To provide an array of services to decrease unemployment for men and women aged 25-50 in the North Lawndale area who are recovering from alcoholism and drug addiction. Award amount: $30,000

To expand a program that trains women to be childcare assistants. Award amount: $36,500

To support faith- and family-focused mentoring, career coaching and health education in Humboldt Park. Award amount: $25,000

To begin a Youth Employment Program aimed at combating unemployment in the Garfield Park and Austin communities. Award amount: $50,000

To improve the skill base of hard-to-employ West Side residents in the manufacturing and building trades. Award amount: $37,500

To support Oliver's Kitchen Culinary Arts Program, which trains unemployed and underemployed individuals for work in the food service industry. Award amount: $10,000

To support a program aimed at reducing risk factors associated with dropout rates, unemployment and teen births. Award amount: $60,785

To support educational and job readiness programs for low-literacy, low-income adults in the Austin community. Award amount: $32,832

To support Healthy Communities/Healthy People, an initiative that promotes physical activity and healthy eating habits to residents of North Lawndale, East Garfield Park and Humboldt Park. Award amount: $18,084

To expand HIV/AIDS awareness and testing and to establish a diabetes program in North Lawndale. Award amount: $25,000

To prepare students aged 16 and older for health careers. Award amount: $60,000

To support the North Austin Homework Hangout Program, which provides before- and after-school activities, as well as HIV/AIDS and sexuality education. Award amount: $15,000

To create a High School Success Program aimed at reducing dropout rates. Award amount: $30,000

To support its Casa TeraU program, which provides technology training and employment services to residents of Humboldt Park. Award amount: $31,000

To expand the diabetes component of its Chronic Care Program. Award amount: $25,000

To support its Blossoming of Souls Initiative, which helps girls develop decision-making skills and avoid risk behaviors that may lead to teen pregnancy. Award amount: $40,000

To support programs addressing HIV/AIDS and unemployment in East and West Garfield Park. Award amount: $30,000

To support its new ExCEL program, which aims to improve educational achievement among students in West Garfield Park and Austin. Award amount: $51,440

To expand its Barrio Arts, Culture and Communication Academy, an after-school program aimed at reducing school dropout rates. Award amount: $89,000

To support job training and community journalism program designed to develop employment skills for West Side residents. Award amount: $25,000

To support its Education for Life Comprehensive Abstinence Education Program, which aims to decrease teen birth rates and prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS. Award amount: $40,000

To support its Job Readiness and Computer Training Program, which aims to increase employability and employment opportunities for residents of South Austin, West Garfield Park and Humboldt Park. Award amount: $30,000

To support programs at Manley Career Academy High School and Collins Academy High School aimed at helping students succeed in high school, college and beyond. Award amount: $50,000

To provide pregnancy, dropout and violence prevention programs to youth in the Austin community. Award amount: $25,000

To support its Healthy Lifestyles diabetes prevention program. Award amount: $82,859

To support its West Garfield Life Rejuvenation after school program, which includes tutoring, HIV/AIDS prevention education and business training. Award amount: $30,000

To support its Making Men through Mentoring initiative, a program aimed at addressing the unemployment and school dropout rates in North Lawndale by increasing opportunities for African-American boys through mentoring support. Award amount: $20,000