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Piper Trust Makes $2.5 Million in Grants to Benefit Children Focusing on Programs in Health, Arts and Education |
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From Ascribe Newsfeed: Grants totaling $2.5 million will go to seven programs for children, as well as a fall prevention coalition to benefit older adults funded through the Governor's Advisory Council on Aging. "Children's well-being is the best barometer of a community's well-being," said Judy Jolley Mohraz, Ph.D., president and CEO of Piper Trust. "The Trust is pleased to partner with nonprofits committed to improving the lives of our youngest children as well as school-age children and adolescents. Piper Trust made a $1 million commitment to Arizona Science Center as part of the organization's $25.2-million capital campaign for revitalizing hands-on exhibits, programs and facilities at the downtown Phoenix center that also will expand the organization's endowment and working capital. "We are very excited about the grant because it will enable the Scouts to reach out to many more young people in predominantly low-income, high-minority areas of Maricopa County with programs geared to develop values used as a compass to live a productive and rewarding life," said Larry Abbott, scout executive and CEO. Gabriel's Angels, which provides pet therapy programs for abused, abandoned and at-risk children, a $50,000 grant to train community volunteers and their pets to lead children through animal-assisted activities to build trust and create attachments. Girls For A Change, which offers middle and high school girls from low-income families the opportunity to develop leadership and entrepreneurial skills, a $90,000 Piper Trust grant to increase volunteer recruitment to expand the program to reach 300 girls. AScribe Newswire distributes news from nonprofit and public sector organizations.
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