TCF Grant Recipients

2021

The following non-profit organizations and schools were awarded grant funding from the

Tustin Community Foundation

Breast Cancer Angels received a grant to help provide financial assistance to individuals and families living in the Greater Tustin area who are undergoing breast cancer treatment.

Cancer Kinship received a grant to support to purchase and distribute 20 new wigs to give to Tustin area residents who have been recently diagnosed with cancer as a way to boost their confidence and self-esteem.

Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) received a grant to provide CASA services to foster children living in Tustin through their Mentor-Advocate Program.

Families Forward received a grant to provide food for their Food Assistance Program that supports families living Greater Tustin.

Family Promise of Orange County received a grant to support the St. Paul’s shower ministry, serving 20-30 people a week.

G.R.A.C.E. Social and Medical Services received a grant to support their food pantry delivery service in Tustin, primarily serving Middle Eastern and North African immigrants who do not otherwise have access to services due to language barriers.

Heritage Elementary School Library received a grant to purchase high interest, low level books that will motivate and encourage students to read.

The Hope Harbor Homes, Sea Glass and Rip Tide, received a grant to help provide direct services to teens in crisis.

Kids READ! received a grant to establish educational corners in laundromats in the Tustin Area so that children who accompany their parents will be able to read books.

Laura’s House received a grant to help support approximately 175 Tustin residents achieve freedom from domestic abuse and attain self-sufficiency.

Mary’s Path received a grant to help fund the staffing coverage required to ensure that Tustin teen mothers and their babies receive the nurturing and supportive therapies they need.

One Seed Community Garden received a grant to help with the startup costs associated with creating a community garden.

Sunday Supper received a grant to enhance their free community Sunday meal options and provide additional funds to purchase equipment.

The Tustin Chamber of Commerce received a grant to help fund their programs, including the Hangar Half Marathon, so that they are able to further support the Tustin business community.

Veterans Legal Institute received a grant to help fund staff salaries to provide free legal aid to Tustin veterans.

Tustin American Legion Post 227 received a grant to support the Veteran’s Emergency Fund which has seen increased need during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Waymakers Tustin Youth Shelter received a grant to help fund coping skills supplies and suicide prevention kits.

The Tustin Community Foundation is honored to have partnered with the City of Tustin to facilitate American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grants totaling $508,250.00 to the following organizations and schools:

Alzheimers Orange County	Apple Seeds Services
Assistance League of Tustin	Benson Elementary School PTO
Boys & Girls Club of Tustin	Center Stage Theater
Child Creativity Lab	Education Francais LA
Grace Harbor Church & School	Hewes Middle School PTA
Human Options	LEAP Learning Center
ListoAmerica, Inc	ListoAmerica, Inc
Make a Wish Foundation Orange County	SOCAL Aquatics Association
South Coast Symphony	St. Cecilia’s Elementary School
Sycamore Magnet Academy PTA	The All-American Boys Chorus
Tustin Area Council for Fine Arts	Tustin Area Historical Society
Tustin Community Preschool	Tustin Dollars for Scholars
Hewes Middle School PTA	Tustin Girls Softball League
Tustin High School Aquatics	Tustin High School Boys Basketball
Tustin High School Boys Volleyball	Tustin High School Dance Team
Tustin High School Football Boosters	Tustin High School Girls Soccer
Tustin High School Girls Volleyball	Tustin High School Instrumental Music
Tustin High School PTO	Tustin Meadows Tiny Tots
Tustin Police Foundation	Tustin Preservation Conservancy
Tustin Public Schools Foundation	Tustin Youth Football
Vital Link Education-Business Consortium

2020

The following non-profit organizations and schools were awarded grant funding from the

Tustin Community Foundation and/or City of Tustin CARES Fund

Alzheimer’s Orange County received a TCF Grant to purchase personal protective items, cleaning supplies and sanitary items for homebound seniors and others with Alzheimer’s dementia who are unable to leave their homes.

Assistance League Tustin received a CARES Grant to replace income lost from closing their Thrift Store during the COVID-19 shutdown. Funds will be used to purchase clothing for Tustin Unified School District students in need through their Operation School Bell program.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County received a TCF Grant to offset salaries for staff that coordinate youth mentoring in Tustin.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Tustin received a TCF Grant to help lower registration fees and provide targeted membership scholarships to disadvantaged youth in the Tustin Unified School District.

Breast Cancer Angels received a TCF Grant to help provide financial assistance to individuals and families living in the Greater Tustin area who are undergoing breast cancer treatment.

California Youth Services received a CARES Grant to help cover operational cost deficiencies due to the loss of revenue from the Tustin Unified School District.

Cancer Kinship received a TCF Grant to support their Resource Navigation program which provides one-on-one, whole-person support to help meet the growing needs of Tustin’s cancer community.

Child Creativity Lab received a CARES Grant to help cover operational expenses incurred during the COVID-19 shutdown.

Columbus Tustin Middle School Parent Teacher Organization received a TCF Grant to help them continue to assist students and their families with any hardships they face as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Families Together OC received a CARES Grant to fund their dramatic increases in personal protective equipment acquisition and other overhead costs incurred while serving community families during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Global Hope 365 received a TCF Grant to allow them to virtually train Tustin Unified School District high school teachers on the PROTECT program so they can educate students on the red flags of human trafficking.

