Poverty $1,850,000

National Programs

A. Family Income

Center for Community Change: $90,000 For general support of this organization, whose activities include providing technical assistance and training to grassroots organizations working on jobs, welfare reform and public housing for low-income families.

Center for Law and Social Social Policy: $75,000 For general support of this organization, which works to promote policies to improve the economic security of low-income families with children.

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: $120,000 For general support of this organization, which works to reduce poverty in the United States through improvements in federal, state, and local policies and programs; development of reforms in federal, state, and local tax and budget policies; and more effective operation of low-income programs.

Chicago Women in the Trades: $7,500 For its Tradeswomen Now and Tomorrow project, a national coalition committed to women's economic equity by increasing the number of women in trades and technical fields, and by improving working conditions.

Food Research and Action Center: $60,000 For general support of this organization, which works to ensure that the Food Stamp Program and key child nutrition programs better serve low-income families.

National Women's Law Center: $40,000 For its Project to Strengthen the Safety Net, which ensures that low-income women and their families, both nationally and in the District of Columbia , receive the help they need to escape poverty.

The Rebecca Project for Human Rights: $35,000 For general support of this organization, which works with poor and low-income mothers who are struggling with the intersecting issues of economic marginality, substance abuse, access to family-oriented treatment and the criminal justice system.

The Workforce Alliance: $20,000 For general support of this organization, whose mission is to help national leaders develop welfare, workforce and higher education policies that are better informed by effective practitioners from the training and employment field.

B. Economic and Social Justice

Applied Research Center: $30,000 For its Race and Public Policy Program, an effort to develop alternative policies, educate policymakers, and work collaboratively with community organizations and activists to advance an agenda of racial justice.

Ms. Foundation for Women: $25,000 For support of Public Voices, Public Policy: Enhancing the Power of Women of Color, a funding collaborative to build the sustainability and capacity of women of color-led organizations.

National Housing Law Project: $10,000 For its national Earned Income Disregard (EID) initiative, an effort to promote and enforce full implementation of the EID for residents of public housing.

District of Columbia Programs

A. Family Income

Academy of Hope: $20,000 For general support of this organization, which provides educational programs including day and evening classes, computer training, an external diploma program, and one-on-one tutoring for adults reading below the 6th grade level.

Byte Back: $20,000 For general support of this organization, which provides career ladder computer training to underemployed or unemployed adults and computer access to at-risk youth.

Capital Area Asset Building Corporation (CAAB): $25,000 For general support of this organization, which operates comprehensive Individual Development Account (IDA) programs that encourage savings and financial management strategies for adults and youth in disadvantaged neighborhoods in D.C.

Community Tax Aid, Inc.: $5,000 For its project to provide free income tax assistance to low-to-moderate-income residents at the Martin Luther King Jr. Library.

JHP, Inc.: $20,000 For general support of this organization, which provides employment readiness programs (including education, counseling and training) and housing assistance and support services to at-risk and homeless individuals in the D.C. metropolitan area.

Jubilee Jobs: $10,000 For general support of this organization, which provides job preparation and placement services to disadvantaged job-seekers in D.C., and encourages practical next steps toward wage growth, training, and promotion.

Literacy Volunteers of America-National Capitol Area: $15,000 For general support of this organization, which works to improve the rate of adult literacy in the District of Columbia through its one-on-one tutoring, workplace literacy, and basic-skills classes for low-income parents.

Neighbors' Consejo: $30,000 For general support of this organization, which provides individual and group-level intervention and leadership development programs for the homeless and low-income populations of Washington, D.C., particularly for immigrants in the Mount Pleasant, Columbia Heights, and Adams Morgan neighborhoods.

Southeast Ministry: $15,000 For general support of this organization, which provides education, job readiness training, and job placement services to residents of Ward 8.

STRIVE DC: $25,000 For general support of this organization, which offers a training and job placement program for chronically unemployed inner-city adults and youth; this includes three weeks of attitudinal job readiness training, and a minimum of two years of follow-up support.

YWCA National Capitol Area: $15,000 To support the Harrison Center for Career Education, which trains primarily low-to-moderate- income immigrants as Licensed Practical Nurses, a career that provides a professional track to earnings growth.

B. Youth Development

Asian American LEAD: $35,000 For general support of this organization, which seeks to nurture, empower, and support the development of Asian American youth and families.

DC Children and Youth Investment Trust Corporation: $35,000 a) For DC BEST, the Trust Corporation's training program for adults who work with children and youth in a variety of settings ($15,000); and b) for the Summer Programs Initiative, a partnership between the Trust Corporation and the District of Columbia to provide safe, structured, adult-supervised activities for children and youth during the summer months. ($20,000)

HeadsUp: A University Neighborhood Initiative: $35,000 For general support of this organization, which seeks to improve the school performance of low-income students, and works to improve local and national out-of-school time policy.

Latin American Youth Center (LAYC): $10,000 For its Teen Parent Support Program, which seeks to help teen mothers and fathers continue their education, postpone pregnancy and learn the skills they need to be able to find and keep good jobs. (Second installment of a final two-year $30,000 grant.)

Life Pieces to Masterpieces: $25,000 For general support of this organization, which aims to provide African-American boys and their families living in Washington , D.C. 's low-income and public housing in Wards 7 and 8 with tools and opportunities to improve their quality of life.

Martha's Table: $30,000 For support of its Bridge and Teen programs, which strengthen and empower youth through education, recreation, and nutrition within a nurturing environment.

Mary's Center for Maternal and Child Care: $30,000 For support of its Teen Program which serves uninsured Hispanic teens and focuses on preventing teen pregnancy and STD/HIV transmission, and promoting overall health.

