Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: Capital Partners for Education
Legal Name (if Different):
Also Known As: CPE
Mailing Address: 1413 K Street NW, Third Floor
City: Washington
State: DC
Postal Code: 20005
Main Phone: 202.682.6020
Main Fax:
Organization Website: www.cpfe.org
Employer ID Number: 52-1832497
Organization Tax Status: 501(c)(3)

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: March 29, 2019
Requested Amount: $10,000

Project Title: Mentoring Empowers
Project Description:

Capital Partners for Education (CPE) mentors low-income high school and college students in the academic middle (starting with GPAs between 2.3 – 3.1) from the Washington, DC area to provide the skills and experiences they need to successfully complete college and to excel in the workforce. Our Mentoring Empowers project will provide needed academic enrichment and mentoring services to over 500 low-income students in the academic middle in FY2020. While there are many programs that support youth from low-income backgrounds with the highest grades or those with the lowest, there are far fewer supporting students in the academic middle on the cusp of college eligibility. CPE provides these students with a comprehensive youth development curriculum through the facilitation of long-term one-to-one mentoring relationships, individualized staff support, and career preparation and workforce development opportunities.

According to the Kids Count Data center, 26% of DC youth live in poverty (Annie E. Casey Foundation). In addition to coming from low-income families, these students are often the first in their family to attend college. Currently, 80% of CPE students are first-generation to college, 99% are students of color, and 100% are from low-income households. In many cases, they do not have the knowledge, guidance, or resources to access college and graduate with the skills necessary to thrive in the workforce. Without a college degree, low-income students struggle to access high-wage, high-growth jobs and break cycles of poverty. In our work to help low-income DC families break multi-generational cycles of poverty, our goal is to ensure all of our students 1) obtain a Bachelor’s degree, and 2) build a concrete set of work readiness skills, experiences, and networks necessary to thrive in successful careers. We are growing our program each year, so that by 2021 we will serve 650 students annually.

Total Project Budget: $141,240

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): The Economic Club of Washington DC $50,000 (received); The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation $50,000 (received); The Harman Family Foundation $30,000 (received);

Project Duration: 12 months
Geographical Area Served: Washington, DC Metropolitan Area
Age Group To Be Served: 15 – 25

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Mr.
Contact First Name: Jonathan
Contact Last Name: Tucker
Contact Title: Grants Manager
Contact Phone: 202.682.6020
Contact Email: grants@cpfe.org

Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: Miami Book Fair
Legal Name (if Different):
Also Known As:
Mailing Address: 300 NE 2nd Avenue, Freedom Tower 7th Floor
City: Miami
State: FL
Postal Code: 33132
Main Phone: 305-237-7847
Main Fax: 305-237-3258
Organization Website: www.miamibookfair.com
Employer ID Number: 59-6169745
Organization Tax Status: Non-Profit

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 3/28/2019
Requested Amount: 10,000

Project Title: Generation Genius Authors and Speak Up
Project Description:

The Generation Genius Authors (GGA) program at Miami Book Fair encourages local students of all ages to read and write by connecting them with world-renowned authors of popular children’s books. What started out as a single day program with three visiting authors, has grown to include 25+ author sessions for schoolchildren, 31+ outreach visits, four writing workshops, a Teen Press Conference, and much more. More than 8,400 students from 111 South Florida schools participated in last year’s program, and we distributed more than 7,000 free children’s books at author sessions at the Fair. As we enter our 36th year of the Fair, we respectfully request a grant of $10,000 from the Charles and Joan Hermanowski Foundation.

Of these funds, $5,000 would help underwrite the costs of the GGA program. The remaining $5,000 of the grant would help us kickstart Speak Up, a youth spoken word program launching in the Fall of 2019 as part of a brand-new series of Miami Book Fair youth programs designed through a rigorous and comprehensive strategic planning process overseen by the DeVos Institute of Arts Management. The goal of Speak Up is to support the personal and artistic growth of teenagers in Miami Dade County by presenting after-school and weekend creative writing and publishing workshops. Taught by leading authors and performers in safe spaces throughout the County, these workshops will focus on cultivating the creative writing process in spoken word and performance poetry while providing a healthy and constructive haven for teens, a particularly vulnerable youth demographic. A second phase of the program will include the development of a Youth Advisory Board, and coaching for an official Miami Book Fair team to perform at local, regional, and national Slam Poetry Competitions for youth.