G.R.A.C.E. Social and Medical Services received a TCF Grant to support their food pantry delivery service in Tustin, primarily serving Middle Eastern and North African immigrants who do not otherwise have access to services due to language barriers.

Grandma’s House of Hope received a CARES Grant to continue their distribution of 11,200 bags of food a month that support at-risk students and their families residing in Southwest Tustin.

Hope Harbor received a CARES Grant to support their efforts to provide a nurturing home environment, mental health care, and supportive services to at-risk, runaway and homeless teens in our community.

Human Options received a TCF Grant to support their Teen Ambassadors Program in Tustin that will provide education and resources on teen dating violence to Tustin Unified School District middle and high school students.

Kids READ! received a CARES Grant to purchase new books that will be given to students at Title 1 schools in the Tustin Unified School District and help cover the cost of the required expansion of their storage facility.

Laura’s House received a TCF Grant to help fund the cost of direct services, community outreach and education activities for Tustin area individuals and families impacted by domestic violence.

LEAP Learning Center received a CARES Grant to help fund their student tutoring program due to the loss of funding from the Tustin Unified School District due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

ListoAmericas received a CARES Grant to help maintain their tutoring services and to increase their tech equipment loan program for Tustin families most in need of technology and connectivity, allowing them to fully participate in remote learning endeavors.

Make-a-Wish Foundation received a CARES Grant to help cover rental costs incurred during COVID-19 so that “Wish” donations they receive can continue to be used for wish-making instead of rent for their building.

Mary’s Path received a TCF Grant to help fund the staffing coverage required to ensure that teen mothers and their babies receive the nurturing and supportive therapies they need.

Mercy House Living Centers received a TCF Grant to help cover operational costs of their Family Care Center that provides Housing Navigation, Case Management, and Shelter Services to the most vulnerable families in Tustin.

Operation Warm Wishes received a CARES Grant to purchase additional food, personal protective items and supplies for local families in need and our homeless population.

Orange County Rescue Mission received a CARES Grant to help cover the increased cost of staff personal protection equipment and increased janitorial expenses due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Patriot Aquatics received a CARES Grant to purchase required personal protection equipment and to cover the cost to pay the Tustin Unified School District for pool rental during the COVID-19 shutdown

Patriots & Paws received a CARES Grant to cover the costs of increased pick-ups and delivery in the City of Tustin during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sunday Supper received a CARES Grant to cover increased costs for enhanced safety protocols and the purchase of additional food and lunch supplies distributed throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sycamore Magnet Academy Parent Teacher Association received a TCF Grant to fund supplies for 300+ Sycamore Sunshine Care Boxes containing disposable masks, personal hygiene products, sanitizer and family fun activity supplies distributed to at-risk families in their South Tustin community.

The All-American Boys Chorus received a CARES Grant to supplement their budget to cover lost revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic and to assist with the purchase of enhanced safety requirements.

The Priority Center received a TCF Matching Grant to support the Bright Futures program, which addresses child abuse prevention and intervention services for high risk families in Tustin.

The Salvation Army Tustin Ranch received a TCF Grant to purchase iPads for their Hybrid Learning Support Program and Henley Youth Center.

Tustin American Legion Post 227 received a CARES Grant to support the Veteran’s Emergency Fund which has seen increased need during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tustin Area Council for Fine Arts received a CARES Grant to purchase art supplies and curriculum materials for their Art Masters program at 7 Title 1 schools in the Tustin Unified School District.

Tustin Area Historical Society received a CARES Grant to help replace lost income due to the cancellation of their largest fundraiser, the annual Home Tour, during the COVID-19 shutdown.

Tustin Dollars for Scholars received a TCF Grant to cover required expenses paid for events ultimately not held during 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tustin High School Baseball Boosters received a CARES Grant to cover the cost of high school field maintenance, player supplies and equipment due to the cancellation of team fundraising events during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tustin High School Dance Team & Boys Hip Hop received a TCF Grant to help fund program costs as the team was unable to hold their traditional fundraisers due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tustin Meadows Tiny Tots received a CARES Grant to pay for fixed expenses incurred during the COVID-19 shutdown and the cost of required personal protective equipment and safety barriers for classrooms.

Tustin Police Foundation received a CARES Grant to offset the cost of implementing safety protocols at outreach events, virtual fundraising software and materials to open communication between residents and the Tustin Police Department.

Tustin Public Schools Foundation received a CARES Grant to cover fixed costs incurred during the COVID-19 shutdown, including rent, employee cell phone reimbursement, and the unexpected cost of personal protective supplies.

Tustin Youth Football received a TCF Grant to help lower registration fees so more families can afford to participate and help pay for the rental of Tustin school fields.

Vital Link Education-Business Consortium received a TCF Grant to offset the additional cost for a virtual event platform that will be used for the Tustin Unified School District 2020 Virtual College and Career Fair Event.

Waymakers Tustin Youth Shelter received a TCF Grant to help fund coping skills supplies and suicide prevention kits.

Working Wardrobes for a New Start received a TCF Grant to support their Career Success Institute, that provides career development services for unemployed and underemployed persons seeking to find and maintain employment.

2019

The following non-profit organizations and schools were awarded grant funding from the

Tustin Community Foundation at the 2019 Tustin Thanksgiving Breakfast

Cancer Kinship received a matching grant to help them increase awareness of their programs that support those with cancer and their families who live in Tustin.

