2005 Health & Human Services Grants

In March 2005 the PacifiCorp Foundation for Learning awarded close to $865,000 to 92 nonprofit programs in 40 communities in California, Idaho, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. The following are some of the organizations awarded grants for projects that further the Foundation’s mission to foster strategic sustainable learning initiatives that serve the best aspirations of individuals, organizations and communities, and that enhance and develop their capabilities to address significant challenges and opportunities:

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Portland (Ore.) mentoring programs in NE Portland high schools
Big Brothers Big Sisters of NW Wyoming (Worland) safety awareness/abuse prevention training
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Utah (Murray) expand adult mentoring program
Boy Scouts Learning for Life (Portland, Ore.) programs in NE Portland elementary schools
Camp Fire USA-Walla Walla Council (Wash.) after-school and summer camp programs
CASA for Children (Portland, Ore.) volunteer recruiting/training program
Cascades East Area Health Education Center (Bend, Ore.) RN training project
Common Ground Outdoor Adventures (Logan, Utah) special ed classes in Preston & Cache Counties
Evanston Child Development Center (Wyo.) expansion of computer lab program
Family Support Center (Midvale, Utah) LifeStart Village education/life skills training program
Friends of Children (Portland, Ore.) Academic Achievement tutor program, Adolescent mentor program
Huntsman Cancer Institute (Salt Lake City, Utah) free cancer information resource program
Lovejoy Hospice (Grants Pass, Ore.) The Teens! bereavement counseling program
Mediation Works (Medford, Ore.) Schools Conflict Resolution Program
Morrison Child & Family Services (Portland, Ore.) Integrated Services Project
Native American Rehabilitation Assn (Portland, Ore.) Pie G Indian elders advocacy group
New Horizons Crisis Center (Richfield, Utah) services for homeless/domestic violence victims
No. Portland Nurse Practitioner Clinic (Ore.) Prevention Project uninsured/low-income children
NW Lions Foundation for Sight & Hearing (Yakima, Wash.) mobile health screening unit
Oregon Burn Center (Portland) Education & Prevention program
Oregon Partnership (Portland) parenting education program to prevent underage drinking
Portland Impact (Ore.) Mentoring to Achieve Potential program
Portland YouthBuilders (Ore.) WomenBuild to increase female construction program students
Prevent Child Abuse Utah (Ogden) child abuse prevention training program
Raphael House (Portland, Ore.) domestic and dating violence prevention program
Salvation Army-Albany Corps (Ore.) after-school tutoring program for at-risk teens
Self Enhancement Inc. (Portland, Ore.) middle school reading enhancement initiative
The Road Road Home (Salt Lake City, Utah) program for children while living in the shelter
Utah AIDS Foundation (Salt Lake City) Resource Center making health/HIV info easily available
Utah Federation for Youth (Salt Lake City) substance abuse prevention planning program
Wyoming Medical Center (Casper) SAFE KIDS Day safety education program
Your Community Connection of Ogden (Utah) Spanish-speaking domestic violence support group
YWCA of Greater Portland (Ore.) LearnLinks program for children in shelters/transitional housing
YWCA of Salt Lake City (Utah) CHOICES psycho-educational classes for at-risk women
Local Boys & Girls Clubs (Grants Pass, Portland & Redmond, Ore.; Murray, Provo & Salt Lake City, Utah; Buffalo, Casper & Worland, Wyo.) support for Project Learn educational enhancement program
Local United Way organizations (totaling $585,000 to match PacifiCorp employees’ contributions in 32 communities in California, Idaho, Oregon, Utah, Washington & Wyoming)