Total Project Budget: 150,000

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Generation Genius Authors is supported annually by a number of funders including the Batchelor Foundation, Royal Caribbean, Peacock Foundation, Alvah H. and Wyline P. Chapman Foundation, Meredyth Anne Dasburg Foundation, The Children’s Trust, Publix Super Market Charities, Cowles Charitable Trust. We will also be reaching out to a number of prospective funders this year. Additionally, we are currently fundraising for the Speak Up program and our other new programs through our Campaign for the Future, created through our comprehensive strategic planning process. We are also reaching out to a number of prospective funders specifically for the Speak Up program including the Peacock Foundation, Miami Foundation, Michael de Armas, Brian Pearlin, and others.

Project Duration: The Generation Genius Authors program will happen November 17th – 24th, 2019. Speak Up is a year round program
Geographical Area Served: Miami Dade County
Age Group To Be Served: 5 – 18

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Mr.
Contact First Name: Corey
Contact Last Name: Lewis
Contact Title: Manager of Corporate Relations
Contact Phone: 305-237-7847
Contact Email: clewis2@mdc.edu

Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: Miami Book Fair
Legal Name (if Different):
Also Known As:
Mailing Address: 300 NE 2nd Avenue, Freedom Tower 7th Floor
City: Miami
State: FL
Postal Code: 33132
Main Phone: 305-237-7847
Main Fax: 305-237-3258
Organization Website: www.miamibookfair.com
Employer ID Number: 59-6169745
Organization Tax Status: Non-Profit

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 3/28/2019
Requested Amount: 10,000

Project Title: Generation Genius Authors and Speak Up
Project Description:

The Generation Genius Authors (GGA) program at Miami Book Fair encourages local students of all ages to read and write by connecting them with world-renowned authors of popular children’s books. What started out as a single day program with three visiting authors, has grown to include 25+ author sessions for schoolchildren, 31+ outreach visits, four writing workshops, a Teen Press Conference, and much more. More than 8,400 students from 111 South Florida schools participated in last year’s program, and we distributed more than 7,000 free children’s books at author sessions at the Fair. As we enter our 36th year of the Fair, we respectfully request a grant of $10,000 from the Charles and Joan Hermanowski Foundation.

Of these funds, $5,000 would help underwrite the costs of the GGA program. The remaining $5,000 of the grant would help us kickstart Speak Up, a youth spoken word program launching in the Fall of 2019 as part of a brand-new series of Miami Book Fair youth programs designed through a rigorous and comprehensive strategic planning process overseen by the DeVos Institute of Arts Management. The goal of Speak Up is to support the personal and artistic growth of teenagers in Miami Dade County by presenting after-school and weekend creative writing and publishing workshops. Taught by leading authors and performers in safe spaces throughout the County, these workshops will focus on cultivating the creative writing process in spoken word and performance poetry while providing a healthy and constructive haven for teens, a particularly vulnerable youth demographic. A second phase of the program will include the development of a Youth Advisory Board, and coaching for an official Miami Book Fair team to perform at local, regional, and national Slam Poetry Competitions for youth.

Total Project Budget: 150,000

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Generation Genius Authors is supported annually by a number of funders including the Batchelor Foundation, Royal Caribbean, Peacock Foundation, Alvah H. and Wyline P. Chapman Foundation, Meredyth Anne Dasburg Foundation, The Children’s Trust, Publix Super Market Charities, Cowles Charitable Trust. We will also be reaching out to a number of prospective funders this year. Additionally, we are currently fundraising for the Speak Up program and our other new programs through our Campaign for the Future, created through our comprehensive strategic planning process. We are also reaching out to a number of prospective funders specifically for the Speak Up program including the Peacock Foundation, Miami Foundation, Michael de Armas, Brian Pearlin, and others.

Project Duration: The Generation Genius Authors program will happen November 17th – 24th, 2019. Speak Up is a year round program
Geographical Area Served: Miami Dade County
Age Group To Be Served: 5 – 18

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Mr.
Contact First Name: Corey
Contact Last Name: Lewis
Contact Title: Manager of Corporate Relations
Contact Phone: 305-237-7847
Contact Email: clewis2@mdc.edu

Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: The Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts
Legal Name (if Different):
Also Known As: TTL
Mailing Address: 733 8th St NW
City: Washington
State: DC
Postal Code: 20001
Main Phone: 202-824-0449
Main Fax: N/A
Organization Website: www.theatrelab.org
Employer ID Number: 52-1812095
Organization Tax Status: 501c3

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 3/26/2019
Requested Amount: $5,000

Project Title: Supporting Disadvantaged Youth in Attending The Theatre Lab’s Summer Acting Camps
Project Description:

The mission of The Theatre Lab (TTL) is to transform lives through theatre education. The Theatre Lab’s award-winning programs for children and teens provide substantive training and performance opportunities in an atmosphere of encouragement and exploration. Through robust summer and school-break camps and year-round Saturday classes, TTL improves young people’s artistic, communication, teamwork, and writing skills. Led by many of DC’s premier theatre artists and educators, these programs culminate in sold-out public performances.

