$25,000 to Transforming Action through Power (with fiscal sponsorship by St. Adalbert's Parish) to develop parent leadership and build greater involvement in area schools. TAP will train parents to become advocates for their children both at home and in their schools. TAP is comprised of thirteen faith-based and multi-racial member institutions united by a desire to act on common values in public life, particularly concerning education. Increasing parental involvement opens the door for unique partnerships that strengthen our schools and our community.

$20,185 to Grace Community Center to continue and expand the South Bend Police Department Boxing Program. The target population is youth between the ages of 10-18 and is open for boys and girls and every ethnic group. The expected outcome of this project is to provide activities which are aimed at improving interactive, social, and behaviors skills of the youth in the South Bend community by providing for them the platform to become successful in all walks of life therefore, improving the communities in which they live. Last year 70 youth between the ages of 10-18 participated in the program.

$20,000 to Near Northwest Neighborhood for Phase II of the Lindsey Street Revitalization Project, which will revitalize the 500-900 blocks of Lindsey Street.

$15,000.00 to Family Justice Center of St. Joseph County for the Protective Order Project (POP) which will provide the necessary legal expertise, and offer access to counseling, medical, and chaplaincy services all at one site. Over 600 women, and their children, need orders of protection in St. Joseph County every year. To fully escape abuse, they need legal representation and advice to successfully obtain the orders and all the protection allowed by statute, and supportive services to counter the traumatic effects of violence.

$7,046.00 to Corvilla to complete the rehab of the Bulla Home. The remaining bathroom at Bulla Home will be remodeled to provide easy and safe access for 8 women clients with a variety of development disabilities living there.

$5,000.00 to Food Bank of Northern Indiana to replace an obsolete DOS driven inventory/distribution system with an online operations/software program. The project also includes upgrades and computer replacements and funds have already been committed by other foundations. More than 100 social service agencies in St. Joseph County are served by the Food Bank and will benefit from this project. These agencies provide food and shelter for nearly 50,000 individuals.