A grant to the Child Creativity Lab will allow them to serve all of the Tustin Unified School District Title 1 elementary schools with their mobile Creativity-based STEAM program.

Create To Learn received a grant to fund a monthly podcasting session with Title 1 middle and high schools in the Tustin Unified School District.

Dance! To Your Heart’s Delight received a matching grant to offset the costs of the many Nutcracker Ballet tickets donated to the under-served in our Tustin community

Proceeds from a grant to Grandma’s House of Hope will help defray their cost to distribute healthy, non-perishable meals from their new partner site with Tustin Unified School District’s ASES program outside Thorman Elementary School. Each child receives a bag with enough food for 14 meals covering 2 weekends.

Helping the Behaviorally Challenging Child received a grant to pay a bilingual Spanish trainer to translate their course/workshop materials into Spanish.

A grant to Laurel House at the Orange County Rescue Mission will purchase six sets of mattresses, sheets, pillows, and blankets to shelter the at-risk teen, runaway, or homeless teen boys at the new Boys Home.

LEAP Learning Center received a grant to support the 2020 LEAP Reading Intervention Program for academically at-risk, as well as economically disadvantaged, elementary school children in the Tustin Unified School District.

Operation Warm Wishes received funding to support Tustin families in need of shelter and food.

The Orange County Child Abuse Prevention Center received a matching grant to enhance the capacity of the Home-Visitation Program that helps to create safe, secure, and nurturing environments for Tustin children.

Sunday Supper was awarded a grant to purchase food for Sunday meals and weekly supplies to feed Tustin’s homeless.

The American Legion Tustin Post 227 received funding for their Veterans Emergency Assistance Program.

A grant to the Tustin Area Council for Fine Arts (TACFA) helped purchase the Orange County Health Department-approved food service tents required at Broadway in the Park.

Tustin Dollars for Scholars received funds to refurbish and repair their BBQ grill, upgrade the pop up tent and screens, and buy new inside food warming components in order to be to be Orange County Health Dept compliant.

The Tustin High School Dance Team received a matching grant to help cover transportation costs to take them to their competitions during the 2020 dance season.

The Tustin Host Lions Club received a grant to purchase an Orange County Health Department-approved food service tent.

The proceeds from a grant to the Tustin Police Foundation helped expand the Run With a Cop program to Thorman Elementary School and Currie Middle School.

The Tustin-Santa Ana Rotary Club received funding to support their special occasion lunches with the Tustin Area Senior Center.

A grant to the Veterans Legal Institute will help fund the salary for an attorney to provide free legal services to Tustin veterans.

Waymakers received funding to support their Tustin Youth Shelter project to aid Tustin children ages 12-17 who have experienced a suicide attempt or threat.

2018

The American Academy of Pediatrics Orange County received a grant to purchase children’s books for their health clinics in the Tustin area.

Barbara Benson Elementary School received a grant to purchase library bound fiction and nonfiction books for their school library.

Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) volunteers are needed in the greater Tustin area. This investment will help recruit, train and support volunteer advocates who will protect the best interests of children who have been abused or neglected in Tustin. These volunteers will make sure our youth in crisis are not lost in the overburdened legal and social service system or languish in inappropriate group or foster homes.

Through 6 distribution sites in our community, including motels, community centers, the Tustin Family Youth Center and a Section 8 housing development, Grandma’s House of Hope’s Nana’s Kidz Program distributes food bags twice each month during the school year and every week during the summer. Each child receives a bag with enough food for 14 meals covering 2 weekends. A TCF grant will help defray the cost of the healthy, non-perishable meals that can be prepared in a motel room with limited kitchen or even in a car,

Helping the Behaviorally Challenging Child received a grant purchase to purchase marketing materials and program literature for 3 community outreach events and tuition assistance for 20 students to participate in CPS classes.

A grant to ListoAmerica Inc. purchased Micro:bits, a tiny hand held programmable computer to learn coding that will be used in afterschool classroom size workshops for Tustin youth and adults.

The Orange County Food Access Coalition, received a grant for their Harvest Club program to support outreach efforts to increase the number of harvests of surplus fresh fruits and vegetables from backyards in the greater Tustin community as well as increase the number of deliveries of this often-wasted food within the community.

Proceeds from this grant were used to provide direct services for Tustin veterans through Patriots & Paws Provisions for Patriots program to cover expenses in transportation, rent and household items.

A grant to the Tustin Area Council for Fine Arts (TACFA) subsidized a portion of the annual costs of the FIBO and Meet the Masters Art Curriculum in the TUSD’s nine (9) Title 1 elementary schools.

Tustin Dollars for Scholars received funds to support renewable 4-year college scholarships to Tustin students.

The Tustin Host Lions Club – Beckman High School Leo Club received a grant to purchase Eyeglass Collection Boxes, a cash box to be used at events, prizes for the City of Tustin Easter Egg Hunt game booth and fund to help grow the program so additional students can participate and experience the rewards of community service.

The proceeds from a grant to the Tustin Police Foundation will support the Turkey Bowl program this fall at Robert Heideman Elementary School and provide each student in-need with a pair of shoes so they can more easily participate in the 9-week Run With a Cop program in the spring.

2017

A grant to Tustin American Legion Post 227 supported the Veterans Relief Fund that helps pay unexpected bills incurred by Tustin area veterans in unusual situations.

