Since children have always held a special place in the hearts of Kappa Deltas, the KiDs initiative is a natural progression of the sorority's outreach. This initiative encourages Kappa Delta members to be actively involved with children in their communities. The KiDs grants are designed to allow Kappa Delta alumnae and alumnae chapters an opportunity to provide significant financial support to programs that have a direct positive effect on families and children. Through partnerships with local non-profit agencies, Kappa Delta alumnae and alumnae chapters can work to improve the quality of life for KiDs, the heart of the community.
Each year $25,000 is available for grant giving, with a maximum of $2,500 for any one application. Kappa Delta alumnae and alumnae chapters, or a consortium of alumnae and alumnae chapters, are eligible to apply for grant monies to benefit a local non-profit agency, program or event. Remember: it is the alumnae and alumnae chapter who is applying, not the agency. Funds will be awarded in May of each year.
The application deadline for the 2012 KiDs grants is January 15, 2012. If you have any questions about the process, please contact Nancy Church, Foundation Manager.
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Congratulations to our 2011 winners:
A $2,500 grant went to the Albuquerque/Santa Fe, N.M., alumnae chapter to help fund the Villa Theresa Catholic Clinic for Pack-to-School program. The program provides backpacks filled with school supplies for needy children.
The Bloomington-Normal, Ill., alumnae chapter received a $2,500 grant to sponsor the Easter Seals 2011 Walk-with-Me event. Proceeds of the event fund the Family Assistance Fund, which ensures that children with disabilities receive critical therapy services.
Kappa Delta’s Champaign/Urbana, Ill., alumnae chapter was granted $2,500 to sponsor the Children’s Holiday Shop at the Crisis Nursery.
A grant for $2,500 was awarded to the Dayton, Ohio, alumnae chapter to fund child sexual abuse prevention training at the Children’s Medical Center/Care House.
The Houston, Texas, alumnae chapter used its $2,500 KiDs Grant to support the Fairy Godmother Project of Houston, an organization that provides prom dresses and tuxedo rentals to outfit low-income teenagers for prom.
A $2,500 grant went to the Nashville, Tenn., alumnae chapter to sponsor a Girls on the Run program at a Title 1 school. The Girls on the Run program trains girls for a 3.1 mile run while teaching them self-awareness, confidence and other skills.
Kappa Delta’s Palmetto, S.C., alumnae chapter will use its $2,500 KiDs Grant to sponsor a statewide conference of the Children’s Trust Fund of South Carolina. The event will focus on children abuse prevention.
The Richardson/Plano, Texas, alumnae chapter received a $1,000 grant to fund the Girl Scouts Direct program, which brings the benefit of Girl Scouting to 750 at-risk elementary-age girls in 16 Dallas schools.
A $1,000 grant went to the Spokane, Wash., alumnae chapter to fund an outreach program of the Girl Scouts of Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho, allowing 292 girls to participate in Girl Scouting.
The Springfield, Ill., alumnae chapter received a grant for $2,500 to help fund the Knee-High Naturalist program of the Abraham Lincoln Memorial Foundation. The program provides outdoor education to 300 needy children in the Springfield area.
Kappa Delta’s St. Louis, Mo., alumnae chapter will use its $2,500 KiDs Grant to partner with Rainbows for Kids to provide emergency hospital overnight kits for families of children with cancer.
2010 winners:
Albuquerque/Santa Fe (NM) will provide the Girls Incorporated of Santa Fe Inc. funding to purchase materials for the Zona del Sol greenhouse and to help build an outdoor learning lab as part of their Operation SMART program (science, math and relevant technology.)
Bloomington-Normal (IL) will provide Easter-Seals-UCP funding to be a sponsor of the 2010 Penguin Project, a program which provides children with disabilities and their mentors a chance to perform a modified version of a Broadway musical.
Champaign-Urbana (IL) will provide the Crisis Nursery funding to be one of the premier sponsors of the annual Holiday Shop and offer vouchers to Head Start preschoolers who might not be able to participate in the community Holiday Shop.
Greater Fairfax & Loudoun County (VA) will provide the Loudoun Citizens For Social Justice, Inc./Louduon Child Advocacy Center funding to provide a less stressful place to conduct interviews with children involved in child abuse investigation, provide new clothes for victims of sexual abuse, provide refreshments and snacks while waiting for interviews.
Lake Charles (LA) will provide the Arts and Humanities Council of Southwest Louisiana Inc. funding to be the primary sponsor for ArtsFest which offers children in a five-parish region to discover the visual and performing arts and for some their only experience making art. Funding would also be used to purchase the art and craft supplies for the event.
Long Beach (CA) will provide For the Child Inc. funding to become a Prevention Partner and to assist with the Family Day Program in May 2010.
Nashville (TN) will provide the Girl Scout Council of Cumberland Valley, Inc. (Girls Scouts of Middle Tennessee) funding to purchase items so they may broaden their American Girl Anti-Bullying Workshop with Girls Scouts of Middle Tennessee.
North San Diego County (CA) will provide Casa de Amistad Centro de Ensenanza funding to assist with their Summer Enrichment Program, a tutoring and mentoring program for K-12 Latino students in coastal North County, and help students to participate in Outside the Lens, an innovative program that teaches students about photography and writing.
Richardson/Plano (TX) will provide the Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas funding to provide approximately 20 young women to attend Interest Project College (IP College) on Texas campuses to get exposure to college life while earning credits toward their Girl Scout awards, while developing skills and confidence needed to become responsible, productive leaders of the community.
Springfield (IL) will provide the Illinois State Museum Society funding to host the 4th annual camp-in at the museum for children of the Boys and Girls Clubs and to work side by side with a noted professional artist in creating a large mural to display in the Illinois State Museum.
St. Petersburg (FL) will provide the Suncoast Center, Inc./Help A Child funding to be a “Guardian” sponsor of the 11th Annual “Cooking for Kids” event in September 2010, which raises money to provide services that range from child abuse prevention through a residential medical foster care program.