The Fresno Regional Foundation Call for Applications:
Teen Pregnancy Prevention Grants
The Fresno Regional Foundation (FRF) will be awarding two $100,000 two-year grants (50,000 per year) in Fresno and Tulare Counties. (In subsequent years additional counties in the Central San Joaquin Valley will be included.) In addition, FRF will award approximately 8-10 mini grants, which may range from $1,000 to $3,000.
For more information, and to apply:
http://www.fresnoregfoundation.org/teen-pregnancy.html
Advancing Policies and Programs that Enhance Family Planning and Reproductive Health in the United States
Rates of abortion, sexually transmitted infections, and teen pregnancy in the United States are among the highest of all industrialized countries. Almost half the 6.3 million pregnancies in the United States each year are unintended. The burden of poor reproductive health falls particularly hard on teens, those with low incomes, and women of color.
The Foundation makes grants to organizations working to promote the reproductive health of Americans, to support their full access to services and education, and to assure that they are able to exercise their rights. Particular emphasis is placed on grants that reach America’s increasingly diverse population. In addition, the Foundation supports statewide organizations in California that advocate for supportive reproductive health policies.
In early 2007, the Hewlett Foundation launched a ten-year initiative to dramatically reduce unplanned pregnancy in the United States. By reducing unplanned pregnancies, child and family well-being will improve; there will be less poverty, lower public sector costs, and far fewer abortions. This initiative will focus particular effort on reaching young adults in their twenties, as they have the majority of unplanned pregnancies. For more information, please visit http://www.thenc.org.
Expanding Family Planning and Reproductive Health Education and Services to Vulnerable Populations in California
Despite California’s traditional support of good family planning and reproductive health—and the resulting decline in teen birth rates—rates of unintended pregnancy remain at levels that would be considered a crisis in many developed countries.
The Foundation makes grants to organizations that advocate for or provide family planning and reproductive health education and services to the state’s most hard-to-reach and vulnerable populations, especially low-income youth. It also supports research and analysis of the most effective interventions and programs.