIM CDA Seattle, Washington
InterIm Community Development Association (InterIm CDA) is an affordable housing and community development corporation in Seattle’s International District. Their mission is to promote resiliency in Asian, Pacific Islander, immigrant, and refugee communities. InterIm CDA’s many services include the WILD Program, which addresses youth needs through an inter-generational and environmental justice lens. Since its inception in 1997, the WILD program has served about 1,000 primarily low-income Asian Pacific Islanders and refugee youth. Graduates of the WILD program sometimes return to Interim CDA as college interns, program coordinators, and even full-time staff. WILD has a 20-year legacy of developing environmentally informed leaders of color and building relationships with residents of the Chinatown-International District (CID) of Seattle.
THE NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE OF LONG ISLAND West Sayville, NY
The Neighborhood House of Long Island believes that people living with loss deserve a place to connect with others, receive the support and help they need to heal, and discover their own strength and resilience. It is their mission to provide unique support to individuals and families struggling in the aftermath of traumatic loss. Their programs in suicide prevention, addiction awareness and prevention, and coping with grief are available at no cost.
READING WORKS Albuquerque, New Mexico
Reading Works is changing lives through literacy. By offering free tutoring to adults, they gain the skills needed to compete in today’s technologically advanced workplace. For ten years, Reading Works has helped 1,300 adults actualize their goals. Their success is rooted in their one-on-one and small group tutoring sessions. Their small class sizes relieve student anxiety associated with traditional classrooms. Programs range from basic reading and writing to GED preparation and digital literacy.
RIVER VALLEY FOOD 4 KIDS Russellville, Arkansas
The mission of River Valley Food 4 Kids is to help alleviate hunger among children in the Arkansas River Valley by providing food when other sources of nutrition are not readily available and to provide education on the importance of a healthy lifestyle. They currently serve 700 children each week who are deemed food insecure. During the summer, they provide weekly food packages containing enough food to provide two meals a day to each child.
THE SPINA BIFIDA ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL FLORIDA Orlando, Florida
The mission of the Spina Bifida Association is to build a better and brighter future for all those impacted by Spina Bifida. SBACFL was founded in 1975 as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization to provide support, education, recreation, and advocacy for individuals with Spina Bifida and their families. The Spina Bifida Association helps with in-person and online programs featuring medical experts, parents, and adults with Spina Bifida covering topics such as physical activity, mental health, and living independently. Their National Resource Center provides referrals and resources, responding to inquiries in multiple languages.
THE VERA PROJECT Seattle, Washington
The Vera Project is an all-ages, volunteer-driven, music and arts center dedicated to fostering a participatory creative culture for young people and beyond. VERA provides countless young people with world class concerts, gallery showings, and creative workforce development classes. All shows, classes, and sessions are all-ages, affordable, substance-free, youth-led, and staffed by community members trained in the space. VERA offers scholarships to lower income youth and never turns a single person away from a show or class due to lack of funds.
Do you know of a nonprofit organization in need of technology? Interested 501c3 nonprofit organizations who feel they embody what we are looking for are encouraged to apply.