The Foundation, which is dedicated to making home a place where families and children thrive, approved three grants benefiting Loudoun County during the first six months of 2008. The Foundation focuses its investing in primarily three areas: Stable Homes/Stable Families, Foster Care and Adoption, and Academic and Career Success.
Organizations serving Loudoun County that received grants between January and June 2008 included:
INMED Partnerships for Children received $50,000.00 to provide case management support to emergency shelter and transitional housing families in Loudoun County, VA.
Korean American Family Counseling Center received $15,000.00 to educate and empower Korean at-risk children and youth and their parents in the Washington metropolitan region through individual and family counseling, active parenting workshops and a mentoring program for youth.
SCAN of Northern Virginia received $25,000.00 to support the parent and public education programs and Court Appointed Advocate program to prevent child abuse and neglect in Northern Virginia.