MEET OUR GRANTEE: 2008 First-Half

We have announced seven grantee organizations for 2008 First-Half Grant Making. The First-Half Grant Making, with total amount of $45,000, was targeted toward the welfare of the seniors, the women, and the youth. The Board of Directors decided to approve the recommendation of the Grant Advisory Panel, an independent panel of community welfare experts. The Panel recommended the final seven organizations.

Korean American Senior citizens Society of Great New York
Established in 1976, KASCNY helps Korean senior citizens to adjust to new life at new homeland by providing education and consultation service to senior members in the metro New York area. $10,000 of Kiss-Gold grant supports KASCNY's legal consultation program.

SENIOR WELFARE: KISS GOLD

Korean American Senior citizen's association of New Jersey
With the mission to support senior citizens residing in Bergen County, the KASCANJ has won the grant of $10,000 for the social/ health benefit consultation service. To provide qualified service, the KASCANJ assigned all the volunteer consultants to take special training program provided by Bergen County government.

Friends of Grace Seniors Community Center FGS
According to its mission of empowering everyone to help oneself, neighbors, and the community, the FGS has designed special Senior Computer Program. The program leads seniors to apply information access skill to browse social/health benefit information. The program won $5,000 of grant.

WOMEN'S WELFARE

Rainbow Center
Rainbow Center provides a shelter, case management service, and vocational training to Asian/ Korean women who are neglected, battered and in crisis by spouses. A grant of $6,000 will support general operation of the center.

Korean American Family Service Center
KAFSC provides 24-hour-hotline service, professional consultation and prevention programs for domestic violence victims. $4,000 of grant will assist KAFSC to continue the domestic violence program.

YOUTH WELFARE

Young Korean American Service & Education Center
YKASEC, missioned to empower the immigrant community and improve their living quality, runs Youth Empowerment Program for 1.5 and 2nd generation of Korean-American youth. With support of $6,000 grant, Youth Empowerment Program will facilitate to understanding better decision-making process of governments and develop community leadership and communication skills.

Day One
Day One serves to end dating abuse/ violence through community education legal advocacy, supportive services and leadership development. We support Day One’s prevention workshop in high schools at Queens area with the grant of $4,000.