In keeping with our mission, the Society for Community Work gives grants to organizations in the community who provide services in keeping with our values. The Sponsorship Committee of SCW is responsible for choosing these organizations.
In the current schedule, the Committee will receive grant requests in the early fall; the membership will approve proposed grants in October or November. The grants will be distributed the following year, usually starting in January.
Every organization, which applies for a grant must provide certain documentation:
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proof of their nonprofit status,
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annual budget and expenditure reports, and
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annual report or a detailed description of their activities.
The Committee seeks to provide funding to organizations addressing several categories of issues, such as services for women and children, disability and aging issues, homeless services, support for high school students reaching towards college education, prison rehabilitation, and ecology. In making our selection, we consider the need for the services provided, the uniqueness of the service, and the amount of difference receiving a small grant would make to the organization.
If you are interested in proposing an organization for support or if you yourself are an organization interested in applying for a grant, you may currently contact scw-sponsorship@uusf.org.
Sponsorship
Athletic Scholars Advancement Program
Create and support college bound culture at Mission High.
Grant Amount: $3000
Bay Area Women’s & Children’s Center
Services for low-income families of the Tenderloin.
Grant Amount: $3000
Court Appointed Special Advocates
Provides advocates for children in family court.
Grant Amount: $3000
Children’s Book Project
Provides free books to low income children through programs serving them.
Grant Amount: $3000
Project Commotion
Provides movement based classes for children in the Mission area.
Grant Amount: $2500
Senior and Disability Action
Committed to improving life for seniors and disabled persons.
Grant Amount: $3000
Prospera
Partners with low income immigrant women to achieve economic
prosperity through cooperative business ownership.
Grant Amount: $3000
Old Lesbians Organizing For Change
Provide a safe, supportive network for lesbians 60 years and older.
Grant Amount: $2500
InterACT:Advocates for Intersex Youth
Uses legal and other strategies to advocate for the human rights of
children born with intersex traits
Grant Amount: $3000
Safehouse
Nurturing and empowering living community for homeless women
seeking to escape prostitution.
Grant Amount: $3000
Home Away From Homelessness
Provides outdoor activities for homeless youth.
Grant Amount: $3000
Tenderloin Tessie’s Dinners
Provides holiday dinners for homeless individuals
Grant Amount: $1000
Golden Gate Senior Services Intergenerational Poetry Project
Pairs low income seniors as mentors with students from elementary school.
Grant Amount: $3000
Questions? Please email scw-sponsorship@uusf.org for more information.
Past SCW Sponsorship Approved Grants Include:
The Society for Community Work is pleased to announce that small grants in the amounts of $500 to $3,000 are available to nonprofit groups working to enhance our community, with funds to be distributed January, 2020.
We need your proposal by September 26, 2019. To complete a form online please click here.
