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March 2010 Notebook - Virginia Piper

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Southwest Autism Research &Resource Center$125,000 / 24 monthswww.autismcenter.orgTo support an innovative social ventureto provide autistic youth with hands-onjob training.Summer Youth Program Fund$300,000 / 36 monthswww.azfoundation.orgTo support a funding collaborative toinvest in summer programs for youth.Valley of the Sun United Way$625,000 / 36 monthswww.vsuw.orgTo provide continued support for theAdopt-a-Pool-Fence program to providepool fences for low-income families, ofwhich $175,000 is a matching grant.EducationTotal grants awarded in thisarea: $395,000Arizona College Scholarship Foundation$200,000 / 7 monthswww.azcsf.orgTo support scholarships for the AmericanDream Fund.Arizona State University Foundation$175,000 / 12 monthswww.asufoundation.orgTo build a communications platform toadvance ideas surrounding a new modelfor Arizona’s economic future.Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic$20,000 / 12 monthswww.rfbd.orgTo upgrade computer hardware andenhance recording facilities.Healthcare and MedicalResearchTotal grants awarded in thisarea: $2,750,000American Red Cross$20,000 / 12 monthswww.redcross.orgTo support relief efforts in Haiti.Adopt-a-Pool-Fence ProgramArizona State University Foundation$2,500,000 / 60 monthswww.asufoundation.orgTo support a <strong>Piper</strong> Chair for Dr. LelandHartwell’s continued work on thePartnership for Personalized Medicine.Keogh Health Foundation$70,000 / 12 monthswww.keoghhealthfoundation.orgTo develop a sustainable volunteer baseto expand healthcare coverage foruninsured children.Science Foundation Arizona$100,000 / 12 monthswww.sfaz.orgTo support the Competitiveness ResearchForum.VisionQuest 20/20$60,000 / 12 monthswww.AFAKids.comTo support website enhancements tomake child vision screening tools moreaccessible to Valley schools.Older AdultsTotal grants awarded in thisarea: $331,459About Care, Inc.$44,000 / 24 monthswww.aboutcare.orgTo support community outreach to frailolder adults and other homeboundindividuals.Area Agency on Aging, Region One, Inc.$90,459 / 12 monthswww.aaaphx.orgTo support the Fall Prevention Coalitionfor Maricopa County that wastransitioned from the Governor’sAdvisory Council on Aging.East Valley Adult Resources$60,000 / 12 monthswww.evseniorservices.orgTo support website, promotional andmarketing materials to attract youngerparticipants.Experience Matters Consortium$75,000 / 24 monthswww.azfoundation.orgTo support a community-based effortlinking older adults with purposefulactivities in the nonprofit sector.Mesa United Way$50,000 / 12 monthswww.mesaunitedway.orgTo support a program to place olderadult volunteers in East Valley nonprofitagencies.Sun Cities Area Transit System, Inc.$12,000 / 12 monthswww.scatdialaride.netTo purchase hardware and softwareupgrades to improve reservation anddispatching for transit services to helpolder adults maintain independence.27

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