Arlington Tomorrow Foundation Awards 11 Grants to Support Arts, Education and More

By Susan Schrock, Office of Communication

Posted on June 11, 2019, June 11, 2019

The Arlington Tomorrow Foundation Board of Directors recently awarded $331,200 in grants to 11 nonprofits organizations working each day to make The American Dream City vibrant and strong through educational and recreational opportunities, arts and culture, and social service.

The Arlington Tomorrow Foundation, a Texas nonprofit corporation that is separate from the City, was established in May 2007. Over the past 12 years, the foundation has awarded more than 400 grants totaling nearly $23 million to local charities and City Departments. The latest round of grants, awarded June 6, will help support projects ranging from a new youth music camp at Grammy artist Kirk Franklin’s Downtown Arlington recording studio to a significant makeover for Arlington Memorial Hospital’s Hospice.

Grant Recipients:

• 25 Ladders will receive $1,200 for its I Rise summer tutoring program. This three-week program, which includes a focus on Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math and Science, aims to help Arlington ISD third grade students who are struggling with reading. 
• Arlington Urban Ministries will receive $20,000 for its Thriving Families/Homeless Prevention Program, which aims to prevent evictions and provide families with basic tools to regain and remain financially stable.
• Cancer Care Services will receive $30,000 for its Journey of Hope program, which provides financial, emotional, psychosocial and wellness services for cancer patients, caregivers and survivors.
• Catholic Charities, Diocese of Fort Worth, Inc. will receive $50,000 for its Stay the Course Plus program that provides support to help participants graduate from the Tarrant County College Southeast campus in Arlington.  
• Colorful World Foundation will receive $20,000 to host at least five community health fairs as well as weekday Social Service Referrals as part of its Access to Health Care initiative. 
• ESTe²M Dreamers will receive $5,000 for its four-week Summer of STe²Mulation summer camp for children and young adults at the Arlington Life Shelter.
• Harvesting in Mansfield Center will receive $10,000 to expand its food pantry operations and increase its outreach.
• Texas Health Resources Foundation will receive $100,000 for its Arlington Memorial Hospital Hospice Refresh Project. This in-patient hospice unit is designed to provide physical, emotional and spiritual support to patients and their families dealing with life-limiting conditions such as cancer, heart disease, renal disease, lung disease and neurological disease. The six-bed hospice unit serves approximately 300 patients annually and has served more than 3,000 patients since opening in 2009.
• The Franklin Imagine Group will receive $20,000 for its Campus Lotus project. This week-long camp, in its first year, aims to introduce 50 high school students from the Arlington area to all facets of the music industry and help them fulfill their potential and hone their craft in the music and in the arts. 
• The WARM Place will receive $15,000 for its Grief Support Program, which serves grieving children and their surviving family members. 
• Theatre Arlington will receive $30,000 to help underwrite its 46th Season, which will offer the community a mix of new comedies, beloved classics and familiar musicals.