Grantees: Spring 1999 Grants Pool Awards

Asian Pacific Environmental Network, Oakland, California, $9,100
Through organizing, network building and collaboration APEN works to strengthen the capacity of low-income and traditionally marginalized Asian Pacific Islander communities to achieve environmental, social and economic justice. APEN plans to conduct a strategic assessment process of their technological needs.

Community Farm Alliance, Frankfort, Kentucky, $7,500
CFA is a rural, member-run organization that works to change the basic power relations that shape the poverty and marginalization of rural economies. CFA will conduct Internet and other software training with members and staff, create an organizational web site and increase the organization’s technological capacity.

Environmental Health Coalition, San Diego, California, $6,750
EHC organizes around environmental and economic justice issues in San Diego and Tijuana. EHC plans to further their use of computer-aided mapping (Geographic Information Systems) in their organizing efforts through access to more training and making their information available on the Internet.

Jobs with Justice, Washington, DC (Chicago Coalition), $5,000
Jobs with Justice supports the formation and work of local coalitions to work for economic and social justice through organizing, education and direct action. Jobs with Justice will increase the capacity of local coalitions to use the Internet by offering their members basic Internet training and providing needed hardware.

Los Angeles Metropolitan Churches, Los Angeles, California, $8,600
Los Angeles Metropolitan Churches does faith-based organizing of primarily African-American congregations to train and develop the capacity of these congregations to play an active role in working toward social, economic and environmental justice in their communities. LA Metropolitan Churches is creating technology-based "Community Learning" centers in their congregations as part of their organizing strategy.

Lummi C.E.D.A.R Project, Bellingham, Washington, $9,700
The Lummi C.E.D.A.R project engages in community building, organizing and empowerment of Native American youth. The Lummi C.E.D.A.R. project plans to expand their basic technological capacity, increase available hardware and train youth in the use of computers.

Organization of the North East, Chicago, Illinois, $7,500
ONE engages in community development, advocacy and organizing efforts with the multi-ethnic and mixed-income communities of Northern Chicago. ONE plans on further developing their use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to increase community participation in neighborhood planning.

Tenants’ and Workers’ Support Committee/Comite de Apoyo de Inquilinos y Trabajadores, Alexandria, Virginia, $5,500
TWSC/CAIT is a primarily Latina/o and African-American organization that works to empower its members and improve economic and social conditions in Northern Virginia through leadership development, strategic planning and organizing, coalition building and mass-mobilization. TWSC/CAIT plans to conduct a technological needs assessment, conduct bilingual training and develop a web site.

Women’s Project, Little Rock, Arkansas, $7,800
The Women’s Project does broad-based organizing of women, children, people of color, people with disabilities and others to empower individuals and communities oppressed by social and economic injustice to act on their own behalf. The Women’s Project plans to use technology to increase their capacity to organize people with disabilities.

Youth Force, New York, New York, $7,500
Youth Force is a youth-run social justice organization that works to build the power of young people in New York City. They plan to use consultants to upgrade their member-database, better utilize existing technology and purchase needed hardware.