51 South Florida Non-Profit Organizations Receive Grants Totaling $653,600 from Citibank at January 31st Ceremony at the Doral Park Country Club.Business Editors MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 30, 2001 Citibank will award grants totaling $653,600 to 51 non-profit organizations A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. serving Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties during a ceremony held tomorrow at 8:30 AM at the Doral Park Country Club in Miami. These grants have been made possible by Citigroup and the Citigroup Foundation and target organizations that focus on community development and education. Organizations that received grants include: the Florida Regional Minority Business Council, the Miami Light Project, Seagull seagull a noisy, gregarious bird that frequents the seashore. Web-footed, hook-billed, white with gray wings. Member of the family Laridae and of the genus Larus. Industries for the Disabled, Limestone limestone, sedimentary rock wholly or in large part composed of calcium carbonate. It is ordinarily white but may be colored by impurities, iron oxide making it brown, yellow, or red and carbon making it blue, black, or gray. The texture varies from coarse to fine. Creek Community Development Corporation, and The Education Fund for the Citibank FamilyTech Program and the Success Fund. "We recognize that community development and education programs are among the most valuable vehicles for building and rebuilding neighborhoods and improving the quality of life in the communities where we work and live," said Cali Garcia-Velez, President of Citibank in Florida. "Citibank is pleased and proud to be able to give back to local communities by contributing these grants and salutes the fine work of our non-profit partners." Citibank's grant to the Florida Regional Minority Purchasing Council will support its E-Mail Project, which aims to narrow the "digital divide" for minority businesses. This will be achieved by working with minority businesses to increase their participation in the digital economy via the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the . The Miami Light Project will use its Citibank grant for its Light Box/Out of the Box Youth Programming Initiative. Administered through a partnership between the Miami Light Project and social service agencies, this mentoring initiative provides at-risk youths with opportunities for cultural experiences. Seagull Industries for the Disabled will target its Citibank grant to replace the current 25-year-old forklift used in its Adult Day Rehabilitation Program Noun 1. rehabilitation program - a program for restoring someone to good health program, programme - a system of projects or services intended to meet a public need; "he proposed an elaborate program of public works"; "working mothers rely on the day care . This Program offers mentally retarded Noun 1. mentally retarded - people collectively who are mentally retarded; "he started a school for the retarded" developmentally challenged, retarded and developmentally challenged Noun 1. developmentally challenged - people collectively who are mentally retarded; "he started a school for the retarded" mentally retarded, retarded adults opportunities to sharpen sharp·en tr. & intr.v. sharp·ened, sharp·en·ing, sharp·ens To make or become sharp or sharper. sharp their behavioral behavioral pertaining to behavior. behavioral disorders see vice. behavioral seizure see psychomotor seizure. social skills while working and earning wages in a factory-like setting. Citibank's grant to the Limestone Creek Community Development Corporation will support its L.E.A.D.E.R.S. Program, which aims to expand the base of community leaders. The Program's initiatives help bring together people of different ages and with different expertise to share knowledge and learn from each other. As a multiple-year Citibank grant recipient, The Education Fund helps administer the award-winning Citibank FamilyTech Program. In March, Citibank FamilyTech will be honored hon·or n. 1. High respect, as that shown for special merit; esteem: the honor shown to a Nobel laureate. 2. a. Good name; reputation. b. by the U.S. Council for Aid to Education with its 2000 Leaders for Change Award. Citibank FamilyTech has opened the world of home technology to more than 2,300 low-income students and families in 10 Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Students participating in Citibank FamilyTech have shown substantial improvement in school, while their teachers and parents have gained new knowledge and skills in technology. Citibank FamilyTech also has received the Business Recognition Award for Outstanding Support and Commitment to Education from the State of Florida's Commissioner of Education. Below is a complete list of non-profit organizations receiving grants: Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association Arts Ballet Theater of Florida, Inc. Assistance Unlimited Inc. Best Buddies International Inc. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Palm Beach County, Inc. Broward Education Foundation, Inc. Broward Public Library Foundation, Inc. Care and Share Foundations, Inc. Centro Campensino Farmworker Center, Inc. Credit Counselors of North America, Inc. Delray Beach Community Development Corporation Education Foundation of Palm Beach County Florida Community Loan Fund Florida Congress of Parents And Teachers,Inc. Florida Regional Minority Business Council Fundacion Manos Del Sur, Inc. Greater Miami Neighborhoods, Inc. Interculture Foundation of America, Inc. John L. Smith Elementary School South Florida Community Development Coalition Limestone Creek Community Development Corporation Little Haiti Housing Association Local Initiatives Support Corporation, West Palm Beach Miami Light Project, Inc. Miami-Dade Empowerment Zone Trust, Inc. Miami-Dade Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc. Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community Center, Inc. Morikani Foundation, Inc. Naranja-Princeton Community Development Corporation New Visions Community Development Corporation Omni Middle School One Community One Goal, Inc. Partners for Self Employment, Inc. People Acting In Community Together, Inc. People United to Lead the Struggle for Equality, Inc. Project Yes, Inc. Richmond Heights United Pastors Community Development Corporation. Schott Communities Seagull Industries for the Disabled, Inc. St. John Community Development Corporation The Education Fund, Inc. The Nehemiah Project of Homestead, Inc. United Way of Broward County United Way of Miami-Dade County United Way of Palm Beach County University of Miami Urban League of Broward County, Inc. Victory Living Programs, Inc. West Perrine Community Development Corporation, Inc. Word Of Life Community Development Corporation YMCA of Greater Miami Citibank is a member of Citigroup (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : C), the preeminent pre·em·i·nent or pre-em·i·nent adj. Superior to or notable above all others; outstanding. See Synonyms at dominant, noted. [Middle English, from Latin prae global financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. company which provides some 120 million consumers, corporations, governments and institutions in more than 100 countries with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, insurance, securities brokerage and asset management. Major brand names under Citigroup's trademark red umbrella are Citibank, CitiFinancial, Primerica, Salomon Smith Barney Smith Barney is a division of Citigroup Global Capital Markets Inc., a global, full-service financial firm, that provides brokerage, investment banking and asset management services to corporations, governments and individuals around the world. , and Travelers. Established in 1999, the Citigroup Foundation brought together the Citicorp Foundation and Travelers Foundation following the merger of the two companies. The Foundation focuses its grants primarily on community development and education, along with arts and culture, and health and human services Noun 1. Health and Human Services - the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979 Department of Health and Human Services, HHS . Additional information may be found at: www.citigroup.com. |
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