Proceeds from this grant to Child Creativity Lab, Inc. were used to provide STEM engineering tool kits and on-site STEM Launching Pad workshops for every 3rd grade student at three (3) Title 1 disadvantaged elementary schools within Tustin.

Dance! To Your Heart’s Delight received a grant to purchase tickets so that a large number of economically disadvantaged students in our community could attend their production of the Nutcracker ballet.

A grant to Family Promise of Orange County will be used to help open a new transitional home in Tustin for homeless families where entire families will be able to remain together as they get back on their feet.

This grant to Fresh Start Charity covers operation and maintenance costs for vehicles used to pick up food at Tustin stores and distribute it to Tustin families living in poverty. This program has allowed families to stay off the streets because they could take the money they were spending on food and apply it to rent.

Through 6 distribution sites in our community, including motels, community centers, the Tustin Family Youth Center and a Section 8 housing development, Grandma’s House of Hope’s Nana’s Kidz Program distributes food bags twice each month during the school year and every week during the summer. Each child receives a bag with enough food for 14 meals covering 2 weekends. A TCF grant helps defray the cost of the healthy, non-perishable meals that can be prepared in a motel room with limited kitchen or even in a car.

ListoAmerica Inc. is received funds to purchase Raspberry Pi computers and accessories for use in coding and computing to give them the flexibility to teach larger quantities of students physical computing in after-school workshops for underserved students in the Tustin Unified School District.

Robert Heideman Elementary School, a Tustin Unified Title 1 school with a majority of ESL students, received a grant to purchase recently published books and replace worn, high demand books in their school library.

A grant to the Tustin Area Council for Fine Arts (TACFA) supports their Koncerts for Kids program by covering the cost to provide transportation for TUSD 4 th grade students to attend a South Coast Symphony Orchestra concert.

Tustin Girls Softball received a grant to purchase new nets for the batting cages at Columbus Tustin Park and help fund a new pitching machine.

This Foundation grant helped bring the Tustin Police Officers Association Cares Program (TPOACares) and their Run with a Cop and Turkey Bowl community outreach programs to an additional TUSD school, allowing them to touch the lives of more children in our community.

2016

Assistance League Tustin will use this grant to support their Children’s Crisis Residential Program and the CYP Youth Shelter. Funds will be used to provide each student with basic toiletries, support holiday based events and other year-round activities. The Youth Shelter offers a short-term crisis intervention residential program with the goal on family reunification. Children at risk of homelessness, institutionalization, incarceration, or hospitalization are given emergency shelter, meals 24-hour supervision, individual, group and family counseling, academic tutoring, prevention education, and life skills development activities as well as aftercare services.

The funds granted to the Boys & Girls Club of Tustin will be utilized to provide membership scholarships for the entire 2016-2017 school year to 100 youth from Tustin’s neediest families. All families receiving this assistance will be required to have their youth participate in the Academic Success Program which includes computerized learning software and homework tutoring in addition to all the free enrichment programs that the Club offers.

Proceeds from this grant to Child Creativity Lab, Inc. will be used to provide STEM kits, on-site STEM Launching Pad workshops and a 1-year Child Creativity Lab Education Materials Membership for all 3rd Grade Students at Guin Foss, Benson and Loma Vista Elementary Schools. The Child Creativity Lab’s mission is to provide children with stimulating, hands-on tools and a thought-provoking environment to explore and discover creativity as an essential element in critical thinking, problem solving, and innovation leading to a passion for science, technology, engineering or the humanities.

Food insecurity is a growing issue in Tustin. has given out almost a million meals to local Tustin area residents. This grant to Fresh Start Charity will cover necessary truck and trailer repairs and purchase additional non-perishable food and personal hygiene items that are needed but not regularly donated and. It is the Foundation’s hope that Fresh Start will be able to meet the needs of everyone who needs their assistance.

Over 2,500 low-income students in the Tustin city parameters qualify for the free or reduced lunch program. Funds awarded to Grandma’s House of Hope’s Nana’s Kidz Program will provide healthy nutrition bags with non-perishable meals to designated families living in Tustin. The bags will be distributed at 6 locations twice each month during the school year and every week during the summer. The meals are designed to meet the challenges of motel cooking and most can even be prepared in a car. A child who is hungry cannot effectively learn as inadequate nutrition has been linked to delayed brain development and an impaired ability to learn.

Tustin Dollars for Scholars runs a popular food booth at the City of Tustin’s summer Concerts in the Park to raise funds to provide renewable 4-year college scholarships to Tustin students. TDFS will use their grant to purchase a 20×10 foot canvas pop-up printed with their name, logo and mission statement to shade their workers and increase knowledge of their organization.

This Foundation grant to the Tustin Police Officers Association Cares Program (TPOACares) will provide staffing, participant t-shirts and 26-mile Completion Medals for their 9-week Run with a Cop Program. Last year’s program at Heideman Elementary School was so successful that the TPOA hopes to expand their officers across more schools and touch the lives of more children in the community. Participants not only run but are given a series of challenges to reinforce healthy eating, physical activity, proper sleep habits and “being a good citizen.”

The academic success of children in later years depends heavily upon their kindergarten readiness. This year the Tustin Family and Youth Center will use TCF grant funds to purchase reading material to help the children they serve prepare for kindergarten. The TFYC successfully serves parents, children and senior citizens in southwest Tustin.

