REGION 2
Youth programs
Lutheran Community Church After-School Academy — $2,000
(2A) Watsonville, Calif.
This project offers after-school tutoring and enrichment programs for at-risk children in the community.

Literacy program
REACH Literacy Program/Emanuel Lutheran Church — $3,500
(2A) Modesto, Calif.
Children from a nearby elementary school receive tutoring in reading and writing literacy two afternoons a week. Congregation members and community members serve as tutors.

Job training
Work Options for Women — $3,500
(2E) Denver, Colo.
This is a 16-week hands-on food service job-training program for disadvantaged women to prepare them for life-long employment.

REGION 3
Life management
"In the Neighborhood" LSS of South Dakota — $3,500
(3C) Sioux Falls, S.Dak.
This project provides low-income women with the tools necessary to contribute to their neighborhoods and purchase a home of their own.

Job skills training
Sub-Saharan African Youth & Family Services in Minnesota — $2,000
(3H) St. Paul, Minn.
The purpose of this project is to offer sewing and computer skills classes to immigrant and refugee women in order to learn employable skills.

REGION 4
At-risk youth programs
CHOICES, Lutheran Family & Children’s Services of Missouri — $3,500
(4B) St. Louis, Mo.
The CHOICES program is a prevention/intervention program offered at six different sites in the St. Louis area for at-risk girls ages 10–17.

Emergency relief
The Hope Center at Trinity Lutheran Church — $2,000
(4B) Abilene, Kans.
This project will provide emergency housing and direct aid for people in need in the community.

REGION 5
Rehabilitation for prostitutes
Genesis House Residential Rehabilitation Program — $3,000
(5A) Chicago, Ill.
The residential program offers long-term, comprehensive rehabilitation to women involved in prostitution who are committed to change.

Reintegration for former prison inmates
ReConnections, Lutheran Social Services of Illinois — $3,500
(5A) Des Plaines, Ill.
LSSI helps formerly incarcerated women reintegrate into the community by connecting them to support services, job opportunities, recovery programs, and transitional housing.

Youth projects
Mercy Housing Youth Garden — $1,500
(5A) Chicago, Ill.
This project offers a drug-free zone that encourages learning and creativity for both youth and teen moms in targeted communities.

Mentor training
WINGS Program, Project Lifeline, Chicago Metropolitan Synodical Women’s Organization — $1,000
(5A) Palatine, Ill.
Project Lifeline trains mentors who provide support, encouragement, and advocacy to address the causes of homelessness and domestic violence for women.

Domestic violence advocacy and counseling
Turning Point, Inc., Latino Outreach — $1,500
(5B) Woodstock, Ill.
This project provides advocacy for and information and counseling to Latinos who experience or witness domestic violence.

Life skills
"It’s in the Bag," Zion Lutheran Church — $1,500
(5B) Rockford, Ill.
This project offers sustainable life skills to pantry recipients through education, spiritual development, and community collaboration.

Secondary education
Tanzanian Secondary Girl’s School, Western Iowa Synod — $1,000
(5E) Storm Lake, Iowa
This project provides secondary education for young women in Tanzania in an area where such education is currently unavailable.

REGION 6
Re-entry education
Women’s Re-Entry Network/Services for Women & Families — $3,500
(6E) Cleveland, Ohio
This project supports comprehensive re-entry programming for women and their families.

Food pantry
Union County Personal Needs Pantry/Support Families at Risk — $1,000
(6F) Marysville, Ohio
The Union County personal needs pantry meets basic needs through the provision of items that can’t be purchased with food stamps, such as toothpaste, soap, deodorant, and shampoo.

REGION 7
Family counseling
The Welcome Place at Bridge of Peace Community Church — $2,000
(7A) Camden, N.J.
This project responds to family crises by providing support, referral, advocacy, and prayer.

Homeless support services
Case Management/Greater Nashua Interfaith Hospitality Network — $1,500
(7B) Nashua, N.H.
The Greater Nashua Interfaith Hospitality Network provides transitional housing, meals, and supportive services to homeless families.

Special education services
Special Education by the Lutheran School Association — $1,500
(7C) New York, N.Y.
This project provides education for children with learning disabilities so they can be successful in school and be productive members in their communities and churches.

Food pantry
Trinity’s Service and Food for the Homeless (SAFH) — $3,500
(7C) New York, N.Y.
This program provides emergency food for at-risk women and children in an ethnically diverse community with high rates of poverty.

