FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:
Jane M. Silva, Senior Program Officer 
Fort Wayne Community Foundation 
260.426.4083

GRANTS OF $260,236 TO LOCAL AGENCIES IN THE FOURTH QUARTER FROM THE PAUL CLARKE FOUNDATION

At their November 21, 2002, meeting, the Board of Directors of The Paul Clarke Foundation approved 10 grants totaling $260,236.

 A grant of $55,470 was made to One Church One Offender, Inc. for Project P.A.S.S.  The project challenges the existing pattern of rehabilitating non-violent offenders in our community. The program is designed to encourage positive behavior and provide an environment conducive to the growth of self-esteem, independence, and hopefulness in the offender.  In two years the program has experienced a 92% success rate and is being heralded in communities across the nation as a viable alternative to incarceration. 

Additional Paul Clarke Foundation grants awarded include:

  • Arthur J. Blaising Community Center, Inc.: $13,000 for the Children & Youth Services Program.
  • Boys & Girls Clubs of Fort Wayne, Inc.: $13,000 for Go Team! Sports, Fitness & Recreation Program.
  • Community Transportation Network, Inc.: $40,000 for the Coordinated Transit Program.
  • Martin Luther King Montessori School: $34,848 for tuition assistance.
  • Science Central: $9,450 for the Lego Mindstorms Camp.
  • The Power House Youth Center: $20,000 for staffing.
  • United Hispanic-Americans, Inc./Benito Juarez Cultural Center: $44,012 for the Latino Educational Action Plan.
  • YMCA / Youth Services Bureau: $15,000 for the AIM Juvenile Reentry Program.
  • YMCA / Old Fort Branch: $15,456 for the Computer Learning Center.

(For more specific information on the above, please contact the organizations.)

The Paul Clarke Foundation was incorporated in 1992 to manage a major gift from Paul Clarke, who served as the Fort Wayne Community Foundation’s Executive Director from 1972-1984. Funds from the Clarke Foundation are to help disadvantaged youth and their families, with a primary focus on the inner-city of Fort Wayne. Assets of the Clarke Foundation currently total more than $12,000,000.     

Quarterly applications can be obtained for The Paul Clarke Foundation by contacting the Fort Wayne Community Foundation at 426-4083, or visit our website at http://www.cfgfw.org/ and click on the grant opportunities link. The next due date for applications is February 3, 2003.

Fort Wayne Community Foundation
701 South Clinton Street, Suite 210    Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802
Phone: 260-426-4083     Fax: 260-424-0114