Healthy Orange County: 2001-2002 Grants

• Assistance League of Santa Ana ($10,000)
  www.assistkids.org
  Dental center for needy students, grades K-12, referred by Santa Ana Unified School District.
• Blind Children's Learning Center ($10,000)
  www.blindkids.org
  Collaboration with Southern California School of Optometry and local school districts, for vision assessment, training and follow-up.
• Boys and Girls Club of Tustin ($4,000)
  www.bgctustin.org
  Van transport for children, to CHOC clinic at the Santa Ana Boys and Girls Club.
• Children's Hospital of Orange County ($4,000)
  www.choc.org
  Planning grant to design weight management program for at-risk children ages 6-17.
• Mariposa Women's Center ($10,000)
  www.mariposawomenscenter.com
  Support to pregnant and parenting women who have been substance abusers, to prevent Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and effectively parent children with FAS.
• Maternal Outreach Management System (M.O.M.S.) ($2,425)
  www.oc-moms.org
  Planning grant to develop appropriate services for low-income women with post-partum depression.
• Maternal Outreach Management Systems ($5,500)
  www.oc-moms.org
  CPR instructor training and supportive equipment, materials.
• Orange County Human Relations Commission ($15,000)
  www.ochumanrelations.org
  Interim support for multilingual toll-free domestic violence hotline.
• Prevent Child Abuse ? Orange County ($10,000)
  www.pcaoc.org
  Printing and distribution of Vietnamese version of "A Guide for New Parents."
• Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County ($2,440)
  www.feedoc.org
  Adds nutrition education to after-school Kids Café program at participating schools.
• Shelter For The Homeless ($8,000)
  www.shelterforthehomeless.org
  Funding for on-site health education and assessment for homeless children and adults who reside in Shelter for the Homeless shelters.
• YMCA Orange County ($10,000)
  www.ymcaoc.net
  To add health care and health service linkages to the YMCA's intensive home visit program.

Three additional projects approved in 2001-2002, will be funded in 2002-2003:

• American Red Cross, Orange County Chapter ($10,000)
  www.oc-redcross.org
  Peer-to-peer HIV/AIDS education for middle school and high school youth.
• Easter Seals/ Southern California ($10,000)
  www.essc.org
  Training in car transportation safety; car seats for low-income families whose children have special needs.
• Laura's House ($10,000)
  www.laurashouse.org
  Therapeutic after-school program for children age 6-12 from abusive homes.