[JPI] 2 grants for the living wage group

[Cecelia Hawkins]

6) Issue Area: Houston, TX Nonprofits – Addressing the Needs of
Working Families

Deadline: Must be received by May 31,2003.

Summary:  The Union Community Fund of the Greater Houston
Metropolitan Area is pleased to announce its initial round of
funding for the second quarter of 2003.  The Houston Union Community
Fund (HUCF) is a new 501(c)(3) project of the national AFL-CIO. HUCF
is a local community-based project that is prepared to support non-
profit organizations meeting the needs of working families.
Programs must meet the following criteria: 1) Non-profit
organization that serves the Greater Houston Metropolitan area; 2)
Addresses working family needs in the areas of Worker Education and
Advocacy, Career/Skill Training, or Special Needs such as education,
housing, disabilities, etc; 3) Preference will be given to those
applicants who have organized labor representation on their Board of
Directors or can detail their connections to the objectives of
organized labor; 4) Does not require start-up or seed funding; 5)
Must explicitly or implicitly support the right to organize. Grant
applications are available and can be obtained by calling Tom
Fitzmorris at (713) 923-9295 or by visiting the website below.

Contact:
Union Community Fund-Houston
2506 Sutherland
Houston, TX 77023

Phone: (713) 923-9295

Fax: (713) 923-5010

Website: http://home.workfam.com/~hcaflcio/  (click on: Union
Community Fund)

7) Issue Area: Organizing and Social Justice

Deadline: September 15, 2003

Summary: The Unitarian Universalist Funding Program, Fund for a Just
Society makes grants to non-Unitarian Universalist groups in the
U.S. and Canada that: 1) Organize to bring about systemic change
leading to a more just society; 2) Work with those who have been
disenfranchised and excluded from resources, power and the right to
self determination; and 3) Inspire generosity among our members and
member congregations. Priority is given to groups of people
organizing to create change in the economic, social, and political
structures that affect their lives. They welcome projects that are
less likely to receive conventional funding because of the
innovative or challenging nature of the work or the economic and
social status of the constituency. The maximum grant is $10,000.
Most grants are between $5-7,000. Grants are given for one year.
Second-year funding is possible after submitting a final (or
interim) report and new proposal. Third year funding for the same
project is unusual.

Contact:
Unitarian Universalist Funding Program
P.O. Box 40
Boston, MA 02117

Phone: (617) 247-6600

Email: uufp at aol.com

Website: http://www.uua.org/uufp/fund_justsociety.html#questions




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