St. Vincent de Paul - Assistance and Dignity 01/25/2011
Editor's note: St. Vincent de Paul has been a recipient of Giving Circle funds for all three years of our grantmaking. There's a reason. Their straightforward and respectful approach to individuals and families in need has spoken to Circle members every year. Here is their report from the 2009-2010 Grantmaking Cycle. Anyone interested in volunteering or joining St. Vincent de Paul may contact Fran Trevisan at trevisan@moscow.com St. Vincent de Paul - Moscow Conference Project: St Vincent de Paul 2010 Job Employment Grant The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is a worldwide non-profit organization of lay Catholic men and women. The members of St. Vincent de Paul in Moscow meet weekly in order to help local people in need. We visit anyone who requests our help from Latah County regardless of race, nationality, religion or sexual orientation on a person-to-person basis. Great care is taken to preserve the dignity of the person served and we visit those in need in their homes. Last year, 2010 we distributed over $40,000 dollars in emergency funds to families and individuals in Latah county, plus in-kind donations, such as used furniture, clothes, major appliances and even a few cars. We served over 500 people who requested our help. In the past 8 years we have provided for the basic needs of the poor – shelter, medical care, clothing, heating, transportation, medicine and food. The 2010 grant from THE CIRCLE: Moscow Women Giving Together was to fund employment challenges. Given the high rate of unemployment due to the ongoing economic downturn we requested these funds to support workers who were at risk of losing their jobs due to financial difficulties and work related expenses and to help job seekers with expenses necessary to find and maintain work. Between April and December of 2010 we successfully distributed the grant fund of $4,500 to 33 households serving a total of 79 individuals including the children, elderly and other family members of workers. The allocation of funds were divided as follows: Car Repair $1478.62 Moving Expenses 784.81 Gasoline 735.88 Transportation Expenses 455.22 (car registration, licenses, insurance) Clothes, Tools, Work Supplies 452.12 Communication (phone, internet) 292.85 Childcare 300.00 Total $4,500.00 Individual allocations ranged from $22.50 for car registration to $434.00 for moving expenses. At times we partnered with other agencies, including the Hope Center, Community Action, and the Department of Social Services when the need was great. Donations to support our work can be sent to: St. Vincent de Paul, P.O. Box 9888, Moscow, Idaho 83843 Anyone interested in volunteering or joining St. Vincent de Paul may contact Fran Trevisan at trevisan@moscow.com 1 Comment Gardens Galore - McDonald School 11/18/2010
 McDonald School's gardens, Fall 2010 Debbie Bell, second grade teacher at McDonald Elementary School sent us the following update about the school's use of its 2010 Circle grant: Our school has been proactive in supporting this project this past school year. The purpose of this project continues to enhance the outdoor classroom at McDonald Elementary. In doing so, we can continue to provide an integrated teaching style and an alternate learning environment for both faculty and students. The following is a list of volunteer groups who have made this project a success:
belld@msd281.org Thank you again for all your support.  What have our 2009-2010 grantees used Circle funding to accomplish? Each year, we ask our grantees to provide us with a brief update, photos if appropriate, and a wish list of opportunities for volunteering or additional support. We haven't heard from everyone yet, but I wanted to fill you in on some of the projects that our nonprofit partners have undertaken with the funds that you provided last year. Over the next few blog posts, I'll share summaries of the work made possible by your funding.  Mrs. Branen and her greenhouse-building kindergarteners! Circle funds made this project possible. Palouse Prairie School: Palouse Prairie School is a non-tuition based public charter school. Our goals are to engage children and the community of the Palouse in an inspiring and collaborative education of the highest standards by following the educational design principles of Expeditionary Learning. Last semester, nineteen kindergarten students embarked on a semester long expedition called, "Feed from Seed." There were two components of this project; students learned about the characteristics of plants and they were involved in building a greenhouse for Palouse Prairie School. The students collected 1500 2-liter bottles from the Moscow Recycling Center. Washington State University Architecture students were integrated into the program as part of a service learning project. The entire architecture class spent a day with the kindergarten students in building the walls of the greenhouse. After completion of the greenhouse, students grew vegetables for Backyard Harvest, a local non-profit fresh food bank. Students presented their produce to Backyard Harvest and the greenhouse will provide many opportunities for student engagement for the years to come. Volunteer opportunities: Palouse Prairie School- teaching children about planting and growing teaching children about plants, gardening, farming, etc. Wish List: 1. worm bin 2. soil 3. terra cotta pots 4. Garden tools: trowel Contact: Jeneille Branen jbranen@palouseprairieschool.org | AuthorMoscow Women Giving Together is a really fun, generous group of women! ArchivesAugust 2011 CategoriesAll |
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