Past Niagara Area Foundation Grant Recipients 2023 Niagara Area Foundation Competitive Grants • Boys and Girls Clubs of the Northtowns of WNY – BGCNT-North Tonawanda After School Youth Enrichment Program $5,000 • Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper – Niagara County Watershed Education: Connecting with Youth for a Safer Niagara $10,000 • Francis Center – Francis Center Children’s After School Program Academic Support and Social Emotional Education $10,000 • Kenan Center – Kenan Acres – Computer Lab $9,000 • New Directions Youth and Family Services – Increasing Educational Opportunities for Children from Families Experiencing Financial Hardship $7,000 • Niagara Falls Boys and Girls Club – Building Youth Safety and Resilience $10,000 • WAHI Studio, Inc – After School Art Club Going Green $6,700 • Western New York Land Conservancy – Stella Niagara Preserve Trail Upgrades $2,500 2022 Niagara Area Foundation Competitive Grants • Be-A-Friend Program, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara, and the Southern Tier – High School Bigs Mentoring Program in Niagara County $5,000 • Boys and Girls Clubs of the Northtowns of WNY – North Tonawanda After School Youth Enrichment Program $7,500 • Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper – Niagara Young Environmental Leaders Program $10,000 • FeedMore WNY – BackPack Program $5,000 • Imagine Community Gardens – Lockport and North Tonawanda Garden Support and Enhancement $4,000 • Independent Health Foundation – Fitness for Kids Challenge $7,770 • Newfane Public Library – Library Environmental Class Series $1,559 • Niagara Falls Boys and Girls Club -- Building Youth Safety and Resilience $10,000 • Salvation Army Niagara Falls – Youth Enrichment $4,837 • Youth Mentoring Services of Niagara County – Thumbs Up $5,000 2021 Niagara Area Foundation Competitive Grants • Boys and Girls Clubs of the Northtowns of WNY – Academic Success Program $6,585 • Community Missions of Niagara Frontier – Girls Circle $6,500 • FeedMore WNY – BackPack Program $4,500 • Highland Clubhouse – Camp Citizen $6,000 • Horizon Health Services – School-Based Speakers Bureau $10,000 • Mental Health Advocates of WNY – Just Tell One Discussion Guide Program for Students $8,000 • Service Collaborative of WNY – Beds for Buffalo in Niagara County $8,000 • Youth Mentoring Services of Niagara County – School’s Out $9,000 2020 Niagara Area Foundation Competitive Grants • Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the 2020 Niagara Area Foundation competitive grants process was suspended. 2 2019 Niagara Area Foundation Competitive Grants • Buffalo Hearing and Speech – Early Childhood Program at the John Pound Early Childhood Center $7,918 • Food Bank of WNY – BackPack Program $6,679 • Girls Scouts of WNY – Out of School Time with Girl Scouts $5,000 • Leadership Niagara – Leadership for the Youth of Niagara Communities (LYNC) $8,000 • Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Foundation – Child Abuse Intervention Project $7,000 • Niagara University – Building Community Developers Program $8,640 • St. John the Baptist Parish/ YMCA of Lockport – Kids to Camp $4,000 • The Teacher’s Desk – Access to School Supplies for Lockport Students in Need $5,000 • Youth Mentoring Services of Niagara County – STEM ED $10,000 2018 Niagara Area Foundation Competitive Grants • Catholic Charities of Buffalo – Dialectical Behavior (DBT) Training $4,000 • Cornell Cooperative Extension of Niagara County- #Spark! $5,930 • Dale Association –Intergenerational Program $3,500 • Eastern Niagara Hospital- Comfort Care Enhancements for Children $1,022 • EPIC – Every Person Influences Children- Family Bonding $7,500 • Junior Achievement of WNY- Empowerment Programs in Niagara County $3,600 • Leadership Niagara – Leadership for the Youth of Niagara Communities (LYNC) $4,000 • Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Foundation – Parent Education and Advocacy $3,500 • Playworks Education Energized – Growing Safe and Healthy Play in Niagara County $8,200 • Youth Mentoring Services of Niagara County – Site, School, and Community Based Mentoring $10,000 • YMCA of Lockport – Kids to Camp $4,000 • YWCA of the Niagara Frontier – Preschool Gym Equipment $4,438 2017 Niagara Area Foundation Competitive Grants • Boys & Girls Clubs of the Northtowns of WNY – North Tonawanda After-School Program School-Day Expansion $10,000 • Dale Association, Inc. – Intergenerational Program $8,065 • Emmet Belknap Intermediate School – Outstanding Orff $4,500 • EPIC – Every Person Influences Children – Family Bonding $4,572 • Grassroots Gardens of WNY – Garden to School Niagara $6,000 • Niagara Falls Boys & Girls Club – Summer Expansion Program $8,000 • Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Foundation – Responding to Youth with Problematic Sexual Behaviors $9,000 • Reach Out and Read Inc. – Early Literacy Program for Pediatric Primary Care in Niagara County $5,000 • The Salvation Army-Lockport – Support for Youth Programming $5,000 • Youth Mentoring Services of Niagara County – Site and Community Based Mentoring $10,000 • YWCA of the Niagara Frontier – Early Childhood Education Technology Program $5,502