Welborn Baptist Foundation - 2004 Funded Projects 1

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WELBORN BAPTIST FOUNDATION
SUMMARY OF GRANTS AWARDED 2004

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: 3 Grants totaling $43,000

St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Teen Parent Education
$3,000
Purchase of parenting curriculum for outreach to young and new parents. In response to young fathers' interest in their program for educating and supporting young mothers, this curriculum benefits both mother and father with positive parenting information.

Baptist Children's Home & Family Services
'Pathways' Christian Counseling Services
$15,000
Funds to expand this family and youth counseling program among approximately 40 churches within the Southwestern Indiana Southern Baptist Association. Funds will support the recruitment of financial and referral commitments from these congregations. The program will employ a master's level therapist who would care for approximately 100 families per year.

YMCA of Southwestern Indiana, Inc.
Service-Learning Initiative
$25,000
An initiative that promotes the concept of combining meaningful community service with established learning objectives. The purpose is to teach youth to think about and analyze what they are learning. This effort would be implemented with youth already enrolled in existing YMCA programs.

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.

GRANTS AWARDED: 8 Grants totaling $177,347

Mt. Vernon General Baptist Church
Women's Health Fair
$2,500
Sponsorship, along with Posey County Step Ahead Council, of a women's health fair. Use of funds would be for screening and testing, informational brochures and packets, and child care during the fair.

First United Methodist Church of Fort Branch
Expansion of Health Ministry Outreach Programs
$8,500
Providing “Safe Sitter”, “Strengthening Families”, and “Financial Peace University” programs, for their congregation and the surrounding community.

North Haven General Baptist Church
Health Ministry Continuation
$10,000
Funding for the expansion of existing ministry, with programs focusing on substance abuse prevention, parenting, health education, aging, visitation of the sick and homebound, as well as the “Financial Peace University”.

St. Peter's United Church of Christ
Expansion of Health Ministry
$10,550
Expansion of health ministry to focus on fortifying families through programs directed towards relationship-building skills, growing through loss, end-of-life issues, mothers' support group, seminar to strengthen men's role in families, and family literacy.

St. John The Apostle Catholic Church
Parish Nurse Outreach
$50,000
Expansion of parish nurse duties related to increasing participation in SOUL Empowerment nutrition and exercise program, including extension of services to adolescents 10-18 years of age.

Evansville Ministers’ Wives Council (First Ebenezer Baptist Church)
Wellness Program
$30,000
Expansion of existing wellness program, to include the creation of wellness centers at each of its 21 member congregations. Activities will be directed towards improving the health and longevity of persons at high risk for diabetes, heart disease, and cancer in many of Evansville’s low-income neighborhoods. Efforts will include screening, health education, and referrals for those needing additional care.

Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center (Jasper)
Health Ministry
$12,115
Further development and expansion of hospital program begun in 2003 that supports health ministries in congregations in the counties surrounding Dubois. Eleven congregations are currently participating.

Deaconess Family Practice Residency
Spiritual Care Nurse
$53,682
Funding for second year of development of the spiritual care nurse role, directed toward helping patients with chronic diseases find hope and motivation to better manage their diseases through spiritual connection and support.

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 $82,153

Patchwork Central, Inc.
Arts and SMART Moves
$6,000
Funding to conduct the 'Stay SMART' prevention program for youth ages 13-17, presented by the Substance Abuse Council. The goals of the program include: 1) increasing participants' knowledge about alcohol and other drugs, 2) increasing communication among staff members, parents and participants regarding alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs, 3) helping youth identify and resist peer and media pressure to use alcohol and other drugs, 4) helping teens develop and improve skills around making decisions, resisting social and peer pressure, and coping with the stress of growing up.

The program will partner with Tales & Scales in order to explore a new way to apply arts to the task of substance abuse prevention.

Multi-Church Consortium (represented by Holy Redeemer School)
Strengthening Families Faith-Based Collaboration
$41,604
A collaboration among five (5) churches, the YMCA of Southwestern Indiana and Youth First, Inc. to expand the use of the Strengthening Families Program for Children Ages 10-14. The churches in the collaboration include: Holy Redeemer, Good Shepherd, St. Phillip, Corpus Christi and St. John The Baptist Catholic churches as well as Agape Family Ministries and the YMCA of Southwestern Indiana.

The funds will be used for training of facilitators, program materials and program evaluation.

Cornerstone United Methodist Church – Chrisney, IN
Strengthening Families Program for Children Ages 10-14
$7,059
A project to continue and expand the Strengthening Families Program for children Ages 10-14 at Cornerstone United Methodist Church and Chrisney Elementary School. The funding will be used to offset the cost of training, materials and evaluation related to the program.

Young Life Evansville
Reitz High School program support
$20,000
This grant will provide staff support to pursue specific activities including 1) contact work - seeking kids, 2) operating a weekly club that offers the Christian message, 3) conducting Mega Weekend and 4) sponsoring kids at Young Life camp. Grant funds will be used specifically for staff support to conduct these activities.

Catholic Charities of Tell City
Strengthening Families 10-14
$7,490
This program is a partnership with Youth First, Inc. to initiate the Strengthening Families program for 14 youth and their families. This funding will provide training of facilitators and training materials.

Total 2004 funding: $302,500