Project Safe Place receives $2,500 from Idaho Community Foundation
For Release: July 20, 2009
Contacts: Brandi Smitherman, Project Safe Place director at 208.676.0772
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho—Project Safe Place has received a grant of $2,500 from the Idaho Community Foundation Youth Trust Fund, the Jane Sandy Fund and the Northern Region Greatest Need Fund in the Idaho Community Foundation, providing services and supplies to children in the early stages of crisis at Project Safe Place.
Safe Place is the first step to help for youth in crisis. Local kids deal with difficult situations everyday—problems at home, difficulties in school, trouble with peers. Safe Place provides a way to find help by offering a 24-hour helpline (208.676.0772), access to safe and caring adults, a drop-in center with after-school activities and mentoring, a host-home program, Independent Living services for foster youth as well as nutritious meals, snacks and clothing bank.
“The grant will make it possible for us to continue providing supportive services to our local youth,” said Brandi Smitherman, director of the program. “The Idaho Community foundation deserves special thanks for helping us with this.”
People interested in learning more about Safe Place by clicking here or by calling Project Safe Place at 208.664.3095.
The Idaho Community Foundation is a statewide nonprofit organization composed of over 400 individual funds, pooled together for efficient management. Total assets are more than $55 million. Since its inception in 1988, ICF has made charitable distributions totaling more than $41 million.
The Idaho Community Foundation attracts assets from a wide range of donors within and outside the state of Idaho. It manages and invest its assets primarily as permanent endowment. Return from the endowment is distributed to charitable organizations as grants aimed at enriching the quality of life throughout Idaho. The Idaho Community Foundation encourages citizens to join as members to help support the statewide philanthropic outreach mission. To learn more abut the Foundation or join as a member, visit ICF’s website at www.idcomfdn.org or call 8000.657.5357.
Volunteers of America of Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho is one of the region’s oldest and most diversified human service charities. We nurture, support, and uplift the human spirit by working with children and youth, the elderly, homeless individuals and families, and others to empower them in reaching their full potential. Among our programs are Crosswalk, Hope House, Alexandria’s House, Aston-Bleck Apartments, Breakthrough for Families, Flaherty House, Independent Living, Passages Family Support, Project Safe Place and affordable housing.
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