Deadline: 1 March 2017
The Weyerhaeuser Family Foundation (WFF) is currently seeking applications for its Children’s Initiative grants.
The goal of the Children’s Initiative is to support direct service programs that create and promote stability, resilience, and healing for children who have witnessed domestic violence.
Program Priorities
The Foundation gives priority to programs that:
- Include a specific domestic violence education component for the parent/primary caregiver.
- Offer therapeutic services beyond crisis intervention and the establishment of initial safety.
- Collaborate with other organizations to enhance services, measure outcomes, or expand and share knowledge.
Grant Size
The average grant size for the Initiative is $25,000.
Eligibility Criteria
Organizations must be classified by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Only programs operating within the United States will be considered.
In order to be considered, programs must meet all of the following requirements:
- Directly serve children 0 – 14 years of age who have witnessed domestic violence.
- Be centered on evidence-based strategies or an innovative approach, with the goal of healing children who have witnessed domestic violence.
- Be a new program for the organization that is within its first year of development or implementation. The Foundation does not fund existing programs or the expansion of existing programs.
- Include a plan for an outcome-based assessment of the program activities. This should contain rigorous metrics for measuring the program’s effectiveness in healing children who have witnessed domestic violence.
- Enhance the relationship between the child and parent/primary caregiver.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted online via given website.
Eligible Country: United States
For more information, please visit this link.