Richmond City Council
November 19, 2024

Organization Project Title Project Description Requested Amount
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(110 Total)
Practice Space** Club de Oratoria y Debate
Club de Oratoria y Debate at Richmond High School is a Speech & Debate program facilitated in Spanish to support English Learners and Newcomers. It provides a safe, inclusive space to develop public speaking and oral literacy skills in a way that honors students' identities and ancestries.
$9,000 $9,000 109.00
Greater Richmond
Interfaith Program**
Playground Renovation
Project
Support the refurbishment of A playground area that has been sitting unused for some years. The space needs to be updated to be usable by families utilizing GRIP's emergency shelter.
$50,000 $25,000 107.67
East Bay Center for
the Performing Arts**
Cross-Cultural Performing
Arts Education Program
East Bay Center will partner with 10 Title 1 Richmond schools to deliver a year- long arts (music/dance) program for 3,500 WCCUSD students, offering a unique approach to teaching fundamental music skills rich in cross-cultural art forms while positively impacting school climate and increasing educational equity for students.
$50,000 $25,000 105.33
Watershed Project** Richmond Watershed
Connections
The Watershed Project will partner with West Contra Costa Unified School District teachers to deliver quality environmental educational programs to 275 6th-12th grade Richmond students, including classroom learning and fun outdoor learning experiences with field trips to local parks that involve physical activity, service learning, and nature connection.
$50,000 $25,000 103.33
Earth Team** Sustainable Youth Internships
Earth Team will offer a paid afterschool work-based internship to 28 underserved youth enrolled in Richmond’s public Title 1 high schools, promoting sustainability awareness, leadership, and service behaviors through environmental skills training and the building of community connections.
$42,627 $42,627 103.00
Latina Center** Toma Mi Mano (Take My
Hand)
The Latina Center proposes a 10-month parent-youth relationship strengthening program called “Toma Mi Mano” (“Take My Hand” in English). These will serve 100+ unduplicated Richmond residents - 85 youth and 15 parents. $50,000 $16,000 102.67
Richmond
Neighborhood
Housing Services**
Highschool to Home
Ownership
High School students who live within the City of Richmond will participate in a financial education workshops series to prepare them for homeownership as adults. Youth will also receive a stipend and job placement services. $50,000 102.00
Desarrollo Familiar** Trauma Informed Care in
Schools
Trauma-Informed Care in Schools will provide bilingual (English/Spanish) mental health services for youth ages 11-14 attending Lovonya Dejean Middle School and their families, and consultation and coaching for teachers and other staff. $50,000 101.33
** Represents organizations located in Richmond 1
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Richmond Police
Activities League** Richmond Young Scholars
Richmond Young Scholars has taken youth on college tours from 2016-2019 and again in 2023 to tour colleges locally and nationally. RYS focuses on providing under-served youth with exposure and access to college experiences and preparation, along with culturally-immersive experiences that empower them to succeed.
$46,822 100.67
West County Salesian
Youth Club**
West County Youth Sports
Project
The West County Youth Sports project aims to enhance youth sports in Richmond by offeringdiverse opportunities in basketball, baseball, and soccer, focusing on skill development, teamwork, and community well-being.
$50,000 $25,000 100.33
Early Childhood
Mental Health
Program**
Connect, Attune,
Understand, Thrive
The program aims to eliminate disparities in access to assessment and treatment for children in Richmond at risk for attachment disruption and marginalization. By bringing information and awareness of the children's needs to caregivers and service providers, we enable them to make decisions that benefit the children's emotional well-being.
$50,000 99.00
Renaissance
Entrepreneurship
Center**
Richmond Entrepreneur
Program
Renaissance will deliver small business training, individual consulting and access to capital services to help 75 lower-income aspiring and established entrepreneurs in Richmond to start and expand their own businesses, which will result in economic mobility.
$35,000 98.67
YES Nature to
Neighborhodds** YES Wellness Training
YES’s Wellness Specialist will provide direct therapeutic services and case management; trauma-informed training for YES staff, volunteers, and partners; and mental health/wellness workshops for Richmond residents. $48,569 98.67
Studio 510 Social &
Emotional
Restoration**
Restorative Justice for
Richmond
Supports the city’s efforts to remove systemic barriers that disproportionately affect Black youth. In an effort to disrupt the school to prison pipeline, StudioFive10 will expand its programs at its Richmond school sites with a focus restorative justice training and workshops.
