Any Children & Family Services Social Worker or Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) working with foster care youth in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties is eligible to apply.
Social Workers are eligible to apply for a maximum of two grants in a one-year period.
CASAs are eligible to apply for a maximum of one grant in a one-year period.
Grants of up to $250 will be awarded to Social Workers or Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs) to help meet the critical needs of clients who are children in dependency court.
Examples include funding for eye glasses, dental care, medical testing, clothing, school supplies, tutoring, music lessons, summer camp, etc.
Due to a high volume of requests, we are unable to fund senior-related activities, such as prom dresses or graduation items.
Send your application in as soon as it is ready – money is limited. Funding will be immediately available, if approved.
Fax your application to (510) 645-1892, or scan and email your application to abrown@venturesfoundation.org.
It’s easy! Simply fax in (or scan and email) a description of your idea on county or agency letterhead, including the following information:
For questions, please contact us at (510) 645-1890 or info@venturesfoundation.org.
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“With this grant, my CASA youth received new glasses and is now better able to study and spend time outdoors. Her life has been full of physical and emotional difficulties and special needs. Yet she continues to strive in spite of all the difficulties she has had to experience. For a youth who in her young life has experienced so little good, the knowledge that there are people like you who care is priceless.”
– A CASA describes how a grant she received addressed both physical and emotional critical needs of her CASA youth