Staff development
St. Paul’s Center for Homeless Women and Children — $3,500
(7D) Renssalaer, N.Y.
Prepares St. Paul’s Center to be fully operational with qualified staff and adequate resources in order to serve women and children as soon as construction is completed.

Child care
Todos Los Hijos de Dios, English Language Learning Project — $1,500
(7D) Amsterdam, N.Y.
The project provides educational child care for Latina mothers in the Amsterdam area.

Educational skills training
Lutheran Settlement House/"Women Empowered" — $3,500
(7F) Philadelphia, Pa.
This project offers occupational and educational skills training to homeless mothers who are also being counseled for issues related to domestic violence.

REGION 8
After-school child care
Jesus and Me After School Program — $2,000
(8E) Montgomery, Pa.
This project provides after-school care for children that encourages self confidence, self-esteem building, and improved academic skills.

Mentoring program for high schools
"Light a Baltimore Candle" at Faith Lutheran Church — $1,000
(8F) Baltimore, Md.
This project follows and supports ten local middle school students through high school graduation to assure four-year college scholarships.

Transition program for people who are homeless
Homeless Transition Program/Good Shepherd Services — $3,500
(8G) Alexandria, Va.
This service breaks the cycle of homelessness for families exiting shelters or about to lose their homes, ensuring that futures are better than their past.

REGION 9
Services for displaced homemakers
New Choices—Strategies for Success — $3,500
(9B) Greensboro, N.C.
The Women’s Resource Center provides pre-employment training and employment placement to women who are categorically described as "displaced homemakers."

Teacher training
Haiti Teacher Education — $3,000
(9E) Florida-Bahamas Synod
Build a cadre of change agents among Haitian teachers to improve the lives of women and children in Haitian schools and communities.

* Refers to the region and synod, that is, a geographical area in which the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is located.

INTERNATIONAL GRANTS
CAMEROON
Jobs for AIDS orphans
Actions for Women’s Health—Poultry farming for foster families of AIDS orphans — $1,500
The project donates 30 young chickens to foster families of AIDS orphans to generate income, pay for schooling, and improve health.

GHANA
Sex education
Hope Alive, Ghana—factual issues and sex education in schools — $2,000
This project will enable youth to say no to early sexual activities, thereby reducing teenage pregnancy and STI occurrences.

Farming education for women
Free From Hunger/Anlong-Donrnorgbor Women’s Co-Op Vegetable Growers Association — $2,000
This program offers year-round farming activities to ensure food sufficiency throughout the entire year to eradicate the untold hunger in the community.

GUATEMALA
Vocational training
Alternativas para Mujeres/Alternatives for Women, Guatemala City, Guatemala — $2,000
This project provides vocational training for women maquila workers in the shantytowns of Guatemala City and teaches them to advocate for labor rights.

INDIA
Justice and advocacy for trafficking
Facilitating Right-Based Repatriation of Trafficked Victims along the Nepal Border — $2,000
Facilitates right-based repatriation of trafficked victims to Nepal by ensuring them physiological, legal, and medical support.

KENYA
Commercial sexual exploitation
Journey Africa Youth Group/Rehabilitation and Empowerment of Commercial Sex Workers — $2,000
This project offers rehabilitation of commercial sex workers through business skills training and inception of income-generating activities.

HIV/AIDS Project
Gitaru Marigu Development Group— $2,000
This project cares for children in families affected by HIV/AIDS through the provision of teaching and learning materials, a supplementary food program, and establishment of income-generating activities.

Arts programs for children
Kabour Sisters Theatre Group Street Theatre — $2,000
This project trains former street children in performing arts and facilitates their creation of original shows on children’s rights and welfare issues.

Resources for AIDS orphans
Nyandito Women in Development Group, Rongo — $2,000
This project offers nutritious food, safe water, leadership skills, and education materials for 124 AIDS orphans.

Job skills training
University Women Fund/Skills Development for Orphaned Deaf Girls— $2,000
The project provides job skills training to 35 orphaned deaf girls who are at risk of early marriage, continued abuse, or being lured into prostitution.

LEBANON
Workshops for differently-abled persons
Women’s Workshop, "Daring in His Care"/Contact and Resource Center — $2,000
The purpose of this project is to talk with the graduating women of the CRC workshops and enable them to establish their own small business in their communities.

SUMMARY