[ShareTompkins] Fwd: Small grants for Community Organizing available

[Shira Golding]

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> From: Laurie Konwinski <LKonwinski at dor.org>
> Date: July 7, 2011 12:19:24 PM EDT
> To: <tc-hsc-l at cornell.edu>
> Subject: Small grants for Community Organizing available
> Reply-To: Laurie Konwinski <LKonwinski at dor.org>
>
>
>                                                          2011 Small  
> Grants Application Available from
>
> Catholic Campaign for Human Development
> for Community Organizing Projects
>
>
>
> Groups working to address the root causes of poverty and  
> powerlessness in Tompkins county are invited to apply for a Catholic  
> Campaign for Human Development small grant.   Proposals are sought  
> for projects benefiting and led by low-income people working  
> together to bring about positive social change in Tompkins county.   
> These projects can focus on any of a variety of social justice  
> issues aimed at rooting out poverty, such as access to health care,  
> environmental stewardship, workplace justice, and affordable  
> housing.  Grants are not available for individuals or for projects  
> doing direct social service or charity work; projects must aim to  
> bring about institutional change.
>
> The Catholic Campaign for Human Development was established in 1969  
> by the U.S. Roman Catholic Bishops.  It is the #1 funder of  
> community organizing in the United States today.   Funds for grants  
> are generated through an annual collection in Catholic parishes  
> across the country which supports both large and small community  
> organizing efforts.  The Tompkins County small grants program is  
> made possible through the generosity of the Catholic parishioners of  
> this county .
>
> The small CCHD grants will be in the range of $500 to $1100.   Grant  
> decisions will be made by a local grants committee.   Application  
> materials are available via Catholic Charities of Tompkins County by  
> contacting Laurie Konwinski at LKonwinski at dor.org or 607-272-5062,  
> ext. 12.  The deadline for submission of the application is August  
> 22, 2011.
>
>
>
> Laurie Konwinski
> Coordinator, Justice and Peace Ministry
> Catholic Charities of Tompkins County
> 324 West Buffalo Street
> Ithaca, NY  14850
> PH (607) 272-5062 ext. 12
> FX (607) 272-4427
> EM LKonwinski at dor.org

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