The Pointe Coupee Community Enrichment Fund and now the Pointe Coupee Community Foundationm, has approved grants serving a wide range of community needs. Here's how we've spent your donations and the good you've done right here at home.
2004 Grants - $5,500
2005 Grants - $93,642
2006 Grants - $58,125
2004 Spring Grant Cycle - $1,500
- Pointe Coupee Animal Shelter - $500 for Mobile Veterinary Unit for spaying and neutering dogs and cats
- HOPE - $500 for Medical Transportation
- Innis Community Health Center - $500 for Arts program for abused children
2004 Fall Grant Cycle - $4,000
- Pointe Coupee Council on Aging - $1000 to supplement the personal care program for elderly homebound residents
- Community Care Outreach Center - $1000 to fund a Life Skills Program Component of their after-school tutorial program
- HOPE - $1000 for reimbursements for the Medical Transportation Program
- LSU AgCenter's Cooperative Extension Service - $1000 for building materials and equipment for the Growing Green Thumbs Program in Pointe Coupee Parish
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2005 Spring Grant Cycle - $8,936
- Community Care Outreach Center - $1000 for a summer enrichment program
- First Baptist Church of New Roads - $1000 for a center for the arts
- HOPE Ministry - $936 for renovation to a donated building to establish a food pantry in the Northern end of Pointe Coupee Parish
- Innis Community Health Center - $ 1000 for a six-week summer camp for obese children
- Julien Poydras Museum and Arts Council - $1000 for a dance program for fourth-graders to learn to manage their emotions in a positve way
- Livonia Police Department - $1000 for a youth challenge program to encourage good citizenship
- New Beginnings Sexual Assault Center - $1000 to provide assistance to victims of sexual assault in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Pointe Coupee General Hospital - BACH - $1000 to provide healthcare for the uninsured and underinsured
- New Life Development Outreach Center - $1000 to help sponsor a program to prevent juvenile delinquency and teenage pregnancy
2005 Fall Grant Cycle - $10,570
- St. Mary's Church - $500 for Hurricane Katrina Refugees Emergency Expenses at Scott Civic Center Shelter Site
- Community Care Outreach Center - $400 for the Youth Explosion Program
- Pointe Coupee Parish School Board - $464 for purchase basketball supplies for displaced residents at Pointe Coupee High School
- Community Care Outreach Center - $2,460 for Annual Support
- Pointe Coupee Historical Society, Inc. - $1,000 for Annual Support
- Julien Poydras Museum and Arts Council - $3,746 for Annual Support
- Livonia High School - $1,000 for Vocational Education Program
- HOPE - $1,000 for Annual Support
2005 - First Round Katrina Grant Cycle - $45,194.28
- New Beginnings - $20,000 for school psychological assessments
- BACH - $10,000 to help defray costs of providing medical assistance to hurricane evacuees
- Community Care Outreach - $2,500 for transportation for afterschool programs
- Council on Aging - $2,500 for transportation for diabetic meal delivery
- First Baptist Church - $7,000 to help defray costs of housing Red Cross hurricane relief center
- Innis Health Clinic - $3,194.28 to help defray costs of providing medical assistance to hurricane evacuees
2005 - Second Round Katrina Grant Cycle - $28,941.72
- Livonia Police Department - $11,805.72 for defibulators for police patrol cars
- Pointe Coupee Council on Aging - $2,136.00 for transportation expenses
- Community Care Outreach Center - $15,000 to support salaries, to purchase computers and playground equipment for the Center
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2006 Spring Grant Cycle - $8,635
- New Beginnings Sexual Assault Center - $1,000 to support BACH Center
- New Beginnings Sexual Assault Center - $1,000 to support Counselor's Training
- Pointe Coupee Animal Shelter - $1,000 to support The Reduced Rate Spay/Neuter Program
- Zion Traveler's Baptist Church - $1,000 to fund the purchase of text books to equip a student library dealing with grammar school students
- 18th JDC - $975 for truancy program
- Pointe Coupee 4-H - $1,280 for Conducting Jr./Sr. Workforce Preparation Focus Day
- Pointe Coupee 4-H - $950 for members participating in two State events
- Catholic School of Pointe Coupee - $950 to support 1st Annual Parish "Spelling Bee" in 2007 for all Elementary Students
- Julien Poydras Museum and Arts Council - $480 for 12 - 15 Student Scholarships
2006 Third Round Katrina Grant Cycle - $18,490
- BACH - $3,000 for insurance for 2 new vans
- CHSPC - $3,000 for mental health counseling for evacuee students
- JPMAC - $490 to purchase 10 recorders and 10 microphones
- Louisiana Technical College - $3,000 for educational services for evacuees
- New Life Youth Development Outreach Center - $3,000 to compensate executive director to develop infrastructure
- Pointe Coupee Historical Society - $3,000 for promotion of one community through arts and cultural activities
- St. Mary Baptist Church - $3,000 for Summer Enrichment Program for youth, After-School Counseling and Tutorial Program
- JPMAC - $5,000 to support Hurricane Katrina Relief Projects
2006 Fourth Round Katrina Grant Cycle - $28,000
- BACH - $23,000 to support medical services for evacuees in Pointe Coupee
- JPMAC - $5,000 to support Katrina Relief Project
2006 Fall Grant Cycle - $3,000
- Pointe Coupee Council on Aging - $1,000 for funding towards a new delivery van
- Livonia High School - $1,000 for Vocational Education Program - welding supplies
- Community Care Outreach Center - $1,000 for general support
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