Copyright © Welborn Baptist Foundation, Inc.,
2005
WELBORN BAPTIST FOUNDATION
DESCRIPTIONS OF GRANTS AWARDED 2001
GENERAL OPPORTUNITY
Goals: The majority of the available
funds are directed to the specific targets; the Foundation did
consider and award grants in areas outside of the target areas
which provide a valuable service or which address important
community needs.
GRANTS AWARDED: 6 Grants totaling $55,500
Aldersgate United Methodist Church
Family Preservation program
$8,000
A proposal to establish a Family
Preservation program, targeting incarcerated mothers and their
school-age children, with the following objectives: 1) to
enhance maternal-child bonding; 2) to build life skills and
increase self-esteem in both mothers and children; 3) to reduce
children's trauma, stigmatization and stress of separation
caused by maternal incarceration; and 4) to enhance
opportunities for positive life experiences and outcomes for
both populations.
Churches Embracing Offenders
Program support
$10,000
Churches Embracing Offenders is a
faith-based non-profit agency dedicated to ministering to the
spiritual, physical, emotional and social needs of non-violent
offenders living in, and returning to, the community.
Community Marriage Builders
Seminar support
$5,000
A non-profit organization dedicated to
educating and equipping the community for lifetime marriages.
Funding will be used to help sponsor Project Marriage
Maintenance - a marriage enrichment and enhancement seminar to
be held in the Fall of 2002.
Evansville Catholic High School Board
“A Promise to Keep” sex
abstinence program
$12,000
Funding for the Evansville Catholic High
Schools' peer mentoring abstinence program, A PROMISE TO KEEP.
The program establishes and reinforces the benefits of
abstinence as they apply to healthy spiritual, emotional,
social, psychological and physical development.
First Presbyterian Church of Evansville
Little Lambs program
$8,000
Little Lambs project was developed to
encourage young mothers to utilize the many programs and
resources available in our community with the primary goal of
reversing the statistically low levels of prenatal care young
children's healthcare and very high infant mortality rate in
Vanderburgh County.
Joshua Academy
$12,500
Funding will be used to establish a
comprehensive music program at the Academy as an enhancement to
the Joshua Academy curriculum. This program will introduce
students to the world of music through instruction geared to
prepare them for choral singing and playing instruments. The
music program will include music history, cultural influences,
voice, instruments and elements.
HEALTH MINISTRIES IN CONGREGATIONS
Goals: Health ministries
programs have grown from the recognition of the faith
community's responsibility to care for the whole person,
including the physical, mental and spiritual needs. The
components of a health ministry may include: health education,
parish nursing, visitation, support groups and spiritual care.
Welborn Baptist Foundation supports efforts
of churches to establish health ministries in our community.
GRANTS AWARDED: 11 Grants totaling
$99,341
St. John the Apostle Catholic Church
Development of Nurses Guild
$24,000
With a successful exercise and
nutrition program already established, St. John the Apostle
Church seeks to incorporate the services of a pool of nurses.
With the assistance of the nurses, the existing program
will promote health education and reach out to a broader radius
of individuals within the community.
Salem United Church of Christ
Expansion of Health Ministry
$17,500
Salem's health ministry was
established in 1993 and has become an important part of their
church. The grant will be used to provide more services
and extend their health ministry to the elderly community in
northern Vanderburgh County. Their accessible facilities
will aid them in providing training and workshops, health
screenings, advocacy, counseling, and referral to community
resources.
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Expansion of Health Ministry
$12,480
St. Mary's Church health ministry was
established in 1997 and has continually expanded its outreach
to the poor in the downtown community of Evansville. The
grant will enable them to address more health issues such as
depression, obesity in adults and children, and problems
specific to the elderly, poor, and homeless.
Corpus Christi Catholic Church
Implementation of Health Ministry
$10,000
As part of the parish mission of
building community and touching others, Corpus Christi will
form a congregation-based health ministry which will extend to
other congregations and the surrounding community. The
program will focus first on addressing issues that have been
identified through a congregational health needs assessment.
First United Methodist Church of Fort
Branch
Expansion of Health Ministry Program
$9,000
The grant will allow First United
Methodist Church to further develop its healing ministry within
their congregation and also in the surrounding communities in
southern Gibson County. Because of their location and
accessible facilities, they can fill a gap by providing
health information/resources, screening, prevention programs,
parenting support and more for all age groups.
Christ Church United Church of Christ
Implementation of Health Ministry
$5,000
The grant will allow Christ Church UCC to fully implement the 'Called to Care' program, focusing
on health education and prevention for the congregation and
surrounding community.
St. Anthony Catholic Church
Expansion of Health Ministry
$5,000
St. Anthony Church serves a very
diverse congregation, where people have many physical and
medical concerns. The grant will enable them to expand
their services to more people and train additional lay
volunteers who will be essential to sustain the ongoing
program.
Holy Redeemer Catholic Church
Expansion of Health Ministry
$4,561
Holy Redeemer Church will initiate a
Nurse Advocacy program as part of their established health
ministry. The primary focus will be to assist those
individuals, such as elderly or families with special needs
children, who require assistance to remain independent in their
own homes. The program will involve licensed nurses and
serve the congregation and surrounding community.
Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church
Implementation of Health Ministry
$4,500
The grant will make possible the
implementation of a new health ministry. The initial
focus of the program will be on elderly, sick, and homebound
persons, plus wellness and safety programs for school-age
children.