$10,000 97.67
Motivated 2 Help
Others** Youth Development Program
Mentoring, tutoring and physical fitness programs to a minimum of 80 underserved, high-risk youth between the ages of 16-18 who are either in the juvenile justice system or transitioning back into society. We aim to reduce recidivism and encourage upward mobility by developing participant self-worth and accountability.
$50,000 96.00
Youth Code Now** YouthCodeNow STEM
Program
To provide underserved and underrepresented children and youth in Richmond, CA equitable and high-quality after school STEM and academic intervention programs; motivate and inspire our youth to excel socially, emotionally, physically and academically through tutoring and mentorship; to expose our youth to technology and its impact on society.
$50,000 95.67
** Represents organizations located in Richmond 2
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Berkeley Baby Book
Project Free Books for Children
Richmond is designated a “book desert” by Unite for Literacy. Too many Richmond kids read below grade level. The BBBP provides children 0-to-5 with ownership of high quality books. Owning books from birth is proven to boost school readiness and literacy.
$24,612 95.00
Scientific Adventures
for Girls SAfG After School STEM
SAfG is changing the face of science with an after-school, hands-on STEM program reaching up to 420 Richmond girls with 27 weeks of education on-site at 12 Richmond elementary schools (27 hours per student). Serving primarily girls of color (85%+) and students eligible for the free and reduced price lunch program (80%+).
$50,000 95.00
Safe Organized
Spaces**
WashWorks for Unhoused
Neighbors
Regular access to laundry services - i.e. clean clothes and bedding - is essential for a transition to housing and jobs. Free laundry is a universally requested service that provides an opportunity to build trusting relationships and help connect unhoused neighbors to other desired services such as Medi-Cal, IDs, housing, jobs. $50,000 94.67
SparkPoint Contra
Costa**
SparkPoint Richmond Youth
Financial Freedom
SPCC aims to help individuals and families achieve financial sustainability and freedom. Through age appropriate workshops and individual coaching, financial barriers are addressed. Thus, youth education becomes a catalyst in creating new pathways to overcome barriers.
$22,795 94.00
Ephesians Community
Development
Center**
Southside Computer
Technology and Resource
Center
Ephesians Community Development Center (ECDC) launches The Southside “EXCEL” Tech & Resource Center that offers state-of-the-art computerized educational courses and computer training for adults and youth. A learning center for Southside Richmond and the surrounding communities of Richmond and West Contra Costa County.
$50,000 93.67
Richmond Community
Tennis Association** Richmond Tennis & Pickleball
The proposed project aims to resurface five (5) tennis courts in various parts of Richmond. These courts are used for Richmond youth tennis and adult programs that are manages by a collaboration among the Richmond Recreation Department, Youth Tennis Advantage Organization and RTA as well as being generally used by Richmond residents as we promote an active and healthy lifestyle for all our residents.Additionally, 3 of the courts will be designed for joint use by pickleball as well as tennis.
$50,000 93.33
Mira Vista PTA Mira Vista Garden Education
Program
Funds are requested to sustain the exemplary Mira Vista School Garden Day Program as an education and community resilience center to build health, wellness, and eco-literacy for students, families, teachers, and community in Richmond.
$38,500 93.00
** Represents organizations located in Richmond 3
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YMCA of the East Bay Building SEL Skills
Support the expansion of our Social Emotional Learning (SEL) programming for our high-impact Early Learning Program in Coronado and Sheldon Elementary Schools in Richmond, and DeJean Middle School in Richmond, collectively serving 215 low- income Richmond youth grades K-8.
$33,000 92.33
Jelly's Place Youth Give Back The Youth Give Back program is a workforce development program where youth learn important job readiness skills while volunteering at Jelly’s Place. $26,000 91.67 18 Reasons Nourishing Community -
Food Security Program
"Nourishing Community: Food Security & Job Skills Training," we will teach 300 low- income Richmond residents to stretch their food budgets while making delicious, affordable and healthy meals for their families; we will support healthy pregnancy outcomes for marginalized pregnant people; and we will distribute free groceries to class participants.