A Box of Hope is a collection of thoughtfully selected items for police officers to present to families immediately after suffering the loss of a child. Box of Hope was started by a Tustin mother after the loss of her two children to provide comfort and assistance to a family during an unimaginably difficult time and provide officers with a tangible way to offer support and show a genuine concern to grieving families. This heartfelt grant to the Tustin Police Foundation will fund 50 Boxes of Hope and it is the hope of the Tustin Community Foundation that they will never be used.

2015

Assistance League Tustin will use this grant to support their Project Today program, a unique collaborative relationship between the Assistance League of Tustin, the Tustin Unified School District and California Youth Services. Participation in this intervention program is part of a comprehensive educational strategy to steer students away from alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use. It has been determined that participation in Project Today has successfully reduced occurrences of school suspensions.

There is a compelling need to expand anti-drug education, prevention, and intervention with youth throughout Tustin. Unfortunately, there have already been too many deaths on our streets because of alcohol and drug abuse. With the support of this Tustin Community Foundation grant, the California Youth Service will purchase an Alco-Sensor FST® Breathalyzer for use in their Juvenile Alcohol & Drug Education (JADE) program. Over 300 of our local at-risk youth and their parents attend the JADE program each year.

This year the Tustin Family and Youth Center’s Holiday Basket Program will serve 250 low income families. This grant will cover the cost of hygiene kits that go into these much needed baskets. The kits will include shampoo, bath soap, deodorant, toothpaste and tooth brushes for every member of the family. The baskets also include a meal, gifts for the children and a small gift for the parents.

Proceeds from this grant to Dance to your Heart’s Delight will be used to offset the expenses accrued for their community donated performances. We know the arts are important and that there are many local children and adults who are unable to attend a performing arts production of any kind. Through this community outreach, 726 people will be able to see a real ballet and listen to beautiful classical music at no cost. Tickets will be distributed through local nonprofit organizations, including the Boys & Girls Club of Tustin, the Tustin Area Senior Center and the Child Abuse Prevention Center.

Last year Fresh Start Charity gave out over half a million meals to local Tustin area residents. This grant will help them purchase additional non-perishable food and personal hygiene items that are needed but not regularly donated and cover necessary truck and trailer repairs. It is our hope that Fresh Start will be able to meet the needs of everyone who needs their assistance.

Last year, the Tustin Community Foundation awarded the First Tee of Orange County a grant to purchase golf equipment for their DRIVE outreach program in Tustin elementary schools. This year a grant will pay for the continuation of the program that positively impacts the lives of more than 600 Tustin elementary students through a curriculum that teaches life lessons and leadership skills through the game of golf. Funds will be used to provide training to the THINK Together personnel at Beswick, Estock, Heideman, Lambert, Thorman and Veeh elementary schools.

A child who is hungry cannot effectively learn as inadequate nutrition has been linked to delayed brain development and an impaired ability to learn. As a result, hunger and lack of nutrition result in reduced academic achievement; test scores are lower, absenteeism is higher and there are more grade repeats. Nearly 2,500 low-income students in the Tustin city parameters qualify for the free or reduced lunch program. OneOC and their AmeriCorps volunteers will use this grant to provide healthy snacks for the neediest students in Tustin’s schools to make sure no local child goes to sleep hungry.

Within the Tustin Unified School District (TUSD), 1,350 students participate in the AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) program each year across all six middle schools and three high schools. The Tustin Public Schools Foundation requested funding for the tutorial component of this successful program that helps prepare students in the mid-range of academic achievement (between 2.0 and 3.5 Grade Point Average) for admission to four-year universities and colleges.

2014

The Assistance League of Tustin received a grant to provide new clothing and school supplies to 100 homeless or very low income TUSD middle and high school students through their Operation School Bell program.

The Beckman High School Autism Program received funds to help cover the costs of community outings for students who are struggling with moderate to severe Autism Spectrum Disorder, considered English Language Learners and whose families are currently at poverty level. These experiences will ultimately give these students equal access to participate with the rest of the class in obtaining these valuable life skills.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County was awarded funds to support the High School Bigs Mentoring program matching qualified Tustin High School students with elementary and middle school youth. This program provides an opportunity for the younger student to have an older friend as a positive peer and role model and helps the mentor gain experience to become a future community volunteer and leader.

The Boys & Girls Club of Tustin received a grant to provide membership and transportation scholarships to youth from Heideman Elementary School. These students live in an area that is not within walking distance of the Club and the majority of their families do not own cars, making it nearly impossible for them to participate in the programs that they need the most.

City of Tustin Parks & Recreation accepted a grant to support programs for over 1100 Tustin area youth attending the Little Folks, Camp Tustin and Teen Tustin 2015 summer camps.

First Tee of Orange County was awarded a grant to support their Golf Fore Life Skills program where modified, introductory golf equipment, including clubs, targets and balls, will be purchased and used to teach up to 30 participants per class at 6 after-school programs in the Tustin Unified School District.

A grant to Giving Children Hope will add another Tustin Unified school to the We’ve Got Your Back program where backpacks full of nutritious food are distributed to homeless children and their families every Friday to ensure they have food during them the weekend.

High Hopes Neurological Recovery Group, Inc. was given a grant to help brain-injured adults living in Tustin attend High Hopes who otherwise would not be able to receive services.

Laura’s House received funds to support their Emergency Shelter and Support Services Program to helps meet the needs of individuals and families in our community impacted by domestic violence.

