Grants - 2007 Awards

In 2007, the Terry Lee Wells Foundation awarded a total of $499,700 in grants to 28 organizations in northern Nevada. The grant amounts ranged from $400 to $200,000.

The grant recipients and purposes of the grants are:

Angel Kiss Foundation: support to families of children diagnosed with cancer.

Association of Small Foundations: for program innovation supported by Gates Foundation challenge grant.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Nevada: “Reaching for the Stars”, Mentoring Children of Prisoners program to help at-risk children overcome negative influences in their lives and pursue brighter futures.

Bristlecone Family Resources: Scholarship Program for Women to ensure access to quality addiction treatment services for homeless and low-income women.

Catholic Community Services of Northern Nevada: for Holy Child Day Home to ensure access to affordable, high quality child care in our community.

Children's Cabinet: Independent Living Program to assist youth in successfully aging out of the foster care system and becoming independent and self-sufficient.

Community Chest, Inc.: to purchase and refurbish a bus for the Classroom on Wheels (COW) Bus preschool program for parents and children ages 2 – 5 years in Storey and Lyon Counties.

Family Support Council of Douglas County: to implement a Central Filing System that will organize all case management materials and client information in one, secure location and provide a greater quality of program services and efficiency.

Food Bank of Northern Nevada: support for Kids Café, which provides free meals to children in low-income areas of Reno, Sparks and Washoe County.

Girl Scouts: support for the “Girl Bullying: From Awareness to Action” conference to raise awareness and initiate action in communities to promote safe social environments for girls.

Johnson Elementary School (Gerlach): to purchase books, performances sponsored by Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts, and an ArtBox from Sierra Arts for schools in Gerlach.

Natchez Elementary School (Wadsworth): to purchase computer music software, performances sponsored by Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts, and an ArtBox from Sierra Arts for schools in Wadsworth.

Nevada Diabetes Association for Children and Adults: to fund the Terry Lee Wells Family Camp North for children with diabetes and their families.

Nevada Discovery Museum: for the Capital Campaign to ensure successful completion of the Build-It gallery.

Nevada Opera Association: support for the Viva Kids! program for at-risk students in Washoe County.

Northern Nevada RAVE Family Foundation: respite services to families who are caring for young children with disabilities or special needs.

Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts: to subsidize artist fees for performances in the rural schools of northern Nevada.

Reno Philharmonic Association: Celebrate Strings Program to provide classical music instruction and accessibility to underserved elementary school children.

Safe Embrace: support for the emergency shelter and other needed services for victims of domestic violence and their children.

Special Recreation Services, Inc.: Camp Lotsafun for people of all ages with disabilities that provides a therapeutic experience for the campers while providing respite services for their families.

The Notables: to fund music therapy programs for children with Down Syndrome, autism, and other developmental disabilities.

TheatreWorks of Northern Nevada: support for drama classes for girls on parole from the Jan Evans Detention Center.

University of Nevada, Reno: for the MESA (Mathematics, Engineering and Science Achievement) Program at Hug High School to help underserved students build a strong academic foundation in math and science in order to be admitted to and succeed in college; for MESA students to travel to Las Vegas to compete in the Science Olympiad.

Volunteer Attorneys for Rural Nevada: support for the Domestic Violence Victims Assistance Project, which provides free civil legal services in the rural communities and Indian Reservations in Nevada.

VSA arts of Nevada: for the three-day Arts Festival at Lovelock Elementary School.

Washoe County School District: to purchase library books and provide field trips for the at-risk elementary schools (“bubble schools”) in Washoe County; to purchase books for at-risk elementary students in the Read & Succeed Program; and to provide funding for an author visit to Double Diamond Elementary School.

Washoe Legal Services: bridge funding for the second year of the Child Advocacy Program, which provides legal representation to abused and neglected children within the jurisdiction of the Family Court.

Wells Family Resource & Cultural Center: to establish and operate the Just for Parents program to improve parenting skills and knowledge of wellness for parents in the rural community of Wells, Nevada.