Diocesan Council Outreach Requests 2005

The Outreach Committee of the Diocesan Council will accept proposals until February 15 from any person or congregation within the Diocese for funding from the Outreach project lines of the diocesan budget.

In 2008 the diocesan budget included two outreach lines, international outreach ($19,300) and domestic outreach ($83,600). International outreach applies to programs located outside the United States. Domestic outreach covers all programs within the fifty states.

Outreach grants are not limited to specific areas of need. Historically, domestic granting has focused on operating support to CDCs, youth and camping ministry, food and personal care provision, education and occupational training, housing and shelter, health and medical needs. International granting has concentrated on education and occupational training, health and medical needs, housing and shelter, disaster relief.

All proposals must be submitted to the Diocesan Finance Office, Attention: Outreach Grants, 31 Mulberry Street, Newark, NJ 07102 by Friday, February 15, 2008.

If there are any questions, contact Ms. Mary Sunden at msunden@optonline.net or 201-768-4800.

Please note the following policies regarding grants for 2008.

1. Any 2007 grant recipient applying for 2008 support must submit a financial statement for the fiscal year covering the grant. The financial statement should accompany the application, 2008 requests will not be considered without the financial statement.

2. All groups physically located within the Diocese of Newark must appear at the outreach hearings or the request will not be considered.

3. 2008 grant funds must be disbursed in 2008.

4. Please submit electronic or hard copy only, no compact disks etc.

5. Please submit only the application form and limited supporting information.

Hearings on the submitted proposals will be held on a date and at a location yet to be determined. Specific time slots will be communicated prior to the hearings. The committee will meet prior to the hearings to review the written proposals. Out of this review the committee may address specific questions to a group prior to the hearings including whether a proposal meets the outreach criteria. The committee will make recommendations on these proposals to the Diocesan Council for final approval at the April meeting of the Council.

In 2007, the approved Diocesan Council Outreach Grants were:

International Outreach

In the international category the committee received three requests. The requests and the committee’s recommendations are as follows:

1. St. Mark’s School, Zambia – a request for $10,000 to help refurbish the Maurice Katowa Centre at the school.
Recommended funding - $9,000

2. United Nations Commission on the Status of Women – a request for $5,000 to help underwrite the costs for Anglican women to travel from around the world to attend the conference.
Recommended funding - $1,500

3. Good Shepherd School, Cameroon – a request for $10,000 to aid in the purchase of a used van for the school.
Recommended funding - $9,000

Domestic Outreach

In the domestic category the committee received 26 requests. The requests and the recommendations are as follows:

1. Arts Unbound – a request for $10,000 to hire a part time director for a gallery that will feature the artwork of artists with mental, physical and developmental disabilities.
Recommended funding - $3,500

2. Apostles’ House – a request for $10,000 for general operating support for this organization which provides shelter and other services to families in need in the greater Newark area.
Recommended funding - $5,000, Mr. Zinn did not vote on this recommendation and was not present for the discussion.

3. Care Closet, Belleville – a request for $10,000 for the purchase of household cleaning and personal hygiene products for distribution to those in need.
Recommended funding - $3,500

4. St. Paul’s Church, Paterson – a request for $10,000 for the church’s five week summer youth program.
Recommended funding - $3,500, Mr. Zinn did not vote on this recommendation and was not present for the discussion.

5. Prison Ministry – a request for $8,000 for transportation for children in the Prison Ministry’s “Learning by Experience” program.
Recommended funding – $4,000

6. Haven of Hope – a request for $15,000 towards the expenses of this program to provide vacation retreats to urban families for critically ill children.
Recommended funding - $3,500, Mr. Potter did not vote on this recommendation and was not present for the discussion.

7. St. Andrew’s Church, Newark – a request for $2,451 to purchase a refrigerator for the church’s food program.
Recommended funding – no one from the church attended the hearing and under the committee’s guidelines, the request could not be considered.

8. Trinity Church, Kearny – a request for $11,410 for the church’s ESL and citizenship classes.
Recommended funding - $1,000

9. Jersey City Episcopal CDC – a request for $15,000 for the CDC’s programs for the homeless in Hudson County.
Recommended funding – $5,000, Mr. Zinn did not vote on this recommendation and was not present for the discussion.

10. Friends for Life – a request for $16,300 for transportation costs for a program for people living with HIV/AIDS.
Recommended funding – no one from the organization attended the hearing and under the committee’s guidelines, the request could not be considered.

11. North Porch – a request for $4,875 to hire a part time coordinator for the North Porch centers.
Recommended funding - $4,875, Ms. Mardirosian did not vote on the request and was not present for the discussion.

12. The Hoboken Shelter – a request for $10,000 for the purchase of food and paper products for this feeding and homeless program.
Recommended funding - $3,500

13. St. James II Urban Renewal – a request for $7,500 to provide one time support for this affordable housing project.
Recommended funding – No funding is recommended; Mr. Zinn did not vote on this request and was not present for the discussion.

14. Grace Van Vorst – a request for $7,200 for administrative support for the church’s social service programs.
Recommended funding - $3,000

15. St. John’s Church, Dover – a request for $1,000 to help indigent people with the cost of prescription medicine.
Recommended funding - $1,000

16. Plainfield Grassroots CDC – a request for $6,920 for the CDC’s summer program.
Recommended funding - $2,000

17. Christ Church CDC – a request for $8,000 for support for the CDC’s homeless shelter program.
Recommended funding – $3,000, Ms. Sunden did not vote on this request, and was not present for the discussion.

18. Lafayette 4-H Club – a request for $4,000 for the expenses of the organization’s program for at risk youth.
Recommended funding - $2,000

19. Church of the Epiphany, Orange – a request for $4,500 for the church’s food pantry program.
Recommended funding – no one from the church attended the hearing and under the committee’s guidelines, the request could not be considered.

20. St. John’s CDC – a request for $6,000 for the CDC’s summer camp.
Recommended funding - $2,500

21. LISC – a request for $5,000 to support the organization’s work with CDC’s and other organizations that develop affordable housing in the greater Newark and Jersey City areas.
Recommended funding - $3,000, Mr. Zinn did not vote on this request and was not present for the discussion.

22. Helping Hands – a request for $2,700 for this food pantry’s outreach to the elderly living in Hillsdale house.
Recommended funding - $1,500

23. Church of the Good Shepherd, Ringwood – a request for $2,000 for the church’s multi-cultural dance program.
Recommended funding - $2,000

24. St. Peter’s Haven – a request for $10,000 in general operating support for the organization’s work with the homeless.
Recommended funding - $3,925

25. Sussex County IHN – a request for $8,000 for the organization’s programs for the homeless in Sussex County.
Recommended funding - $4,000

26. Camp Unity – a request for $2,000 for the cost of St. John’s Church in Union City’s summer day camp program.
Recommended funding - $2,000

Please note the following policies regarding grants for 2008.

2. All groups physically located within the Diocese of Newark must appear at the outreach hearings or the request will not be considered.

3. 2008 grant funds must be disbursed in 2008.

4. Please submit electronic or hard copy only, no compact disks etc.