2012 GRANT RECIPIENTS

Junior League of Alexandria Grants 2012
The Junior League grants committee, in its 11th year, awarded $14,650 in grants to
 different non-profit organizations in our focus area which
 address women and children’s issues. These much 
needed grants allow the Junior League to spread our mission
 through other community organizations. Our 
committee has awarded the following grants:

• St Frances Cabrini School: Grant money will be used for the school’s iCan Read Project. This money will be used
to increase reading skills of first and second grade students at St. Frances
Cabrini School by using Apple iPod Touch devices.
• The Rapides Exploratory Education House (T.R.E.E. House): Grant money will be used towards programming expenses and supporting outreach
programs through summer camps and educational workshops to low income children
and families. These programs create learning opportunities through exploratory
play and help to promote interactive learning.
• Volunteers of America of North Louisiana: Grant money will be used to expand the Crisis Pregnancy Program, which serves young
women who are experiencing an unplanned and /or crisis pregnancy.
• 
A Perfect Fit Foundation-The Central Louisiana Community Foundation: Grant money will be used to provide well-fitted, uniform-approved shoes to
underprivileged school children in the Rapides Parish School System as
identified by teachers in their classrooms.
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The Food Bank of Central Louisiana: Grant Money will be used to assist the Back Pack Program in providing backpacks with
nutritious food to impoverished children at L.S. Rugg Elementary School for an 
average of 36 weeks.
• 
YMCA of Alexandria and Rapides Parish: Grant Money will be used for the YMCA summer day camps to purchase healthy snacks and
literature to provide to campers and their families regarding the importance of
healthy eating.
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St. Mary’s Residential Training School: 

Grant Money will be used to purchase an adjustable hospital bed with elecontric
controls to help individuals with severe and profound developmental
disabilities have a healthier and more comfortable recovery.
• 
Hope House of Central Louisiana: 

Grant Money will be used to provide the necessary domestic violence materials
and education, support, legal advocacy and outreach to clients who have
histories of experiencing domestic violence.
• Alma Redwine Elementary School

:Grant Money will be used to assist underprivileged students that are in need of
personal items including uniforms, belts, shoes, socks and personal hygiene
products.
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Central Louisiana Arts & Healthcare, Inc.

: Grant Money will be used to help the Pediatric Visiting Artist Program pay
visual artists and performers to visit sick children in local hospitals.
• Boys & Girls Club of Central Louisiana, Inc.

: Grant Money will be used for the Boys & Girls Club’s Program Academic
Success: Literacy in Action. This money will assist with building the program’s
library and enhancing program resources through books, hands-on learning and
interactive lessons, as well as helping to create Club Garden.
• Carter C. Raymond Elementary School

: Grant Money will be used towards providing 3rd & 4th grade students a field
trip to either Baton Rouge or New Orleans, in hopes to enhance their social
studies curriculum by providing a hands on educational opportunity to learn
about the government and culture of the State of Louisiana.
• Kent Plantation House

: Grant Money will be used to assist with purchasing costumes for the Jane in
June 2012 camp. This camp is dedicated to teach young ladies manners, how to
prepare food, table setting and assisting with teaching the history of
plantation life in Louisiana.
• First United Methodist Church of Alexandria-STARS Program

(Spiritual Tuesdays Aiding Rugg Students)

: Grant Money will be used to purchase backpacks and school supplies for low
income students from L.S. Rugg Elementary who attend the STARS Program. This
program helps more children to be prepared for school and have the necessary
tools needed to do homework.
• NextSTEP of Central Louisiana, Inc.

Grant Money will be used towards educating Cenla’s teens about dating violence 
through a portable multimedia-based awareness and prevention program called, A
Fight We Can Win. This program teaches teens through the use of music and
drama and will help identify types of dating abuse, describe warning signs of
an abusive relationship, provide a better understanding of datng rights and
encourage teens in an abusive relationship to seek help.