Miracles for Kids is received funding to provide financial support for low-income families in Tustin who, as a result of their child’s treatment for a life-threatening illness, are struggling to maintain stability and meet basic financial obligations such as rent/mortgage, transportation, utilities and medical insurance payments.

The Orange County Child Abuse Prevention Center will received a grant to support the Well Program to directly connect needy Tustin area families to necessary mental health support and community resources.

A grant to support the Children’s Mental Health Clinic in Tustin, which provides in-home and on-site mental health services to an annual average of 250 children, siblings, and caregivers, was awarded to The Seneca Family of Agencies.

The Tustin Area Senior Center Fund received funds to help cover the cost of 2 free Senior Dental Clinics to be held at the Hurtt Family Health Clinic at the Orange County Rescue Mission.

The Tustin Dollars for Scholars was awarded a grant to replace a BBQ grill used at their major high school college scholarship fundraising booth at the Tustin Concerts in the Park.

The Tustin Police Foundation received a grant to help defray the cost of the Team Kids staff salaries, materials, and t-shirts for each of the 4th and 5th grade participants at Heideman, W.R. Nelson, Veeh and Thorman Elementary Schools. The staff handles all the paperwork and administrative details, so the Tustin Police Officers can devote their time solely to the children. The event features a school-wide Kick-Off assembly with police and fire fighters, community leaders, and parents, weekly challenges and an end-of-challenge school-wide carnival. Every 4th and 5th grade volunteers receive specially printed t-shirts identifying them as Team Kids Leaders.

2013

American Legion Tustin Post 227 received funds to continue companionship visits to veterans in need, sponsor high school representatives to Girls & Boys State this summer and conduct a dignified disposal of unserviceable flags on Flag Day.

The Assistance League of Tustin was awarded a grant to help provide collared school uniform shirts to all Currie Middle School students through their Operation School Bell program.

The Boys & Girls Club of Tustin received funds to help create an endowment fund to provide membership and transportation scholarships to youth located in the southwest portion of Tustin.

The Tustin Community Foundation awarded a grant to the Clinic in the Park to expand their outreach by providing transportation and healthy snacks for families from all Tustin Unified School District Title I schools to the Clinic where children and their families will be connected to safety net health screenings and medical and dental resources.

The Foothill High School Instrumental Music Guild received funds that will be used to pay for the reconditioning of old band uniforms and the purchase of new uniforms as needed.

Grandma’s House of Hope was awarded funds for their Nana’s Kids program to help provide food and wrap-around programs to support disadvantaged school age children at the Tustin Family and Youth Center.

A grant to provide 1013 meals for homeless individuals and their families living in the community of greater Tustin was awarded to the Orange County Rescue Mission

The Salvation Army received a grant to purchase musical instruments that are age appropriate for the two to five year olds attending Creators Corner Pre-School.

A grant to supply special lotions, body care products and face creams to homebound seniors and those without families living in local assisted living facilities in greater Tustin was awarded to the Tustin Area Senior Center Fund in support of their Adopt-a-Grandparent program and the SmileMakers program at the Council on Aging.

The Tustin Family & Youth Center received funds to help purchase backpacks, school supplies and copies of the popular book The Giving Tree for their Kids Corner Preschool graduates with a goal of giving them the best possible start in school next fall.

A grant to purchase costumes that will be saved and used over many years was awarded to the Tustin High School Dance Team Booster Club.

The Tustin High School Instrumental Music Organization received funds to repair existing school owned instruments and purchase much needed new instruments.

The Tustin High School Girls Soccer Booster Club received a grant to purchase reusable uniforms and warm-ups for both the Varsity and Junior Varsity soccer teams.

New team softball uniforms will be purchased with a grant awarded to the Tustin High School Girls Softball Booster Club.

2012

The Tustin Community Foundation awarded a grant to the Clinic in the Park to expand their outreach into Tustin by providing transportation from low income areas in our community to the clinic where children and their families will be connected to medical and dental resources.

The Community Action Partnership of Orange County received funds to expand the community garden, offer summer Zumba classes and provide resources on the importance of health and exercise to families at Thorman Elementary School.

Grandma’s House of Hope was awarded funds for their Nana’s Kids program to help provide wrap-around programs to disadvantaged school age children at the Tustin Family and Youth Center.

Hillview High School was awarded a grant to pay for bus transportation for students to tour local colleges and university campuses and also to take seniors to volunteer with the Special Olympics.

Funds were granted to the Illumination Foundation to support their efforts to provide long-term sustainable housing solutions and comprehensive services to homeless and motel families with children in Tustin.

Laura’s House received financial assistance for their emergency shelter and support services program for victims of domestic abuse.

The Foundation awarded a grant to the Loma Vista Parent Teacher Organization to purchase a piano keyboard for their music program.

Mary’s Shelter received a grant to purchase new baby cribs that will comply with the new federal safety standards

Mothers against Drunk Driving (MADD) received funds to pay for the cost of towing their Crashed Car exhibit to various public areas in Tustin to provide a vital visual illustration of the dangers of impaired driving.

A grant was awarded to Sunday Supper to help purchase a new stove hood and the required fire suppression system that will allow them to continue to feed the hungry in our community every Sunday evening at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.

