ZONTA FOOTHILLS' 2011 GRANTS

     A record amount of grant funds were raised and distributed through purely voluntary efforts with minimal administrative costs.  The Zonta Foothills grants are awarded at a critical time for non-profits struggling to meet the needs of our citizens.  
     Recipients were non-profit organizations and tax exempt under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) with a goal in keeping with Zonta's mission.  The services provided by the organization must not be political or religious in nature.

LOCAL GRANTS

    In 2010-2012 Zonta Foothills is partnering with Boulder Valley School District Teen Parent Program, Care Connect and There with Care to provide needed grant money and service hours.  Each of the local non profit entities have a mission in alignment with Zonta Foothills' goals.  In addition, Zonta Foothills  continues to support longtime friends including, American Association of University Women (AAUW), Attention Homes, Boulder Reads! and Imagination Library.   In kind donations are always remembered for Mother House and Emergency Family Assistance Association (EFAA).

     
       1.  Boulder Valley Teen Parent Program

     The Fairview Teen Parent Program provides teen parents within the Boulder Valley School District an opportunity to graduate from high school, while providing quality onsite child care.  They also provide students with Outreach services, including mental health, academic tutoring, genesis, pre/post natal education, health education, and legal services/rights. The Zonta grant would be used to cover extra student needs such as:  buying bus passes so a student can get to work, paying for background safety checks to carry out the clinical portion of a TEC course, TEC exam entrance fees, purchase of medication, eye glasses and formula.  Zonta members also volunteer time at FTP tutoring, driving and providing child care.  During the academic year 2008-200, 41 women under the age of 21 were served by the program. 

2.  Care Connect

     RSVP of Boulder County implements programs and services to help seniors and adults with disabilities stay safe and independent in their own homes.  Services include Medical Mobility - escorted transportation and access to healthcare program, Carry Out Caravan - grocery delivery and emergency food boxes program, and Fix-it - fall prevention, home repairs and weatherization program.  The Zonta grant would be used to expand the Medical Mobility program.  This service is unique because, unlike other transportation programs, volunteers transport and stay with clients while they are receiving care. These visits are often for crucial procedures such as dialysis, chemotherapy, colonoscopies and macular degeneration therapy.   Medical Mobility expects to provide at least 3,500 rides by July 31, 2011. Seventy-seven percent of Medical Mobility clients are women.

3.  There With Care

     There With Care’s mission is to provide a range of practical services for families facing critical illness in order to ease the burden of life’s day-to-day obligations.  Many families experiencing a medical crisis are isolated and in need of basic support for daily living.  There With Care’s interventions help a working parent to continue to provide money and health insurance that allows a family to maintain economic stability.  There With Care considers the family unit as a whole and understands that during such a sensitive time, it is critical to keep the routine and schedules of a family moving along seamlessly.  There With Care offers a vast range of program services: Transportation, Home Maintenance, Meals, Sibling Support, Baby Essentials, Evening Soup Station at Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children, Professional Services (for example, tax, legal, translation),  and Information Technology (such as computers, digital cameras and internet access).  The Zonta grant will provide meals for families in crisis.

INTERNATIONAL GRANTS

     Zonta Foothills joins with other clubs around the world to fund service projects through the Zonta International Foundation.  Programs supported are often implemented in conjunction with various United Nations agencies:

• Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV in Rwanda, through UNICEF, can virtually eliminate the passage of HIV from mother to child.
  
• Reduction of Obstetric Fistula in Liberia, through UNFPA, works to treat this devastating condition and help reintegrate women into society.
  
• Safe Cities Project in Latin America, through UNIFEM develops and implements policies on urban violence with a focus on women.

SCHOLARSHIPS

• Bev Hackbart Scholarship, founded by Zonta Foothills Club, provides a undergraduate scholarship for a single parent attending the University of Colorado. A contribution was recently made to the endowment in honor of the first recipient of the Zonta Foothills Humanitarian and Advocacy Award.
  
• The Amelia Earhart Fellowship for women pursuing PhD degrees in aerospace and engineering.
  
• The Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarship provides a scholarship to women who are pursuing undergraduate degrees in business management.
  
• Zonta Young Women in Public Affairs Program provides a scholarship to high school women who are dedicated to volunteerism and advancing the status of women.