Westside Catholic Consolidated School
Implementation of Health Ministry
$3,800
In partnership with several
congregations in the Howell neighborhood, the school will
provide space for the development of an intergenerational
health ministry. Health education, screenings, and
exercise will be some of the offerings, along with volunteer
opportunities for senior citizens to tutor school-age
children.
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
Expansion of Health Ministry
$3,500
St. John the Baptist Church will add
an Automated External Defibrillator (AED), and training for
their parish nurses, to their health ministry. Having an
AED on site will enhance their capabilities as a designated Red
Cross Disaster Response Site.
LITERACY/LANGUAGE OR LEARNING PROGRAMS
GRANTS AWARDED: 8 Grants totaling $124,000.
Catholic Diocese of Evansville
Literacy Project for Hispanic Workers
$50,000
Approximately 3000 Hispanic workers
live and work in Southwestern Indiana, many of whom speak
little or no English. This project, a collaborative
partnership between the Catholic Diocese, the Metropolitan
Evansville Chamber of Commerce, and other agencies was
established to offer support, services, education, and programs
for faith development within the Hispanic community.
Meeting these needs will help Hispanic community members
to become solid, contributing members in their new communities.
First Presbyterian Church of Carmi
'On A Positive Note' Program
$22,000
Research has shown that musical
training strengthens cognitive functioning and enhances
critical skill development. This program seeks to
incorporate musical training into an after-school program
for children who have fallen behind their peers academically
and socially. By learning to play an instrument and basic
music theory, the children will strengthen their academic,
developmental, and resiliency skills.
St. Vincent's Day Care Center
Adaptation of Classrooms for Learning
Center Program
$20,000
St. Vincent's Day Care seeks to
implement a research-based learning center program for
economically disadvantaged children. The program will
apply the latest early childhood development philosophies that
stimulate learning and academically enhance the children.
Oakland City University
Adult Literacy Program
$10,000
The University is developing an
innovative program which seeks to improve the literacy rates of
adults with minimal reading skills, as they enter or continue
in the work place. It will equip teachers, Sunday School
teachers, and future teachers with essential skills to identify
and mentor these adults. The program will serve mainly
Gibson and Pike counties.
32º Masonic Learning Centers for
Children, Inc.
Tutoring Program for Dyslexic Children
$10,000
The Learning Center seeks to expand
their literacy program to reach more children with
dyslexia and language processing disorders. They offer
each child an individualized program, customized to that the
child's abilities, which is based on one of the most
research-based, effective methods known to help children with
language processing difficulties.
Marian Day School
Special Education Resource Program
$6,000
Marian Day School is continuing the
development of a spiritual and child-centered educational
program designed to meet the needs of high school students with
mild developmental disabilities. By providing
alternative faith-based school placement, the program seeks to
improve students' sense of self-worth and renew their interest
in learning.
Westside Catholic Consolidated School
Four Blocks Literacy Program
$4,000
WCCS will be implementing the Four
Blocks literacy program, a model that provides framework for
instruction in guided reading, writing, self-selected reading,
and the development of phonics, spelling, and vocabulary
skills. The program recognizes that all children do not
learn in the same way, and that instruction must accommodate
the learning style of each individual child.
Evansville Area Community of Churches
Weekday Christian Education
$2,000
Weekday serves third and fourth
graders in the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation with a
voluntary, child-centered program to teach children about God.
The children are actively encouraged to care for their
mental, physical, and spiritual health, and are taught that
they can turn to God instead of taking out anger on others or
abusing substances.
SUBSTANCE
ABUSE PREVENTION
Alcohol abuse and illicit drug use
are associated with child and spousal abuse; sexually
transmitted diseases, including HIV infection; teen pregnancy;
school failure; motor vehicle crashes; escalation of health
care costs; low worker productivity; and homelessness. Alcohol
abuse and illicit drug use also can result in substantial
disruptions in family, work, and personal life.
Goals: WBF wishes to support church and
faith-based efforts to address substance abuse issues among
youth and adults, including support of programs designed to
steer youth away from illicit drug use in our community
GRANTS AWARDED: 4 Grants totaling
$125,000
YMCA of Southwestern Indiana
Y-CAP and Diamonds
$50,000
Continued funding for the Y-CAP and
Diamonds programs which are focus on healthy development of
low-income youth who are most vulnerable to drugs and crime.
The program emphasizes positive Christian values, self-esteem
and healthy lifestyle choices.
Evansville Christian Life Center
Grace House Program
$35,000
Support for the Christian Life Center
Grace House program which is designed to achieve restoration of
the lives of young women whose choices with drugs, alcohol, and
relationships have resulted in the collapse of their life
potentials. The program is focused on Christian-based changes
in lives that permanently change individual value systems.
St. Mary's Foundation
Planning grant
$35,000
Planning grant to allow St. Mary's
Addiction Services to investigate three successful
research-proven chemical dependency intervention and treatment
programs. The goal is to adopt the most successful
program for local implementation in the tri-state.
Patchwork Central
"SMART Moves" program
$5,000
Funding to implement the research-based
"SMART Moves" program in the "Arts and
Smarts" curriculum of the Patchwork program for at-risk
children. SMART Moves is a nationally renowned prevention
program aimed at addressing alcohol, tobacco, other drug use,
and premature sex.