Metro TeenAIDS: $50,000 For general support of this organization, which focuses on preventing the spread of HIV infection among youth in Washington , D.C.

Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington: $40,000 For general support of this organization, which provides comprehensive, culturally sensitive, affordable, and confidential family planning and reproductive health services to women and teens in low-income and at-risk communities in the metropolitan Washington area.

The Homeless Children's Tutorial Project, Inc.: $25,000 For general support of this organization, which provides educational and emotional support to homeless, formerly homeless, and at-risk children in D.C.

The Urban Alliance Foundation, Inc.: $35,000 For general support of this organization, whose mission is to train high school students for employment through work skills development, life skills enrichment, and education planning preparation.

The Young Women's Project: $60,000 For general support of this organization, which seeks to provide high-quality youth development programs to teen women in high schools and in foster care group homes.

C. Family Support

Advocates for Justice and Education: $28,000 For general support of this organization, which seeks to educate and empower parents of children with special needs to advocate on behalf of their own children.

Centro Nia: $20,000 For general support of this organization, which seeks to provide safe, nurturing, and affordable childcare and family support services to moderate and low-income families.

Community Family Life Services: $10,000 For its Trinity Arms Transitional Housing Program, which provides a holistic network of services to strengthen homeless families. (Second installment of a two-year $30,000 grant)

Healthy Babies Project: $35,000 For its Teen Parent Empowerment Program, which provides services and resources to teen parents to enable them to become supportive and responsible parents.

Perry School Community Services, Inc.: $30,000 For general support of this organization, which offers anti-poverty programs that include youth development, economic empowerment, and family support services.

The Family Place: $25,000 For general support of this organization, which works to promote family empowerment and improve child health and development among Latino families.

D. Housing and Community Development

2M Center: $20,000 For general support of this organization, which addresses technology public policy and access issues facing East of the River residents.

Manna, Inc.: $10,000 For its Tenant Organizing Project, which works with tenants of expiring use Section 8 properties to secure long-term solutions to their needs for affordable housing.

E. Economic and Social Justice

Alliance for Global Justice: $30,000 a) For its EMPOWER DC project, which seeks to enhance and improve self-advocacy efforts to improve the quality of life of low-and moderate-income people in the District ($25,000); and b) for support of its EMPOWER DC's effort to raise public awareness and organize residents around the proposed baseball stadium. ($5,000)

Center for Community Change: $10,000 For support of its D.C. Catalyst Project, which engages low-income residents in local policymaking to promote equitable economic and social development in their communities.

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: $95,000 a) For its D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute, a project that analyzes budget, tax, and programmatic issues affecting low-and moderate-income District families and individuals, for use by policymakers, advocates, and the media ($75,000); and b) for support of the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute's efforts to keep the public informed of the fiscal impact of the city's proposed baseball stadium. ($20,000)

Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development: $25,000 For general support of this organization, which seeks to preserve affordable housing for low-and moderate-income District residents and to revitalize distressed neighborhoods through its training, capacity building, public education, and communications components.

Council of Latino Agencies: $33,000 a) For general support of this organization, which seeks to advance a policy agenda for D.C.'s Latino population and the organizations that serve it, by using reliable statistical data and accurate information on this community ($30,000); and b) for support of free income tax assistance at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Library. ($3,000)

DC Action for Children: $40,000 For general support of this organization, which provides policy analysis, research and community education on issues affecting children, youth and families in the District of Columbia .

Food Research and Action Center: $40,000 For its D.C. Hunger Solutions project, which will focus on increasing the use of federal nutrition resources in the District.

Nation's Capital Child and Family Development (NCCFD): $30,000 For its Child Care Advocacy Project, which seeks to raise the profile of the impact of District budget decisions.

National Housing Law Project (NHLP): $30,000 For support of its D.C. Public Housing Initiative, which helps residents of public housing to have an impact on the policies and plans developed by the D.C. housing authority.

The Community Foundation of the National Capital Region: $15,000 For support of its D.C. Alliance of Youth Advocates.

The District of Columbia Employment Justice Center: $31,500 a) For general support of this organization, which works to improve employment policies affecting low-income individuals and offers legal services and education programs that serve low-income and unemployed District workers ($30,000); and b) for support of D.C. Women's Agenda forums on domestic violence and women's employment challenges in D.C. ($1,500)

Washington Area Women's Foundation: $25,000 For general support of this organization, which seeks to expand the resources and leadership opportunities for women and girls living in the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area.

Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless: $40,000 For general support of this organization, which seeks to meet the needs and alleviate the suffering of persons who struggle with homelessness and poverty.

Wider Opportunities for Women: $35,000 For its D.C. Workforce Development Project, which seeks to improve the workforce development and income support infrastructure in the District of Columbia , so that it better responds to the needs of unemployed and under-employed job-seekers.

F. Jewish Activism and Philanthropy

AVODAH: The Jewish Service Corps: $17,500 For its Washington , D.C. Program, the first expansion site in efforts to create a national Jewish Service Corps dedicated to the integration of Judaism and social activism by working in locally-based anti-poverty organizations.

Jewish Fund for Justice: $15,000 For Shoulder to Shoulder, JFJ's Washington , D.C. initiative, which integrates institutional grantmaking to combat poverty with efforts to increase Jewish involvement in and support of social justice work.

Jews United for Justice: $12,500 For general support of this organization, which seeks to organize a visible Jewish presence and take action for economic and social justice in the Washington , D.C. area.

G. Other

Fair Chance: $15,000 For general support of this organization, which seeks to build the capacity of human services organizations serving residents east of the Anacostia River.

The Community Foundation of the National Capital Region: $10,000 For support of the East of the River Taskforce Directory, which aims to provide information about community-based organizations working in Wards 7 and 8.