The directors of the Paul Clarke Foundation recently approved seven grants totaling $159,260.
A grant of $34,014 was awarded to the Wayne Township Trustee’s Office for the Computer Explorers Camp, a summer camp experience designed to teach inner-city children about computer technology.
Additional Paul Clarke Foundation grants awarded include:
•Black College Alumni Association: $8,000 for the annual Spring College Tour that provides high school and secondary school students exposure to historically black colleges and universities to encourage students to attend and graduate from college.
•Community Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Indiana Inc.: $20,000 for Kids Cafe, a before- and after-school program that provides free meals and snacks to children who are at risk of hunger.
•Fort Wayne Women’s Bureau Inc.: $22,174 for radKIDS, a nationally recognized rape awareness program that teaches children ages 5 to 11 how to recognize, avoid and escape violence and abuse.
•Gingerbread House Inc.: $12,500 initial payment of an up to $50,000 contingent award for childcare scholarships for low-income families.
•HealthVisions Midwest Inc., fiscal sponsor for the Fort Wayne African American Cancer Alliance Inc.: $13,630 for the Down Home Healthy Living Program aimed at decreasing colorectal cancer risk for black Americans through diet, physical activity and awareness of cancer early detection and screening.
•University of Saint Francis: $11,442 for the Pre-College Summer Arts Academy, a three-week summer art education program that offers at-risk high school students the opportunity to study the visual arts, work with professional artists, visit area art studios, galleries and museums and develop their own portfolios for college entrance and scholarship applications.