All TTL youth programs are composed of youth from various skill levels, as well as a range of ethnic, geographic and cultural backgrounds so that youth are exposed to new perspectives, learn ways to connect across differences, and communicate openly and effectively. Teaching Artists emphasize the importance of collaboration and ensemble-building, spending as much time developing the talents of ensemble members as those of lead performers. And, each student works closely with instructors to set ambitious goals for themselves, regardless of experience and skill level, and challenging and socially relevant material is chosen for exploration. In this way, every participant is able to make perceptible progress, feel pride, and have fun.

Students from marginalized backgrounds rarely have the means to participate in structured arts programs, yet research has documented that arts programs have an uncommon ability to transform young people’s lives. To meet this need, we provide one third of our students with full and partial camp scholarships each year. All scholarships are need-based, and all recipients are children living in poverty. Nearly half of scholarship recipients are from the lowest-resourced communities of DC, Wards 5, 6, 7, and 8. With your support, The Theatre Lab aims to serve 160 low-income and disadvantaged youth (and 530 students total) through our youth programs in 2019, providing life-changing opportunities to those who need them most.

Total Project Budget: $412,215

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Paul M. Angell Foundation – $30,000 (Confirmed) Hattie M. Strong Foundation – $15,000 (Confirmed) Aaron and Cecile Goldman Foundation- $5,000 (Pending) George Preston Marshall Foundation – $5,000 (Pending) Events DC – $6,250 (Pending)

Project Duration: 3.5 months
Geographical Area Served: Greater Washington, DC
Age Group To Be Served: 6-19

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Ms
Contact First Name: Deb
Contact Last Name: Gottesman
Contact Title: Co-Founding Executive Director
Contact Phone: 202-824-0449
Contact Email: deb@theatrelab.org

Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: Children’s Resources
Legal Name (if Different): Children’s Resource Fund, Inc.
Also Known As: CRF
Mailing Address: 8571 SW 112th Street
City: Miami
State: Florida
Postal Code: 33156
Main Phone: 3055966966
Main Fax: 3055961186
Organization Website: www.crfcenter.org
Employer ID Number: 59-2712689
Organization Tax Status: Tax Exempt

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: March 22, 2019
Requested Amount: 10,000

Project Title: Music Therapy Program
Project Description:

Children’s Resources would like to provide Music Therapy one time per week for 30 minutes in each grade level Pre-Kindergarten (children ages 2 to 4 years) through fifth grade, for a total of 9 classrooms. The goal of this project is to address delays that are exhibited by our special needs students. Specific goals will include, increasing communication, improving academics/development, motor and social skills. Additionally, maladaptive behaviors and emotional concerns can be targeted.
The American Music Therapy Association, sites various research and evidence based support to provide Music Therapy for children with special needs. They state, “connections between speech and signing, rhythm and motor behavior, memory for song and memory for academic material, and overall ability of preferred music to enhance mood, attention and behavior to optimize the students’ ability to learn and interact.” Standley, (1996) noted the positive effects of Music Therapy and learning among children diagnosed with special needs. Also, in his review of the literature it was determined that music could be used as a reinforcer for these children to accomplish their educational and therapeutic goals.
Children’s Resources serves 90 children and their families daily. 50% of those children are of Hispanic descent, 30% are Caucasian, 15% are African American and 5% are Asian or Pacific Islanders. 85% of the students have been formally diagnosed with a developmental delay or mental health disorder.

This project will be for the 2019-2020 school year (10 months). It is expected that providing music therapy will assist in improving our student’s assessment scores in each area of their development based on the Battelle Developmental Inventory in the pre-school classes and the NWEA Maps assessment in the elementary classrooms along with a Music Therapy assessment that target goals established in Individual Education Plans.

Total Project Budget: $13, 837.50

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Children’s Resources will fund the remaining funds by hosting in house fundraisers such as Bake sales, movie nights, pizza sales, family nights and our annual Gala celebration.

