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Spring 2006 Grants

Arnold F. Keller, Jr. Award, a $10,000 grant to the Association for the Preservation of Congressional Cemetery, to support the 200th anniversary celebration of the Cemetery.

Special $1,000 grants given in recognition of the 2006 Capitol Hill Community Achievement Awards Honorees:  Community Action Group, Cluster School PTA Arts Fund,  School Libraries Project

School-based programs

  • Tyler Elementary School, funding for Spanish-English bilingual pre-school program
  • Brent Elementary School PTA, creation of butterfly and insect garden at the school
  • Capitol Hill Cay School, for participation in the Folger Shakespeare Library program
  • Stuart Hobson Middle School, for historical fiction novels and source material for 8th grade history class
  • Stuart Hobson Middle School, for math software for the 6th grade
  • Stuart Hobson Middle School, for track team fees, transportation and uniforms
  • Stuart Hobson Middle School, for production of musical Emerald and Jade
  • Capitol Hill Cluster School, for sports equipment and uniforms
  • Watkins Elementary School, for professional development
  • The Hill Preschool, for financial aid fund
  • Jenkins Hill Child Development Center, for playground equipment
  • Singing A-Z, for concert in neighborhood school

After school programs

  • College Bound, for expenses at new Sherwood Recreation Center site
  • Friends of Tyler School, for after school and summer program
  • Higher Achievement Program, for 3- day college trip during summer session
  • Friendship News Network, for program support
  • Shakespeare Theatre Company, for after school theatre program
  • Capitol Hill Group Ministry, for Mission Possible, after school program at Potomac Gardens
  • World Language School of Washington, for scholarship program
  • The Corner Store, for summer video project
  • Little Lights Urban Ministry, support for summer program for 80 children
  • Capitol Hill Computer Corner, for free summer technology camp for children

Social Service Programs

  • Capitol Hill Group Ministry, for emergency assistance to neighborhood residents
  • Capitol Hill Group Ministry, for support of the Family Resource Center
  • Sasha Bruce Youthwork, for Zocalo Outreach program to families
  • STRIVE, DC, for field trips for graduates of work preparation program
  • La Maison, for nutrition program for neighborhood children
  • Food and Friends, for assistance to Capitol Hill clients
  • Community Action Group, for planning for renovation of properties

Arts and Recreation Programs

  • Gay/Lesbian Bisexual/Transgendered Arts Consortium, for production at the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop
  • Lesbian & Gay Chorus of Washington, for Spring concert
  • Lyra Chamber Ensemble for Library of Congress concert
  • Catalyst Theater Company for Spring production
  • Capitol Hill Arts Workshop for tuition assistance for summer camps
  • Joy of Motion Dance Center for tuition assistance for after school and Saturday dance classes
  • Capitol Hill Baseball and Softball League, for summer league expenses

Enhancement of the Physical Environment

  • Trees for Capitol Hill, for purchase of 10 trees for public spaces
  • Ginko Gardens, for lighting for gardens at the South East Branch Library

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