$50,000 91.33
Community Housing
Development
Corporation**
Heritage Point Grocery Store
The grocery store will provide quality, affordable food staples within the North Richmond community. CHDC's goal is to help illuminate North Richmond being categorized as a food dessert by providing access to fresh local affordable produce, healthy food, limited bakery/milk case merchandise, and day to day home products.
$50,000 91.33
Coherent
Development
Research Institute
Summer Math and Literacy
Program
A math and literacy tutorial program for middle schoolers, centering academic advancement and community engagement. High school and college interns will provide personalized one-on-one math and literacy tutoring to middle schoolers, as well as group mentorship and family visits. The program will run four days a week over five weeks.
$18,700 90.67
West Contra Costa
Public Edication
Fund**
Summer Matters with the Ed
Fund
Through dynamic enrichment providers, the Ed Fund will provide engaging literacy lessons, STEM education, artistic exploration, and social justice lessons for Richmond students attending Camp Achieve and Freedom School. $50,000 90.00
Youth Finance
Institute of America Finance Workshop Series
Youth Finance Institute of America’s Self-Service Personal Finance Workshop Program educate youth about basic personal finance life skills. Our curriculum offers an opportunity for youth to break the cycle of poor money management habits. This program allows schools and non-profits, located within Richmond, access to our curriculum, free of charge.
$34,000 89.33
Youth Tennis
Advantage Youth Tennis
Youth Tennis Advantage runs a free, year round tennis, academic and life skills program at Nicholl Park for Richmond under-resourced youth in partnership with Richmond CSD.
$30,000 88.67
** Represents organizations located in Richmond 4
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Collaborising** Black Homeless Support
Collaborising will develop an online program for Black unhoused residents in Richmond to increase personal self efficacy and self determination. Participants will develop an individual roadmap for housing transition using 1: 1 coaching and group mindfulness sessions to fill the gap until local housing providers find them homes.
$50,000 88.33
Summer Search Bay
Area
Summer Search High School
Program
Summer Search’s comprehensive program spans seven to nine years, starting in a student’s sophomore year of high school, and includes intensive, year-round mentoring, summer experiential learning opportunities, post-secondary advising, networking, and professional development coaching.
$50,000 87.67
North & Greater
Richmond Blues
Foundation**
Blues Out North
The Blues Out North celebrates and preserves the city’s rich blues heritage by showcasing local talent, fostering community engagement, and providing cultural enrichment. Through live performances, educational workshops, and interactive experiences, the events promote appreciation for the blues genre while supporting and uplifting local musicians.
$50,000 87.00
Weigh of Life** Weight of Life - Youth and
Families
Weigh of Life will provide exercise including zumba and kick boxing, as well as nutrition information to the community. We have initiated a new program which provides exercise as well as street clothes, at no cost to women and youth. We will hosted clients from Richmond non-profits who bring children and youth with needs for health information as well as wardrobe assistance in order to add exercise and health goals to their life style.
$42,000 87.00
Bike East Bay Access to Bikes, Health, and
Environment
Richmond contains many miles of coastline trails, open spaces, bikeway facilities, and more. In alignment with Richmond’s Climate Action Plan and Health and Wellness Goals outlined in the Richmond General Plan, Bike East Bay will provide a variety of outdoor bike education classes to empower residents to access Richmond’s resources.
$19,546 86.67
Children's Art Studio
Richmond** Art Studio Richmond
The Children's Art Studio Richmond / Taller de Arte Para Niños Richmond is a program that offers immersive arts experiences designed to nurture creativity and foster artistic potential for early learners, aged 2 - 5, and their families in West Contra Costa County.
$50,000 86.67
A.B.L.E Community
Development
Foundation **
A.B.L.E After School Support
Augment current after school futoring and social club service at DeJean Middle School funded by the Richmond Children Fund to work with 30 Middle School aged youths to get them involve in the after school tutoring and social club activities. $47,550 86.00
** Represents organizations located in Richmond 5
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Community Violence
Solutions
Richmond Youth Mental
Health
CVS will provide targeted mental health support for underserved youth in the City of Richmond. Through a longstanding partnership with West Contra Costa Unified School District, CVS will raise awareness of the importance and availability of mental health services, identify youth in need, and deliver therapy services. $49,999 86.00
** Represents organizations located in Richmond 6