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Bay Area Nonprofits Receive $1.26 Million in Silicon Valley Impact Grants From Cisco Foundation

Bay Area Nonprofits Receive $1.26 Million in Silicon Valley Impact Grants From Cisco Foundation

Published 06-13-08

Submitted by Cisco Systems, Inc.

SAN JOSE, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 06/13/08 -- The Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) Foundation today recognized 84 nonprofit organizations for their contributions to community development and improvement with its annual Silicon Valley Impact Grants, a program that provides funding to nonprofit organizations within 50 miles of Cisco headquarters in San Jose.

Each organization received a $15,000 grant to further educational opportunities, community development, and mental and physical health programs in underserved communities. In total, the Cisco Foundation awarded $1,260,000 in Silicon Valley Impact Grants this year to assist well-run, innovative Bay Area nonprofits.

Since 1993, the Cisco Foundation has provided nearly $18 million in grants to 1,400 local nonprofits, giving priority consideration to programs that offer online resources to support the community, that can be replicated through use of technology, and that serve significant numbers of individuals.

"Cisco and the Cisco Foundation recognize that local community progress comes from a sustained dedication to, and a hyper-focus on, improving educational opportunities and social programs for everyone in the community," said Michael Yutrzenka, executive director, Cisco Foundation. "The local nonprofits we support exemplify our commitment to sustainable business practices and positive social change."

Many of Cisco's grant winners this year operated mentorship programs, literacy initiatives, basic and advanced skills training, and other education programs in traditionally underserved communities; others focused on improving physical, mental and environmental health.

"We take our role delivering independent living skills and adult employment education in Palo Alto very seriously and support from organizations such as the Cisco Foundation make all the difference in allowing us to focus on our core mission," said Lynda Steele, executive director of Abilities United (formerly Community Association for Rehabilitation (CAR)), based in Palo Alto, Calif.

"With this generous Impact Grant, Cisco will be truly impacting the lives of hundreds of Bay Area children living in low-income communities," said Geoff Benjamin, chief executive officer of the Imagine Bus Project in San Francisco. "It is not surprising that an innovator in helping people collaborate like Cisco would recognize the vital importance of teaching the generation of tomorrow how to think visually and creatively. We could not be more grateful for these much-needed funds."

The following nonprofit organizations received a Cisco Foundation
2008 Silicon Valley Impact Grant:

K-12 Enrichment Programs

A Schmahl Science Workshop, San Jose
Aim High, San Francisco
Alum Rock Counseling Center, Inc., San Jose Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bay Area, San Francisco Boys and Girls Clubs of the Peninsula, Menlo Park Bring Me a Book Foundation, Mountain View California Dictionary Project, San Francisco Chabot Space & Science Center Foundation, Oakland City Year San Jose/Silicon Valley, San Jose College Track, Oakland Community Bridges, Aptos Community Resources for Science, Berkeley Family Service Agency of San Mateo County, San Mateo Farallones Marine Sanctuary Association, San Francisco Girls Incorporated of Alameda County, San Leandro Industry Initiatives for Science & Math Education, Santa Clara Juma Ventures, San Francisco Junior Achievement of Silicon Valley & Monterey Bay, Inc. Santa Clara Marine Science Institute, Redwood City Mission Science Workshop San Francisco MK Level Playing Field Institute, San Francisco Morgan Autism Center, San Jose National Engineers Week Foundation, Martinez New Leaders, Inc., Oakland Omega Boys Club, San Francisco O'Neill Sea Odyssey, Santa Cruz Refugee Transitions, Oakland Santa Cruz/Silicon Valley New Teacher Project (SC/SVNTP), Cupertino Save San Francisco Bay Association, Oakland Silicon Valley Children's Fund, San Jose Summer Search, San Jose Teach For America - Bay Area, San Francisco The Regents of the University of California, Santa Cruz The Role Model Program, San Jose Third Street Community Center, San Jose YES Reading, Milpitas Youth Community Service, Palo Alto

Arts in Education Programs

American Musical Theatre of San Jose, Inc., San Jose AXIS Dance Company, Oakland Carnaval San Francisco - Mission Neighborhood Centers, San Francisco Community School of Music and Arts, Mountain View Film Arts Foundation, San Francisco Mariposa's Art, Santa Cruz Northern California Public Broadcasting, Inc., San Francisco Oakland Asian Students Educational Services (OASES), Oakland Performing Arts Workshop, Inc., San Francisco San Jose Multicultural Artists Guild, San Jose Tapestry Arts San Jose, Inc., San Jose The Imagine Bus Project, San Francisco Zeum, San Francisco

Adult Vocational Programs

Achievekids, Palo Alto
Board of Trustees of the Glide Foundation, San Francisco Abilities United Community Gatepath, Burlingame Community Housing Partnership, San Francisco Episcopal Community Services of San Francisco, San Francisco Imagine Supported Living Services, Capitola Jewish Vocational and Career Counseling Service, San Francisco Project HIRED, San Jose The Family School, San Francisco TransAccess, San Jose Upwardly Global, San Francisco Youth UpRising, Oakland

Health Programs

Berkeley Food and Housing Project, Berkeley Center for Empowering Refugees and Immigrants, Inc., Oakland Community Solutions for Children, Families & Individuals, Inc., Morgan Hill Crisis Support Services of Alameda County, Oakland Diabetes Society, San Jose Family Resources International (FRI), Saratoga Huckleberry Youth Programs, San Francisco Kara, Inc., Palo Alto Northern California Presbyterian Homes & Services Foundation, San Francisco Nurse Managed Centers c/o The Tower Foundation, San Jose Parents Helping Parents Inc., Santa Clara RotaCare Bay Area, Inc., Gilroy Santa Cruz Women's Health Center, Santa Cruz School Health Clinics of Santa Clara County, San Jose Shanti Project, Inc. San Francisco SJB Child Development Centers, San Jose South Bay Children's Medical Center, Los Gatos Teen Pregnancy Coalition of San Mateo County, Redwood City The Art of Yoga Project, Palo Alto Women's HIV Program at UCSF, San Francisco Youth and Family Enrichment Services, San Carlos

Cisco Foundation, with a $158 million endowment, awards approximately $10 million each year in Impact Grants and employee matching gifts programs worldwide.Additional information about the 2008 Silicon Valley Impact Grant recipients can be found at: www.cisco.com/go/foundation.


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