Project Duration: 10 months
Geographical Area Served: Miami Dade County
Age Group To Be Served: 2-11 years old

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Mrs. Gigi Del Valle
Contact First Name: Gigi
Contact Last Name: Del Valle
Contact Title: Executive Director
Contact Phone: 3055966966
Contact Email: gdelvalle@crfcenter.org

Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: Joe’s Movement Emporium
Legal Name (if Different): Worlds Arts Focus
Also Known As: Joe’s Movement Emporium
Mailing Address: 3309 Bunker Hill Road
City: Mount Rainier
State: MD
Postal Code: 20712
Main Phone: 301-699-1819
Main Fax:
Organization Website: www.joesmovement.org
Employer ID Number: 52-1804860
Organization Tax Status: 501c3

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 3/20/19
Requested Amount: $10,000

Project Title: General Operating Support
Project Description:

Joe’s was founded in 1995 to support artists creating new work and innovative arts education programs. Today, Joe’s is the largest, independent nonprofit performing arts center in Prince George’s County, serving more than 75,000 individuals annually through a series of arts programs and community focused services. Our mission is to support a cultural arts hub in communities, catalyzing creativity and economic opportunity for all through programs and productions in education, the performing arts, and work readiness.

In keeping with the Hermanowski Foundation’s mission to positively transform the lives of children and young adults in the United States, Joe’s works to act as a force for empowerment through the rich and varied benefits of artistic expression. We seek to produce artistic and creative opportunities for our community’s youth, both enrichment and education focused. Our programs are organized into five areas:

Arts Education: Joe’s offers daily out-of-school time programming through Club Joe’s (after-school) and Camp Joe’s (summer), serving approximately 450 for elementary aged youth per year. We provide structured homework help, creative play, arts activities, and a healthy snack.

Job Training: Recognizing the dual need for qualified employees and stable employment within the local creative economy for the area’s underserved young people, Joe’s launched the CreativeWorks program in 2008. Participants are trained in theatre tech, digital media, life skills, job readiness, and college prep to move participants toward careers in the creative industries.

Community Programs: Residents visit Joe’s for in-depth movement experiences throughout the year, including yoga and tai chi, and various other workshops and events.

Production: On Stage at Joe’s is a curated season of performances and events, featuring local/national artists, supporting new work, and presenting artists from world traditions.

Creative Services: Joe’s provides affordable, shared space and resources to artists for rehearsal, performance and the instruction of their craft.

Total Project Budget: $1,567,584

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Joe’s maintains a robust earned income stream, matched by a combination of local government contracts and private foundation funding. Joe’s total operating budget for Fiscal Year 2019 is $1,567,584. For Fiscal Year 2020, we expect to receive renewed support from the following annual funders: National Endowment of the Arts, the Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, Prince George’s County (through various grants), DC Share Fund, George Preston Marshall Foundation, and the Clark-Winchcole Foundation, among others. Additionally, a large portion of operating costs are generated from program fees from modest enrollment fees for Camp and Club Joe’s (our out-of-school time arts enrichment program for local youth), fees for artists renting our affordable rehearsal spaces, and fees for movement classes.

Project Duration: July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020
Geographical Area Served: Prince George’s County, Maryland
Age Group To Be Served: All ages

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Ms
Contact First Name: Brooke
Contact Last Name: Kidd
Contact Title: Executive Director
Contact Phone: 301-699-1819
Contact Email: brooke@joesmovement.org

Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: Junior Achievement of South Florida
Legal Name (if Different):
Also Known As: JA of South Florida
Mailing Address: 1130 Coconut Creek Blvd.
City: Coconut Creek
State: FL
Postal Code: 33066
Main Phone: 954-979-7100
Main Fax: 954-971-3525
Organization Website: www.jasouthflorida.org
Employer ID Number: 59-0871446
Organization Tax Status: 501(c)3

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 3/20/2019
Requested Amount: $10,000

Project Title: JA World Summer Camp for At-Risk Youth
Project Description:

A $10,000 grant will give thirty at-risk youth, aged 5-16 years old, the opportunity to attend one week of JA World Summer Camp. Camp regular fees are $250/week (9am-3pm) plus $50/week for morning care (8-9am) and $75/week for afternoon care (3-6pm). This grant covers morning/afternoon care, meaning the youth have a fun, safe, educational place to spend each day during the week of camp from 8:00am to 6:00pm. JA World Camp helps youth to develop skills in entrepreneurship, workforce readiness, personal finance, business management, self-presentation, and other life skills…while having fun!

