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" #MM$%#A&$ "$'$A($ GRANT AWARDS MADE TO AREA GROUPS AND CONGREGATIONS SERVING FOREIGN-BORN POPULATIONS (t. 'oui)* M! (A+ril 2,* 2-14) . 4- area not-for-+rofit organi/ation) and congregation) recei0ed a total of 12*-23*--- in grant) from 'utheran oundation of (t. 'oui) during the fir)t grant cycle of 2-14. !f thi)* the oundation a4arded grant) totaling 1222*--- to 1- organi/ation) )er0ing foreign-5orn +o+ulation)* one of the oundation6) ne4 funding focu) area) for the next fi0e year). Caring Ministries for t e Cit! - 174*--- to hel+ 4- immigrant familie) )ta5ili/e in the community through home o4ner)hi+. Casa "e Sa#$" - 18,*--- to increa)e the health literacy and health outcome) for 2*--- 'atino immigrant)9refugee) through ca)e management and health94ellne)) education a) 4ell a) to hel+ de0elo+ a longer-term e0aluation +lan and tool). Center for S$r%i%ors of Tort$re an" War Tra$&a - 141*--- to increa)e )elfe)teem* healthy family life* and +o)iti0e )ocial ):ill) in 21 refugee youth through thera+y* mentoring* tutoring* and ca)e management. C ristian Frien"s of Ne' A&eri(ans - 11-2*--- to hel+ 3-- ne4 American) )ettle into the (t. 'oui) community. I&&igrant ) Ref$gee Wo&en*s Progra& - 13-*--- to 5etter )er0e i)olated immigrant 4omen 5y recruiting additional 0olunteer) and )trengthening 0olunteer management +ractice). Interfait Lega# Ser%i(es for I&&igrants - 12-*--- to allo4 four Chri)tian immigrant) to +ractice their religiou) life 4ithout fear of de+ortation to their home country 4hich i) unfriendly to Chri)tian) 5y hel+ing them to 5e granted a)ylum in the ;nited (tate). Migrant an" I&&igrant Co&&$nit! A(tion Pro+e(t ,MICA- - 14-*--- to increa)e a4arene)) of 22- immigrant)9refugee on immigration i))ue) through community education and +ro0ide non-criminal legal re+re)entation for 7- foreign-5orn indi0idual). Oasis Internationa# Ministries - 133*--- to )trengthen )er0ice) to refugee) 5y +urcha)ing ne4 technology for $(' and com+uter training cla))e)* to manage in0entory* and to 5etter communicate 4ith the +u5lic. P#a(es for Peo.#e - 18-*--- to hel+ 22 refugee) 4ho are )ur0i0or) of torture and 4ho ha0e mental health i))ue) gain )ta5ility and economic inde+endence through ca)e management* em+loyment training* and <o5 +lacement9)u++ort.

LUT/ERAN FOUNDATION 0 ADD ONE P$entes "e Es.aran1a - 13-*--- to im+ro0e the mental health of 12-= 'atino9>i)+anic indi0idual) through indi0idual and grou+ coun)eling. A) the grantma:ing mini)try of 83 (t. 'oui) area 'utheran Church?Mi))ouri (ynod congregation)* 'utheran oundation of (t. 'oui) )ee:) the im+ro0ed care of +eo+le in the greater (t. 'oui) metro+olitan region. &he oundation ha) a4arded more than 1,3 million in the (t. 'oui) area )ince the ince+tion of it) grantma:ing +rogram in 1,78 in )u++ort of it) 0i)ion of )eeing the Church 5rought into the hurting li0e) of +eo+le and +eo+le included in the healing life of the Church. @rant) are a4arded in the area) of Chri)tian 0olunteeri)m* congregation )ocial )er0ice outreach* 'utheran education* )er0ice) for ex-offender) and their familie)* )u++ort for foreign-5orn +o+ulation)* and older adult) maintaining inde+endence. &he oundation ha) a++roximately 14.2 million a0aila5le for @rant A4ard) in 2-14. 444.lutheranfoundation.org. AAA or more information* +lea)e 0i)it