Zonta Foothills Club of Boulder, whose mission is support of women locally nationally and internationally, is awarding $10,310 in financial grants to the following Boulder County based non-profit organizations for 2008-09:

CSAW (Collaboration of Sudanese & American Women), a Boulder based organization that provides housing, educational opportunities, health service, language assistance, job search and mentoring, to Sudanese refugee women and children through community partnerships and support services.

Safe Shelter of St. Vrain Valley, offering emergency and non-emergency services 24/7 for women and children seeking help, has provided shelter, food, support and community education for 30 years.

Attention Homes, which provides emergency & short term residential shelter, care, counseling & treatment, to at-risk teens.

MESA (Moving to End Sexual Assault) offers crisis intervention, counseling services, case management, community referrals, and medical and criminal justice advocacy to sexual assault survivors, as well as a 24-hour rape crisis hotline.

Boulder County Imagination Library Program, run by Foothills United Way, provides preschoolers (ages 0-4) with books, preparing them for school. Approximately 600 students have been in the program this year. Zonta’s support will help to buy books.

Boulder Valley Women’s Health provides low-income and uninsured women and teens with reproductive healthcare and preventive care, as well as education and outreach, serving 5,300 clients per year.

Carriage House Homeless Community Center offers transition assistance and daytime services to homeless adults in Boulder. Immediate survival needs are met, and services are provided leading to employment, housing, personal stability and healing. Zonta’s support will help with the purchase of needed prescriptions.

Fairview High School’s Teen Parenting Program provides counseling and care for pregnant teens and their children. Zonta volunteers also provide volunteer support in tutoring, child care, and tranportation.

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