Campers explore career interests/skills, complete job applications & job interviews, and practice their life/work skills while running the city as consumers and citizens. Even our youngest campers will be taught fundamental life/work skills that will be put to practice during the week.

Campers must work together to run JA BizTown and each position has an important part to play in each business’ success. Opportunities to lead, present and delegate are sprinkled throughout the program, at all age levels.

Various age-appropriate Junior Achievement curricula are taught throughout the week, making sure to keep camp FUN but also educational.

Junior Achievement of South Florida continually modifies our programs, based on various evaluations, surveys and communication with our community, to better meet the students’ needs and changing economic realities.

No other organization is locally offering a camp at which kids “become adults” and get to work in their “own authentic-looking town” with other kids their age; or where they play the game of life to see how various choices will affect their future. Parents say, “Keep up the good work; super interactive experience; daughter loved it!” and “Everything was awesome; So glad we came here and will come next year!”

Total Project Budget: $252,078

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Committed: Carnival Foundation (7th year of support) $15,000; Circle of Wise Women (JA auxiliary group – 7th year of support) $10,000; iberiabank/Sabadell United Bank (7th year of support) $2,500; Jarden Consumer Solutions Fund (2nd year of support) $2,500; Kinder Morgan Foundation (6th year of support) $2,000; Margaret & R. Parks Williams Charitable Foundation (2nd year of support) $2,500; The Batchelor Foundation (5th year of support) $17,500. Pending: iberiabank $10,000; Newell Brands Community Fund $10,000; Tijuana Flats Just In Queso Foundation $20,000.

Project Duration: 8 weeks, kicking off June 2020 (asking for next summer, due to funding answer in October)
Geographical Area Served: All of Broward County, Boca Raton and Delray Beach, FL
Age Group To Be Served: 5-16 years old

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Ms.
Contact First Name: Gina
Contact Last Name: Griffin
Contact Title: Grants Manager
Contact Phone: 954-232-3806
Contact Email: Gina@jasouthflorida.org

Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: South Florida Autism Center, Inc.
Legal Name (if Different):
Also Known As:
Mailing Address: 18305 NW 75 Place
City: Hialeah
State: FL
Postal Code: 33015
Main Phone: 3058232700
Main Fax: 3058232705
Organization Website: www.sfa-center.org
Employer ID Number: 47-3854048
Organization Tax Status: 501C3

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 3/15/19
Requested Amount: 10,000

Project Title: Community Based Instruction
Project Description:

The SFACS Vocational Training Project will provide job skills training for 120 students enrolled in the SFACS High School Program in the following areas: office/clerical skills, food service skills, and hospitality/janitorial skills. The program will serve the 120 students enrolled in the SFACS High School Program, grades 9 – 12 up to the age of 22, all of whom are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, and who reside in Miami-Dade and Broward counties. Our program targets individuals who are most severely impacted, with limited communication skills, who are verbal or limited verbal; limited in self-help skills, in many cases requiring assistance with toileting and self-care; and difficulties with inappropriate or aggressive behaviors, including: biting, hitting, spitting, self-injury, running away in public, removing clothing, aggression towards others.

The SFACS Vocational-Life Skills Training Program provides job skills & life skills training for students enrolled in the SFACS High School. Our high school curriculum focuses on functional academics, life skills and vocational training, which provides career awareness and job skills including customer service, clerical skills, and functional communication. Given the severity of the disability of our students, not all may be eligible for employment. For those who cannot work as adults, this program will expose them to various skills that can be generalized to the home environment and other places in the community. More importantly, this program allows all of our students an equal opportunity to learn and participate and build their self-esteem and be part of a larger community.

Total Project Budget: 86,500

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): n/a

Project Duration: January – December 2019
Geographical Area Served: Miami-Dade & Broward Counties
Age Group To Be Served: 22 and older

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Ms.
Contact First Name: Susan
Contact Last Name: Leon
Contact Title: Director of Operations
Contact Phone: 3058232700 ext 2414
Contact Email: sleon@friendsofsfa.org

Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: South Florida Autism Charter Schools, Inc.
Legal Name (if Different):
Also Known As: SFACS
Mailing Address: 18305 NW 75 Place
City: Hialeah
State: FL
Postal Code: 33015
Main Phone: 3058232700
Main Fax: 3058232705
Organization Website: www.sfacs.org
Employer ID Number: 26-3880489
Organization Tax Status: South Florida Autism Charter Schools