The Harvest Club, a program of the OC Food Access Coalition, received a grant to equip teams in our community to harvest surplus fresh fruits and vegetables from backyards in the greater Tustin area and divert this often wasted food into approximately 53,320 servings of fresh food to feed our neighbors in need.

The Tustin Area Senior Center received financial support to help subsidize the senior meal program offered at the Center in partnership with Community SeniorServ.

Veterans First was awarded a grant to help with outreach to Tustin area veterans and their families and to help fund their Safe Haven emergency shelter.

2011

The Boys & Girls Club of Tustin received funds that will be matched to purchase 2 slightly used 15 passenger vans to assist with outreach to some of the neediest youth in our community. It is our hope that these vans can be shared with other organizations since the cost of transportation continues to skyrocket for nonprofit organizations.

The Legacy Foundation awards scholarships to local special education students and received a grant to cover the cost of a community meeting with school officials, past scholarship awardees and their families, Legacy Foundation donors and Board Members to determine how their program and be expanded and enhanced.

Mary’s Shelter received financial support for their effective Prenatal Care Services Program to empower and equip vulnerable teen mothers and their babies for lives of hope, dignity and self-sufficiency.

Olive Crest received a grant to purchase small appliances, such as microwave ovens, for the foster and probation youth homes in their Transitional Housing Placement Program located in Tustin Legacy.

The Tustin Community Foundation provided a grant to provide 1000 meals at the Orange County Rescue Mission’s Village of Hope.

Special Olympics Orange County received funds to help cover the increase cost of transportation to competitions for their Tustin area Special Olympians.

The Tustin Community Foundation awarded a grant to the Tustin High School Baseball Booster Club to kick-off their Scoreboard Fund. For the past eight seasons they have been the only team in our district and their league without a scoreboard.

Sunday Suppers received a grant to purchase food for their free Sunday evening meals for people in our community who are hungry. 1/3 are elderly men and women, 1/3 are families with children and 1/3 are homeless.

Tustin Family Youth Center received funds to purchase 1250 toothbrushes for their Holiday Baskets given to needy residents in the Tustin community.

Women Helping Women received a grant to support their Professional Apparel component of their Employment Success Program to provide Tustin residents with 2 complete business outfits and help them re-enter the workforce.

The Foundation awarded a grant to the Young Mens Christian Organization of Orange County, known as the YMCA, to purchase work stations for students to use to do homework in their after school tutoring facility at Estock Elementary School in Tustin.

2010

Divine Choices received funding to facilitate free “Stewards of Children” awareness/prevention workshops (the Crime Prevention Program of the Year) for up to 100 Tustin police officers.

Human Options received funding to provide case management, counseling and needed supportive services to domestic violence victims living in low cost, long term transitional housing in Tustin in order to help these families achieve self-sufficiency and lead violence free lives.

The Pioneer Middle School Library received funding to purchase research materials that support 7th grade Visual and Performing Arts curriculum and 6th and 7th grade Social Studies standards.

The Tustin Area Council for Fine Arts (TACFA) received funding to add additional low-income schools to their “Art Masters” program to help students learn to recognize artistic elements, become better observers, expand their vocabulary and gain a lasting appreciation of art.

The Tustin High School Baseball Booster Club received funding to purchase much needed new netting in the batting cages that are used by the Tustin High School Baseball teams and Tustin area youth attending winter and summer baseball camps.

The Tustin High School Soccer Booster Club received funding to purchase much needed new soccer goals for the Tustin High School Boys and Girls Soccer programs.

The Tustin Youth Baseball Association (Tustin PONY Baseball) received funding to help subsidize their “Everybody Plays Program” – Although Tustin Pony offers youth baseball programs to the entire City of Tustin, a majority of players come from the area surrounding Thorman Elementary and Currie Middle Schools and are severely financially disadvantaged. Tustin Pony does not want to turn any players away because of cost.

The Tustin Unified School District received funding to replace both home and visitor field benches at Northrup Field on the Tustin High School campus. Benches are used by Tustin, Beckman and Foothill High Schools during football season and by Tustin High School during cross county, lacrosse, soccer and track seasons.

2009

The Assistance League of Tustin received funding for their Operation School Bell program to provide school uniforms and basic school supplies to financially disadvantaged students within the Tustin Unified School District.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County received a grant to help fund the direct program costs associated with recruiting new mentors, making new matches, and supporting existing matches that provide adult role models to at-risk youth who reside within the greater Tustin area.

California Carvers Guild #2 received funding to cover increased facility rental charges enabling them to continue to offer free woodcarving instruction to anyone in the community and to donate carved canes to disabled veterans.

California Youth Services received funding for the Juvenile Alcohol & Drug Education (JADE) program that helps families affected by substance abuse and delinquent behavior problems.

The Elijah’s Gift Food Distribution Program received funds to help eliminate hunger in the greater Tustin area by providing food for the disabled, elderly and families in need.

The Helen Estock Elementary School PTA received funds to provide partial scholarships to low-income 5th grade students enabling them to attend Outdoor Science Camp.

The Grandparents Autism Network received funds for their Special Needs Acceptance Book Project to distribute books and teacher’s guides that introduce children to the challenges faced by those with special needs to all TUSD elementary schools. The book covers a range of disabilities including autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, cystic fibrosis, asthma, blindness, deafness, emotional and behavioral challenges and learning disabilities like dyslexia and ADHD.

