First 5 Sacramento Community Building Grants Funded- Round 2 September 2016-August 2017
Group
Sponsoring Agency
Contact Person
Community Language/s Target Population
Topic
Project Description
Vietnamese Young Mothers: Successful Kids
Vietnamese Baptist Church
Hoang Dang [email protected]
South Sacramento Vietnamese/ Faith Based
School Readiness
Hold a series of events and activities with a specific 0-5 school readiness focus (i.e. Puzzle Day, Reading Day, Craft Day, etc.).
Happy & Healthy Tots
La Familia Counseling Center (FRC)
Prisila Isais [email protected]
South Sacramento English/ Spanish
Neighborhood Network
Reduce isolation of families (especially monolingual families) in the South Sacramento area by gathering together in different family friendly places in their community (i.e. libraries, parks, etc.) to create social support and a neighborhood network.
Give Back to Kids (GB2Kids)
Penleigh Child Development Center
Mousumi Crowley [email protected]
Midtown to Countywide English/ Children with Special Needs
Child Development (special needs)
Get the community involved in child development focused programs that promote inclusion among families of children with special needs. Activities include open mic night, music, art and family building activities.
Kidz MatR Brookins Music Academy
Nova Holly [email protected]
Del Paso Heights English
Math Literacy through Music
Gather families and community volunteers to increase math literacy of young children through music, dance, and art.
Healing Hearts with Kindness
Folsom Cordova Community Partnership (FRC)
Melody Moulton [email protected]
Rancho Cordova to Countywide English/ African-American (high risk populations for Sickle Cell disease)
Sickle Cell Disease Support Group
Gather families with young children impacted by Sickle Cell Disease for support and provide outreach and education communitywide about the disease. Group involves multiple activities of parent/child interaction.
Nurturing Lives/ Nurturing Families
Mutual Assistance Network- Arcade Community Center (FRC)
Luciria Owens [email protected]
Arden-Arcade / North Highlands English
Nutrition & Fitness
Expose and encourage families (including pregnant moms) to healthy lifestyles and make fitness fun with young children through a series of community events.
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