|
2008 Fall Cycle - Promoting Quality
Leisure, Learning and Culture |
|
Arts & Culture |
Project |
Amount |
|
Arlington Historical Society |
Knapp Heritage Park |
$17,900 |
|
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee |
Jazz Festival |
$5,000 |
|
Friends of the Levitt Pavilion |
Children’s and Concert series sponsorship |
$30,000 |
|
Theatre Arlington |
ACT UPS Program |
$20,000 |
|
The Vietnamese Community of Tarrant County |
Memorial Day essay-writing contest |
$1,000 |
|
Libraries & Books |
Project |
Amount |
|
COA Public Library |
Special Collection at the Central Library |
$25,000 |
|
COA Public Library |
Family Literacy Program |
$20,000 |
|
Lamar High School |
21st Century Library Project |
$10,000 |
|
Dunn Elementary School |
Advance learning equipment |
$2,700 |
|
Parks & Recreation |
Project |
Amount |
|
The Build-a-Dream Program – City Parks &
Recreation Department |
360 Scholarships for children to attend
summer/fall camps and recreation activities |
$30,000 |
|
The Dream Music Program – City Parks &
Recreation |
Free music lessons for local youth |
$13,000 |
|
The LEAF (Let’s Enhance Arlington’s Forest)
Program – City Park & Recreation Department |
Planting 375 trees in Arlington
neighborhoods |
$15,000 |
|
8 parks – City Parks & Recreation
Department Friends of the Levitt Pavilion |
Provide shade structures to protect park
equipment and help prevent heat-related injuries during hot
summer months |
$100,000 |
|
Randol Mill Park – City Parks & Recreation Department |
Barrier free playground – develop the
City’s first fully accessible playground for children with
physical and mental disabilities |
$100,000 |
|
Elzie Odom and Meadowbrook Recreation
Center – City Parks & Recreation Department |
Facility upgrades and general repairs |
$15,000 |
|
Children, Youth & Family |
Project |
Amount |
|
The Arlington Life Shelter |
Healthy Lifestyle/Wellness Program and
cooking classes for homeless families |
$13,000 |
|
Arlington Urban Ministries |
Emergency utility and rental assistance
programs for at-risk, working families |
$15,000 |
|
Boys & Girls Clubs of Arlington |
SMART Program underwriting – focusing on
self-esteem, positive peer involvement and anti-drug
initiatives |
$20,000 |
|
Teen Court of Arlington |
Volunteer recruitment |
$3,000 |
|
The Downs Syndrome Partnership |
Loose the Training Wheels Program designed
to teach bicycle and development skills to children with
Down Syndrome |
$4,000 |
|
Dental Health Arlington |
Oral health underwriting to provide more
than 1,200 first, second and third graders with preventive
dental care |
$10,000 |
|
The Filipino American Church |
Science tutoring program at Short
Elementary |
$1,500 |
|
Friends of the Levitt Pavilion |
Children’s Series sponsorship |
$10,000 |
|
HOPE Tutoring Center, Inc. |
Tutoring Program for at-risk students |
$10000 |
|
Mental Health Mental Retardation Vision
Center |
Development of first-of-its-kind
multi-sensory environmental room for disable clients |
$15,000 |
|
Miracle League of Arlington |
Underwriting of Spring baseball season |
$10,000 |
|
Mission Metroplex |
Transportation program funding to help
provide residents with trips to healthcare appointments,
job-training services and after-school programming |
$30,000 |
|
Special Olympics |
Year-round sporting activities for
individuals with disabilities |
$5,000 |
|
The Vietnamese Community of Tarrant County |
Community center upgrades and improvements |
$1,200 |
|
Beautification |
Project |
Amount |
|
City of Arlington Code Ranger Program |
Volunteer recruitment and recognition
|
$2,300 |
|
Park & Ride Sites -- City of Arlington
Public Works Department |
Upgrades and improvements to facilities |
$13,500 |
|
Mount Olive Day Care |
New security fencing and upgrades to school
playground and yard |
$11,500 |