The Greater Orange County Youth Services received funding for their Life Skills Development Program to support employment, budgeting, and credit awareness education to disadvantaged youth in the greater Tustin area.

The LEAP Learning Center received funds to tutor academically at-risk 2nd-5th grade students who attend Tustin Unified schools in North Tustin.

Mercy House Transitional Living Center received funding to assist with the cost of ongoing case management to the women at their Regina House to help eradicate their plight of homelessness and assist them in the following areas: Financial Literacy, Wellness Program and Learning Matters.

The Miss Tustin Scholarship Program received funding to provide scholarship money to young women from the ages of 17-24 from the greater Tustin area.

Myford Elementary School received funding to purchase a World Book Encyclopedia and Dictionary Set for their school library.

The North Tustin National Charity League received funds to increase their support of their programs with the Blind Children’s Learning Center and the Boys and Girls Club of Tustin.

The PADRE Foundation (Pediatric-Adolescent Diabetes Research and Education Foundation) received funding to help educate children with diabetes and their families who reside in the greater Tustin area on how to live with diabetes. PADRE offers monthly educational and support classes including a Caregiver’s class; which helps grandparents, relatives, and babysitters gain knowledge about diabetes safety.

The Raise Foundation, Orange County’s designated Child Abuse Prevention Council, received funding to support their Caring for Kids community program to help meet the basic needs of disadvantaged families living in the greater Tustin area.

The SOCAL Aquatics Association received funding to purchase a much needed pace clock to help with training, benefiting all 217 SOCAL members who range in age from 5 to 83.

Special Olympics Orange County received funding support for Special Olympic program sites at Currie Middle School, the Tustin Boys & Girls Club and Community Team sites within Tustin. Participation is open to anyone age eight and older, and programs are designed to serve all ability levels, all at no cost to participants.

St. Cecilia School (a designated Red Cross Center) received funding to purchase a Tri-Mode Solar Power Pack and a Solar Survivor Watermaker to provide a renewable source of energy for power lighting and communications equipment and to convert non-drinking water into potable water for the community in the case of an emergency.

Theatrical Productions, Inc. received funding to provide free theatre tickets to local charitable youth organizations including Boys and Girls Club, and the OC Youth Center.

The Tustin Area Council for Fine Arts (TACFA) received funding to expand their Art Masters program for underserved elementary schools in the Tustin Unified School District.

The Tustin Area Senior Center received funds to purchase a Wii console and games for their senior fitness program.

Tustin Eastern Little League (TELL) received funds to purchase new pitching machines and machine pitch baseballs which will benefit the approximately 750 players who participate year round.

The Tustin Family and Youth Center received funds to purchase a Wii console and games for their youth fitness program.

The Tustin High Soccer Club received funds to purchase new uniforms for the THS Soccer Team.

The Tustin Police Department received funds to repair and upgrade their Santa Sleigh that visits all Tustin neighborhoods during the holiday season.

Tustin Pride received funding for their programs including: Angels in Tustin, Student Poster and Essay Contest, Graffiti Removal, Shopping Cart Collection, etc.

The Tustin Public Schools Foundation (TPSF) received funding for their Save Our Sports (SOS) program to help fund after school sports programs for middle school students in the TUSD.

2008

American Legion Tustin Post 227 received funding to send a young man from each high school in the Tustin Unified School District to California Boy’s State, “The week that shapes the future.”

The Assistance League of Tustin received funding to provide school uniforms and basic school supplies to financially disadvantaged students within the Tustin Unified School District.

Assessment & Treatment Services (ATSC) received funding to provide family counseling sessions to help divert children and youth from risky or unhealthy behavior.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County received funding to provide adult role models for at-risk youth who reside within the greater Tustin area.

The Blind Children’s Learning Center received funding to support bilingual and bicultural early intervention services in their Infant Family Focus program.

Boy Scout Troop 33, Tustin received funding to help cover the material costs for Eagle projects done in Tustin that would benefit the community.

The Council on Aging received funding to conduct community outreach to meet the needs of underserved and disadvantaged older adults in the greater Tustin area through their Caring Connection Friendly Visitor Program.

Families Forward received funding to help provide transitional housing and support services to homeless families in the greater Tustin area.

Human Options received funding to provide counseling and case management services for families living in Tustin who are victims of domestic violence

Laurel House, Orange County Area Emergency Teenage Housing received funding for their T.E.E.N. Program – Teenagers Empowered, Equipped and Nurtured to Succeed, to provide counseling to at-risk teens and their families.

The Miss Tustin Scholarship Program received funding to provide scholarship money to young women from the ages of 17-24 from the greater Tustin area.

Special Olympics Orange County received funding support for Special Olympic program sites at Currie Middle School, the Tustin Boys & Girls Club and Community Team sites within Tustin.

The Salvation Army Pioneer School of Music received funding to award scholarships to youth in the greater Tustin area who are unable to afford music lessons.

Tustin Aquatics received funding to repair or replace existing water polo goals used by youth and high school students in the greater Tustin area.

The Tustin Area Council for Fine Arts (TACFA) received funding to expand their Art Masters program to an underserved Tustin public school.

The Tustin High School Grad Night Committee received funding to help defray the costs of bus transportation to Grad Night 2008.

The Tustin Public Schools Foundation (TPSF) received funding for their Tutors for Tustin program to help middle and high school students in the academic middle succeed in taking rigorous classes and to prepare for college admission.

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