Grant Guidelines
Foundation Focus
Beginning in 2002, the Freddie Mac Foundation implemented new grantmaking
guidelines. We view the change as a shift in emphasis and approach
rather than a new direction.
The Foundation funds programs in the areas of:
We continue to support programs that focus on the important work
of preventing child abuse and neglect; finding permanent homes for
children in foster care; and helping young people reach their full
potential.
Wednesday's Child and the J.C. Nalle Community
School, our two signature programs, remain a vital part of
our work. Our overall grantmaking has become more integrated as
we increasingly support strategies that both strengthen families
and develop youth. We have expanded our historical support of children
and their families during the early stages of a child's life to
include children from birth to 18 years of age.
Building on the success of our signature programs, we will increase
our investments in major initiatives. In addition, we have strengthened
our outcome-based approach by identifying specific targets we expect
to achieve with our grantmaking and designing guidelines that help
potential grantees focus on tangible results.
Signature Programs
Wednesday's Child
Since 1992, Wednesday's Child has had a major impact on the lives of children
in the foster care system who are waiting to be adopted. This televised feature,
which highlights hard to place children (a special needs child or a sibling
group) each week, has brought national attention to the large number of children
living in foster care who need permanent, loving homes. More importantly, as
a result of the Wednesday's Child feature, the number of children being adopted
across the country has increased. Through the Foundation's support and collaborative
efforts, Wednesday's Child is aired in Washington, D.C., New York City, Los
Angeles, Atlanta and Philadelphia. Proposals for the Wednesday's Child program
are by solicitation only.
J.C. Nalle Community School
In 1992, Freddie Mac created a business-school partnership with
J.C. Nalle Elementary School, a pre-Kindergarten through 5th Grade
school in the Marshall Heights neighborhood of Ward 7 in Washington,
D.C. The Foundation later expanded this partnership with a grant
to bring an array of support services to the children and families
of J.C. Nalle, transforming it into a full-service community school
that would become the hub of the neighborhood. This program is based
on the Children's Aid Society's nationally-recognized Community
School model. Today, the students enrolled at Nalle and their families
are benefiting from an Extended Day program designed to support
the most challenged students; physical and mental health care; social
services; parent education and GED classes; and cultural and recreational
activities. As a result of our investment, students, parents and
teachers all report an improvement in student behavior, grades,
motivation and confidence.
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