2025 Grant Recipients
Academy of Children’s Theatre
Program: Viva La Musica
Academy of Children’s Theatre provide educational opportunities theatre arts to youth of all abilities and levels of interest; to produce quality theatre for and by the young to appeal to all ages; and to expose the community to diverse ideas through the theatre experience.
The collaboration of Ochoa and Stevens Middle Schools to produce a theater arts and musical program – Viva La Musical: Exploring Latino Musical Influence Across the Ages. The first five weeks will educate the students of Latino contributions. This includes a documentary “Latin Music USA” which offers a fresh and engaging look at Latin rhythms, instruments, dances, and artists on American popular music. The final five weeks will focus on rehearsing and polishing in addition to planning and facilitating community events and fundraisers.
B5 Learning Center
Program: Dare to Dream
B5 supports refugees and immigrants through education, relationships, and community so they can thrive in their new home.
Dare to Dream is a program that aims to connect junior and senior high school students with local businesses to develop the professional skills needed to thrive in their future careers and education opportunities after high school. Volunteers help high school students apply for college, jobs, and college scholarships. Many of our students pursue higher education or job-skills training.
Benton Franklin Legal Aid
Program: Domestic Violence Attorney Program
Benton Franklin Legal Aid’s mission is to provide legal assistance to qualified low-income individuals who would otherwise be denied access to justice because of inability to pay for counsel or navigate the legal system. BFLA assists clients with family law, bankruptcy, social security/disability benefits, wills/powers of attorney, immigration, landlord-tenant disputes, domestic violence protection orders, and adult guardianship. Local attorneys volunteer their services for free or at a reduced rate.
The DVAP program provides free legal service to victims of family violence as they seek protective orders from courts to keep their abusers from contacting them. Client referrals are received from law enforcement, Domestic Violence Services advocates and other programs. The pro bono attorneys volunteer their time and BFLA reimburses their firms for the cost of paralegal support.
Children’s Developmental Center
Program: Pediatric Pelvic Health
Children’s Developmental Center strives to empower families and improve children’s lives through early intervention services, education, and therapeutic services.
The Pediatric Pelvic Health program serves 50-70+ children ranging from ages 2-16 years old who are experience pelvic floor dysfunction, bowel issues, or bladder issues including bed wetting, difficulty with toilet training, rectal prolapse, urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence, urgency, urinary tract infections, constipation, pelvic pain and more. This program also works with patients who have co-diagnoses such as autism, genetic syndromes, anxiety, PTSD, or cerebral palsy.
Columbia Basin College Foundation
Program: Hawk Diaper Bank
Columbia Basin College Foundation is dedicated to provide students opportunities and support to achieve their educational goals.
The Hawk Diaper Bank will be established within the existing food pantry. This resource will be available to CBC student parents and caregivers who need support. Diapers are essential items that are often no covered by safety net programs and can cost up to $100 per month. Students accessing CBC services frequently request assistance for these necessities. Recognizing the challenges students face, CBC is committed to reducing barriers to their success.
Elijah Family Homes
Program: Parent-Child Assistance
Elijah Family Homes fosters hope, dignity, and self-sufficiency through stable housing and supportive services for families seeking recovery.
The Parent-Child Assistance Program (PCAP) is an evidence-informed home visitation case-management model for pregnant and parenting women with substance use disorders. The home visitation case management model was created to help mother who abuse alcohol or drugs during their pregnancy. The primary goal is PCAP is to prevent future births of alcohol and/or drug exposed children through our three-year case management program. Our case managers work closely with clients on a one-on-one basis with regular home visitation linking women and their families with a comprehensive array of existing community resources to address health care, housing, child welfare, and other issues.
Girl Scouts of Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho
Program: Go-Getter Outreach Troops
Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.
Go Getter program expansion of the Latinx program, which was piloted last winter with one school, to introduce the Go-Getters model in predominantly Hispanic Pasco Schools. This bilingual program, rooted in Latina culture, aims to spark community interest and establish a permanent troop. Funding will additionally improve the summer program experience in Pasco, including twice-a-week programming. Expenses include rental fees, activity supplies, meals, program patches, and miscellaneous costs. By strengthening both initiates, we ensure more girls have access to meaningful, culturally relevant Girl Scout experiences.
