2004 projects

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

Take Me Out to the Ball Game is a Dewan Foundation project with the support of the Chicago White Sox.  The project has a number of closely related purposes including:

• to provide youth who would not ordinarily have the opportunity, to go to a professional baseball game,

• to reward academic achievement, 

• to encourage participation in extracurricular basic skills programs,

• to support the educational efforts of schools and non-profit agencies serving youth from low income families.

For summer 2004, three organizations have participated in the project: Breakthrough Urban Ministries, Family Matters and Holy Trinity High School.

Reading Challenge Projects:

This project focuses on inner-city Catholic elementary schools and is intended to: 

• encourage reading,

• provide a grant of between $1,000 and $1,500 for the purchase of library books or educational materials,

• motivate students to work together in a team effort to access new resources for their school,

• give students and teachers an opportunity to celebrate success in reading and recognize outstanding student achievement.

      In 2004 the following schools have participated in the Reading Challenge: St. William School, Santa Maria Addolorata School and Visitation School.

2004 Grants and contributions

The Ark ($2,500.00) for support for part-time job counselor for residents of homeless shelter

Artisan's Relief/Joliet, IL ($1,900) for marketing costs for handcrafted products made by poor Nicaraguan artisans.

Bottomless Closet ($2,500) to upgrade office technology.

Calvert House ($2,500) to support the outreach and development internship program.

Comboni Mission Center ($2,500) for the neighborhood handyman job creation project at the Peace Corner youth drop-in center.

Deborah's Place ($2,500) for the Womancraft entrepreneurial project.

The Enterprising Kitchen ($2,500)  for wage support for women in the transitional employment program.

Evanston/North Shore YWCA/Evanston, IL ($2,500) support services for women in the transitional housing program.

Family Matters ($2,500) to support the teen boys "Sidewalk Stories" entrepreneurial project.

Franciscan Outreach Association ($2,500) for salary support for case management program.

Genesis House ($2,500) for operations of the south side residential treatment center.

Goldie's Place ($2,500) to support "The Bridge" transitional employment program for homeless adults.

Growing Home, Inc. ($2,500) stipends for trainees in the organic agriculture social enterprise.

Haitian Development Fund/Springfield, IL ($2,500) for the community health aide training program in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

The Harbour, Inc./Park Ridge, IL ($2,500) for the Steps to Success component of the transitional living program for homeless teen girls.

Heartland Alliance ($2,500) for job development materials for the International Refugee Center.

Highsight, Inc. ($1,500) for academic mentoring and leadership development training for youth. 

Inspiration Corp ($2,540) to support trainee stipends in the Cafe Too job training program and for costs associated with client database project.

La Casa Norte ($2,500) computer lab equipment for transitional housing program for homeless young men.

Lincoln Park Community Shelter ($2,500) Community Support Program for the homeless.

Mayaworks, Inc ($2,500) operation of the Rosa Moya Educational Center in Comalapa, Guatemala.

Mission Honduras ($16,700) for the education and pastoral ministry programs in Honduras, Central America.

Mission Supply Project ($777) for printer, cables, ink cartridges and   postage in support of Mission Honduras and Missioners of Christ.

The Night Ministry ($2,000) for assessment tool for case managers at youth homeless shelter.

Paramedics for Children/Charlotte, NC ($2,500) for the cost of school supplies for children in remote mountain villages near the city of Copan Ruinas, Honduras.

St. Bede the Venerable School ($268) for reading project books.

St. Elizabeth Catholic Worker ($2,500) Steps to Self-Sufficiency Program for homeless women.

St. Joseph Seminary ($2,500) to support the Apostolate Training Program.

St. William School ($1,345) Reading Challenge Project.

Santa Maria Addolorata School ($1445) Reading Challenge Project.

Salvation Army ($2,500) Support for Evangeline Booth Lodge for homeless families.

Take Me Out to the Ball Game Project ($2,735) for incentive trips for Breakthrough Urban Ministries, Holy Trinity High School and Family Matters.

Visitation Catholic School ($1,500) Reading Challenge Project.