Providence Rotary Charities Foundation

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The Providence Rotary Charities Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the Rotary Club of Providence.  Funded by the generous donations of Providence Rotarians and corporate sponsors of major club events including the Street Painting Festival, we awarded almost $40,000 in grants to local non-profits in 2011:

• Adoption Rhode Island - $2,000
  To assist in building a dedicated "Emergency Fund" that would enable the staff to purchase essential items for the 18 and older children who have "aged out" of foster care.
  
  
• Camp JORI- $2,500
  To provide scholarship assistance to permit low-income, disadvantaged children from Providence to attend camp this summer.
  
  
• Camp Ruggles - $2,500
  To support camperships for campers ages 6-12 from the Greater Providence area who have been diagnosed with emotional and behavioral disabilities and cannot succeed in and are not accepted to participate in regular day camp programs.
  
  
• Camp Surefire - $2,500
  To support a week-long resident campership for 3 Providence children ages 6-16 with Type 1 diabetes.
  
  
• Girl Scouts of Rhode Island, Inc. - $2,500
  To support the Urban Outreach troop or summer program efforts and allow girls from Providence to take advantage of all Girl Scouting has to offer them. 
  
  
• J. Arthur Trudeau Memorial Center - $3,000
  Joining the Warwick and East Greenwich Rotaries to help establish a sensory room for the benefit of the students with autism. 
  
  
• Little Sisters of the Poor - Jeanne Jugan Residence - $1,000
  To support the purchase of two new boilers.
  
  
• Lyme Disease Association of Rhode Island - $1,000
  To help fund a planned seminar on Lyme Disease directed to mental health professionals titled, "The Impact of Lyme Disease on the Brain, Implications for Mental Health Professionals." 
  
  
• PARI Independent Living Center - $2,500
  To help purchase parts and supplies making possible the gift of independence to individuals with disabilities. 
  
  
• Providence City Arts for Youth - $1,000
  To help purchase art supplies and tools for the Broad Street Open Enrollment After School Arts program, where it is anticipated that over 300 youth will enroll over the course of the school year. 
  
  
• Providence Community Library - $4,000
  To support the Providence Community Library's Citywide Extended Learning Program in each of the nine libraries for youths ages 7-18. 
  
  
• RI Family Shelter - $1,500
  To help support funding for the meals of children that reside in the shelter during the year. 
  
  
• School One - $2,000
  To provide a cornerstone for the scholarship fund, which provides scholarship assistance to at-risk students from low-income families residing in Providence.
  
  
• Southside Community Land Trust - $1,000
  To help support the cost of operating the Children's Garden, a garden-based youth education program to be offered in the summer of 2011.
  
  
• The Fund for UCAP - $3,000
  To support UCAP's Vacation Catch-up Program, one of the essential Beyond School programs offered during and after school, on Saturdays, during school vacations, and over the summer.
  
  
• The Samaritans - $3,700
  To support 10 Bus Shelter Signs where Providence middle and high school students wait for their buses. 
  
  
• Whitmarsh House - $3,500
  To support the cost of 100 hours of the Case Management Service to help young men reach their goals.