Grace Collective
Program: Paid Life and Job Skills Program for Women Survivors of Poverty and Exploitation
Grace Collective is a non-profit that offers hope and opportunity for lasting change to women survivors of trafficking, addiction, homelessness, and poverty. We do this by fostering a community of grace where women learn job and life skills that enable them to gain sustainable employment and a secure future for themselves and their children.
The paid life and job skills program is designed to empower women survivors of trauma, poverty, and exploitation by equipping them with the tools, resources, and support needed to rebuild their lives. Key desired outcomes include: Healing and Restoration, Economic Empowerment, Family Reunification, Safe and Stable Housing, Supportive Community and Sisterhood, as well as Breaking Generational Cycles.
Heartlinks Hospice & Palliative Care
Program: Pediatric Palliative Care
Heartlinks Hospice & Palliative Care serves to enrich the quality of one’s life and recognize its worth by providing comfort, care, and support on life’s journey.
The Pediatric Palliative Care program supports children ages 0-20 facing potentially life-threatening illnesses. Our family-centered program optimizes quality of life by providing hope and support to families in desperate need of complex care for a variety of medical conditions such as cancer, genetic disorders, and severe neurological conditions. Funding will be used to improve each child’s quality of life, ensuring our team can address their emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual needs. Unlike adult palliative care, which often focuses on end-of-life support, the Pediatric Palliative Care program begins at diagnosis and can continue for months or years alongside curative treatments.
Mirror Ministries
Program: Sex Trafficking Prevention through Education and Awareness
Mirror Ministries’ mission is to respond to domestic minor sex trafficking with the love of Christ through local education, intervention, restoration, and aftercare. Our vision is to see local victims of sex trafficking become survivors who have hope, healing, and restoration.
Reaching out to our local schools and youth organizations to bring essential trafficking education and awareness to students, parents, and staff. Since the age of first exploitation is often in pre-school or elementary years, they start with the Not a Product curriculum that uses simple “Tricky People” conversations around Disney movie clips for very young children—exposing and reducing familial violence and exploitation. They then use Little Red for middle school and older kids to have a little more in-depth conversations about the tricks exploiters may use.
Royal Family KIDS, Pasco
Program: Camp Memory Bags, and Everybody’s Birthday Party
Royal Family KIDS, Pasco seeks to change the lives of children in our local foster care system, ages 6-11 years through a week-long resident camp.
Campers are provided with a duffle bag filled with 2 shirts, water-bottle, name-tag, photo memory book, MP3 player, and other items including clothing and shoes for the week.
Everybody’s Birthday is celebrated every year at Camp. Sadly, many of our Campers have never had a birthday party nor presents. During Everybody’s Birthday Party there are activities including inflatables, face-painting, dunk-tank, bubbles, ring toss, rocket launching, and silly-string for Volunteers and Campers. The carnival atmosphere culminates in a party with pizza/cake/ice cream and presents.
Support, Advocacy and Resource Center
Program: SARC Crisis Program
Support, Advocacy & Resource Center’s mission is to provide trauma informed crisis services, support and advocacy to victims/survivors, non-offending family members, and others who are impacted by crime.
SARC provides free, confidential crisis intervention and advocacy for victims of sexual assault, human trafficking, and other crimes in Benton and Franklin Counties. Advocates offer 24/7 crisis response, emotional support, medical and legal advocacy, and assistance navigating the criminal justice system. Funding will ensure that survivors receive the immediate, compassionate support they need, empowering them to heal and seek justice. SARC remains a vital resource, ensuring no survivor navigates trauma alone.
Wishing Star Foundation
Program: Beyond the Wish
The Wishing Star Foundation gives hope to children who are suffering from a terminal or life threatening illness. By providing uplifting and rejuvenating experiences refocusing on the joy of life. Providing lasting support and memories to families caring for medically fragile children. Treating families and associates with dignity and protect their privacy. Inspiring greater community participation in fulfilling Wishing Star’s Mission.
The Beyond the Wish program provides ongoing support to children 3-21 with life-threatening illnesses and their families, extending assistance beyond the initial wish granted. This vital program includes community-building activities, medical travel grants, and the Christmas Giving Program.