2016 Mini Grant Recipients Mini Grant Awardee Amount Granted Project Project Impact Willapa Community Network Grays Harbor College Financial Literacy $500 Prepaid cards for completion of class Families and individuals in Pacific County who complete the class Willapa Community Network Grays Harbor College $500 Materials for Business week High school students Willapa Community Network Coastal Community Action Program $1,059 Purchase of hygiene projects for families Low income community members Willapa Community Network Willapa Players $500 Purchase play rights, props, pamphlets, and costumes for children’s play Youth and adult volunteers in North County Willapa Community Network Know & Grow $500 For and shelving for book bins North county youth Willapa Community Network Pacific County Health and Services $822 Purchase of necessities for new mothers Parents of new borns in North County Willapa Community Network Teen Advocacy Coalition $500 After prom party attendance prizes Youth in Raymond High School Willapa Community Network Pacific County Resource Guide $220 For printing costs of 2016 resource guide Residents of Pacific County Willapa Community Network Bay Center Food Bank $749 Purchase of new refrigerator for food bank Families in Bay Center and North County area Willapa Community Network Grays Harbor College Business Week $296 For materials to support the “Business Week,” event for students to create their own business High school students in North County
Willapa Community Network Guns and Hoses 350 For materials to give students at events in which they can interact with the police and fire departments Youth and families in North County Wellspring Lighthouse Resort Tennis Club $240 Tennis Camp Scholarships Ilwaco Highschool students Wellspring Boys & Girls Club Junior High $432 Assistance for putting on the "CHOICES" Program South County elementary students, families Wellspring Peninsula Poverty Response Fun Run $500 Peninsula Poverty Response 5k Fundraiser South County Families Wellspring Hilltop Lunch Program $200 Paying for hot lunches for kids that come to school with no lunch and do not qualify for free and reduced Youth in South County Wellspring Pack2School $300 School supplies for local children Youth in South County Wellspring Coastal Community Action Program $400 AmeriCorps match Individuals and families in South County affected by poverty Wellspring AmeriCorps Attendance Crew $100 Gift incentives for high school students to show up on time South County High School Students Wellspring Peer Helpers Ilwaco High school $200 Peer Helpers Program Supplies Elementary-aged youth in South County Wellspring Empty bowls $500 Raising money for local food banks by creating a community soup fundraising event Youth and families in South County
Wellspring FAFSA/WASFA $100 Financial Aid Assistance Youth in South County Wellspring Hilltop 8th Grade Field Trip $200 End of the year field trip scholarships Youth in South County Wellspring Grays Harbor FORTE $303 JIST Portfolio/resume curriculum Youth in South County Wellspring Boys & Girls Club AmeriCorps $800 AmeriCorps match assistance Youth in the Boys & Girls Club Program Wellspring WIC $280+ remaining balance from previous year Welcome home Baby Program for new moms Beach school district student students in low income families Wellspring YAK $100 Supplies for Youth Action Klub Safe Room Students of Ilwaco High School Student Wellspring Grays Harbor Financial Literacy $200 Financial literacy education/economic opportunity Ilwaco high school students Wellspring AmeriCorps/Resource Guide $230 Printing costs for county wide resource guide Residents of Pacific County Wellspring Ilwaco High school Fastpitch $200 Scholarships for youth fast pitch camp Ilwaco high school students attending the fast pitch camp Wellspring Wellspring ACES Presentation Food $65 Food for August 23rd Naselle ACES Presentation Presentation participants and youth they serve