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 3/15/19
Requested Amount: 10,000

Project Title: Vocational & Life Skills Training Program
Project Description:

The SFACS Vocational Training Project will provide job skills training for 120 students enrolled in the SFACS High School Program in the following areas: office/clerical skills, food service skills, and hospitality/janitorial skills. The program will serve the 120 students enrolled in the SFACS High School Program, grades 9 – 12 up to the age of 22, all of whom are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, and who reside in Miami-Dade and Broward counties. Our program targets individuals who are most severely impacted, with limited communication skills, who are verbal or limited verbal; limited in self-help skills, in many cases requiring assistance with toileting and self-care; and difficulties with inappropriate or aggressive behaviors, including: biting, hitting, spitting, self-injury, running away in public, removing clothing, aggression towards others.

The SFACS Vocational-Life Skills Training Program provides job skills & life skills training for students enrolled in the SFACS High School. Our high school curriculum focuses on functional academics, life skills and vocational training, which provides career awareness and job skills including customer service, clerical skills, and functional communication. Given the severity of the disability of our students, not all may be eligible for employment. For those who cannot work as adults, this program will expose them to various skills that can be generalized to the home environment and other places in the community. More importantly, this program allows all of our students an equal opportunity to learn and participate and build their self-esteem and be part of a larger community.

Total Project Budget: 70,000

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): n/a

Project Duration: August 2019 – June 2020
Geographical Area Served: Miami-Dade & Broward Counties
Age Group To Be Served: 15 – 22

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Ms.
Contact First Name: Susan
Contact Last Name: Leon
Contact Title: Director of Operations
Contact Phone: 305-823-2700 ext 2414
Contact Email: sleon@friendsofsfa.org

Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: Lighthouse of Broward County, Inc.
Legal Name (if Different):
Also Known As: LHOB
Mailing Address: 650 North Andrews Avenue
City: Fort Lauderdale
State: FL
Postal Code: 33311
Main Phone: 954-463-4217
Main Fax: 954-764-3825
Organization Website: www.LHOB.org
Employer ID Number: 59-1650909
Organization Tax Status: 501-C-3

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: March 14, 2019
Requested Amount: 10,000

Project Title: Children’s Services To Independence (CSTI)
Project Description:

Children’s Services to Independence (CSTI) goal is for children to participate in critical rehabilitation, recreational, and education activities to maximize their development and self-sufficiency. CSTI serves 80 children under 13 years old and their parents, who live in Broward County. LHOB’s Bright Beginnings Early Intervention Program supports 35 of the children whose ages range from birth through 5 years old. The remaining 55 are children, ages 6 – 13 obtain services through LHOB’s KIDS (Keys to Independence) Program.

Babies and toddlers in Bright Beginnings receive training and support that helps them reach critical developmental stages and prepare for kindergarten. They participate in play therapy to achieve individual goals focusing on eight (8) specific areas: cognitive, language, vision, compensatory, socialization, self-help, fine and gross motor skills. Older children in KIDS participate in year-round recreational activities and classroom experiences to learn safe travel skills, age-appropriate cooking and self-care techniques, Braille, use of computers, and polite social interaction and self-advocacy.

Many children in CSTI have additional handicapping conditions, which determines the special needs program services they receive in Broward County Public Schools (BCPS). Children who are blind or visually impaired may not enter into the BCPS Program for the Visually Impaired. CSTI fills the gap to ensure all children with a severe vision impairment achieve academic and life success. CSTI case managers develop an individual plan for each child with input from their parents and family therapists that will address the child’s needs including the services and equipment necessary for educational and social progression.

CSTI curriculum recently enhanced the access and opportunities for children in the areas Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM). Some of the specialized tools we use: Nemeth (Braille mathematics), iPad with voiceover and zoom features, Perkins Braillewriters, tactile models, hands-on experiments, field trips to natural environments.

Total Project Budget: $444,884

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Division of Blind Services; United Way of Broward County; Henry L. & Kathryn Mills Foundation; Hoffa Memorial Foundation; Taft Foundation; Innovating Worthy Projects Foundation; Joe Sonken Trust; Kegel Foundation, Negley Flinn Foundation, Gore Foundation

Project Duration: Year Round
Geographical Area Served: Broward County, FL
Age Group To Be Served: Birth to 13 years of age

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Mrs.
Contact First Name: Samantha
Contact Last Name: Kelly
Contact Title: Vice President of Programs
Contact Phone: 954-463-4217 ext 118
Contact Email: skelly@lhob.org