American Legion Post 151-John Custy Post has an empty lot except for a sign designating it as the “Veterans Corner” and a few trees that have been planted in honor of Post 151 veterans. The corner needs to be developed to become a true memorial to veterans and first responders.
The Arizona Knowledge Empowerment Institute has a mission to support, educate, inform and advocate for both families and individuals with intellectual, developmental and physical disabilities in having a desired quality of life. Their project entails several infrastructure needs including a storage space for tools, an area to harvest water, drip lines to water plants, raised beds and accessible beds. Grant funds would also help hire support to build a shade structure already purchased.
Since 1957, ARCA has provided opportunities for individuals with intellectual, developmental and cognitive disabilities to enjoy great lives. ARCA's project would provide accessible bathrooms, improved and shaded outdoor areas as well as needed kitchen upgrades. ARCA is the only provider in New Mexico offering community based, post acute services for adults with an acquired brain injury.
The Austin Street Center provides safe shelter and meets the basic needs of the most vulnerable homeless. This project would include addressing the critical needs of an aging facility, including new flooring, insulation and roofing for its Administration Building and painting for the Sisterhood Program's Facility.
Aunti Na's Village is a community development organization that purchases abandoned homes and vacant lots, then transforms them into vibrant community centers, complete with outreach programs. The organizations seeks to gut and renovate its Nutrition House, which supports the organizations food-related programming.
The Agua Fria Union School District hopes to bolster its skilled trades/construction program with lab upgrades to attract more students to the program and give enrolled students a safe working environment during their two-year instruction. Improvements would include a tool cage, material storage cage and outdoor workspace, to include an extended cover and a flat surface for proper drainage.
Backfield in Motion focuses on education through mastery of literacy and numeracy skills for at-risk youth that leads to a high school diploma, a foundation for higher education, and the on-job skills needed to enter the world of work. The organization uses athletics as an incentive for academic improvement and is in dire need of a renovation to the building they've worked out of since the 1950s. Project plans include painting the gym, classrooms, bathrooms and the gym floor, as well as replacing worn stage curtains.
The Borough of Fort Lee would like to create a new space for a community garden. The Borough currently has two community gardens, all of which have reached maximum capacity. This new garden will provide garden space to those residents who are seeking to use a community garden but have not been able to do so yet. Most residents do not have access to personal outdoor space or backyards, so this project will provide new access for residents to plant their own plants and vegetables.
Booth Elementary School seeks to support students' STEM education by completely renovating a classroom currently adjoining a computer lab. The school plans to build cubicles, wood-tool table stations and a tool-board wall or additional storage to support students as they engineer replica houses, models and science projects.
Barn Buddies Rescue is dedicated to the rescue of abused, neglected or abandoned farm animals. BBR wants to renovate a bus to create a Teaching Children's Library which will help children learn about agriculture and farm life.The project includes leveling the bus, constructing interior bookshelves and student desks, handicap entry ramps, as well as complete overhead shade cover and a front deck.