$91,000 in grants split among local nonprofits

Twenty-three nonprofit organizations are splitting more than $91,000 in grant money earmarked for health care, youth, animal welfare and arts and culture programs in the Yuma area.
 
The money comes from donations, and recipients were chosen based on the recommendations of a Yuma Community Foundation advisory board that reviewed the recipients' applications for the funding, said Judy Gresser, the foundation executive director.
 
Of the total being distributed, $60,000 comes from the Sturges Charitable Trust, named for longtime Yuma philanthropists Stephen and Rose Sturges.
 
The recipients were announced during the Yuma Community Foundation's recent Heart of Yuma awards ceremony. They are scheduled to receive their shares of the money before the end of the Year.
 
The nonprofit organizations receiving funding were:
 
• The Regional Center for Border Health - $5,000 for its Small Steps program to improve health care availability and accessibility
 
• The Yuma Regional Medical Center Foundation - $5,000 for its School Health Care program that provides health care to needy children
 
• The Salvation Army Boys and Girl Club - $5,364 for its lunch program
 
• Planned Parenthood of Arizona - $2,500 toward care and screening of un- or under-insured women in Yuma County 
 
• Sun Sounds of Arizona - $4,500 for radio reading for the blind

• Yuma County Library District - $6,000 for the Get Creative summer reading program
 
• Sahuaro Girl Scouts Council - $3,000 for underserved girls
 
• Community Legal Services - $5,044 for its guardianship program
 
• Salvation Army - $2,500 for Family Night
 
• San Luis Corporation for the Arts and Humanities - $4,000 for Teatro San Luis
 
• Yuma Community Theater - $4,000 for the "South Pacific" production
 
• Yuma Orchestra Association - $4,469 for the Strings Del Rio Summer Music Camp
 
• Yuma Ballet Theatre and Performing Arts Co. - $4,000 for flamenco dance and guitar
 
• Ballet Yuma - $3,000 for student outreach
 
• City of Yuma Arts & Culture Commission - $3,500 for Clayful Creations arts program for the physically and mentally handicapped
 
• Grand Canyon Council of the Boy Scouts - $3,000 for programs targeting low-income youth
 
• Crossroads Mission - $3,600 for the Self Care U healthier living education for shelter clients
 
• Yuma WORC Center - $4,674 for CBE Safe Closure
 
• United Way - $3,000 for Snap 211
 
• SMILE Independent Living - $3,000 for blind services
 
• Catholic Community Services - $4,500 for the Yuma County EITC Coalition
 
• Salvation Army - $4,000 for soup kitchen equipment

• Planned Pethood - $1,750 for cat spay and neuter and inoculation.
 
• Humane Society of Yuma - $1,750 for A Safe Way Home, for dog microchipping.