[Adta] applying for grant - need help

[Dance2heal2 at aol.com]

Hi Carolyn!
 
I don't have much experience writing grants, but I have a few  suggestions 
for potential funding sources. Several years ago I was working as a  DMT in a 
counseling program for homeless women thru the YWCA in Portland, Maine  and we 
discussed these possibilities (although we never had a chance to carry  them 
thru to fruition.) 
 
1) Target - the big retailer
Consider a corporate program like Target Store Grants; according to their  
website, grants are "donated by local Target stores in your community, help  
fund family-violence-prevention initiatives, as well as arts and reading  
programs, on a local level." I can't remember the level of the funding offered  and 
if it would be enough to start up a program, but call some of the Target  
stores in your area or Check out the Target website at  
_http://sites.target.com/site/en/corporate/page.jsp?contentId=PRD03-001816_ 
(http://sites.target.com/site/en/corporate/page.jsp?contentId=PRD03-001816)  for  more details.
 
2) Your local United Way chapter
They may have small grants available or at least point you to  other 
potential funding agencies
 
3) Your State Dept of Corrections
In Maine there was a lot of interest by the state to help establish  
counseling services for women being released from custody to help them better  
transition back into their communities; our focus at the time was more on  
individuals but certainly group supports can facilitate similar  goals.  
 
4) Your local YWCA
I did a DMT group for at-risk adolescent girls as a private contractor  (with 
a colleague) and was paid thru the YWCA by a grant they had already  secured. 
It was actually this contract work that lead to my being hired  full-time a 
year later :-)  See if your local YW offers social services or  support 
programs and then contact the manager of those programs as a potential  first contact.
 
Best wishes to you and the Oregon group! 
   
--Cathi Teeter McCutchan, MA, DTR
Kenosha, WI
E-mail: _dance2heal at aol.com_ (mailto:dance2heal at aol.com) 

 
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In a message dated 1/25/2007 11:38:05 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
carolynmjohnson at msn.com writes:

Perhaps someone (or many) can help a group of us in Portland,  Oregon who are 
considering applying for grant money to offer  dance-therapy groups to 
women's shelters or similar agencies.  


 
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