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EDUCATION
MIND Institute The Music Intelligence Neural Development (MIND) Institute is an organization based on the dramatic and ground breaking research by a team of scientists, including MIND Institute’s co-founder Dr. Gordon Shaw. Stemming from this research, which used music as a window into higher brain function (the “Mozart Effect”), the MIND Institute developed its Music Spatial-Temporal Math Program. This program is designed to benefit elementary school students to develop thinking skills. It uses music training, computer-generated exercises, and a high-level math curriculum that integrates with the standard classroom material. For more information, please go to www.mindinstitute.net.
Project Tomorrow Project Tomorrow is a business and education community collaborative dedicated to enhancing K-12 science education and literacy in Orange County schools. Project Tomorrow accomplishes its mission by facilitating school programs for students, professional development for educators, and community involvement. The organization recognizes innovative teaching and outstanding leadership in the area of science at its annual Vision for Excellence Awards and Recognition Event. Details can be found at www.tomorrow.org.
University of California, Irvine (UCI) Henry Samueli School of Engineering The Samueli Foundation made a major grant to the UCI School of Engineering in 1999. A portion is being used for endowed faculty positions, a Graduate Fellowship Endowment, and an Undergraduate Scholarship Endowment. The remaining amount will be used for activities, programs and/or capital projects. More information can be found at www.eng.uci.edu.
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Henry Samueli School of Engineering & Applied Science The Samueli Foundation made a major grant to the UCLA Foundation in support of the School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) in 1999. A portion was applied to an endowment fund for SEAS to be used to endow Graduate Fellowships, Funds for Faculty Excellence, Teaching Awards, Term Chair, etc. for the exclusive use of the Electrical Engineering Department. In addition, the fund shall be used to establish a basket of endowments including Graduate Fellowships, Term Chairs, Teaching Awards, etc. for use by other departments of the SEAS. The remaining amount will be drawn upon for payments toward SEAS capital construction or other SEAS priority projects of benefit to all SEAS departments. For information regarding the school, please refer to the website: www.engineer.ucla.edu.
University of Chapman Chapman University is a university engaged in distinguished liberal arts and professional programs that are interconnected, reach beyond the boundaries of the classroom and work towards developing the whole person: the intellectual, physical, social, and spiritual dimensions of life. The Samueli Foundation has supported Chapman University since 2001 in programs such as the Samueli Scholars Program, in Computer Science Emphasis in Integrated Circuit Design, School of Film and Television, Rodgers Center for Holocaust Education and Essay Contest, and many other events. In 2003 a grant was given to The Sala and Aron Samueli Holocaust Memorial Library. To learn more about Chapman University please visit www.chapman.edu.
The Brain Injury Foundation The Brain Injury Foundation generates the financial support for the Tustin School for Traumatic Brain Injury so that children and young adults between the ages of 5 and 22 years old with acquired or traumatic brain injury do not have to be separated from their loved ones to receive the education they need. The Tustin School is a non-public school, certified by the California Department of Education, Special Education Division. It offers a 12 month comprehensive educational and therapeutic program designed to increase the students’ educational, social and community independence skills. Further information can be found at www.thebraininjuryfoundation.org.
HEALTH F. Shea Therapeutic Riding Center, Home of the Joswick Program The Joswick Program of the Shea Therapeutic Riding Center provides equine facilitated therapy to people of all ages with various disabilities ranging from blindness to cerebral palsy. The Center is a state-of-the-art facility, with trained therapists who work with hundreds of riders weekly. It consistantly has a waiting list as the demand for services grows (over 500,000 live with some form of disability in Orange County). The Center needs funds to defray the cost of the lessons and volunteers to work with the students. Further information can be found at www.sheacenter.org. John Wayne Cancer Institute Since 1981, the John Wayne name has been committed to groundbreaking cancer research in memory of the much-loved actor who died of cancer. The John Wayne Cancer Institute (JWCI) at Saint John's Health Center has received worldwide acclaim for advances in understanding the disease, focusing on melanoma (skin cancer), breast, lung, colon, pancreatic and liver cancer, as well as lymphoma and leukemia. With its unique ability to rapidly turn scientific breakthroughs into innovative approaches to treatment and early detection, JWCI provides immediate hope to cancer patients from around the globe. Further information can be found at www.jwci.org. Samueli Institute for Information Biology The Samueli Institute for Information Biology is a non-profit, non-affiliated medical research organization supporting the scientific investigation of healing processes with information biology and its application in health and disease. The Institute conducts and supports creative and rigorous scientific research through a network of laboratory programs around the world. The Institute’s executive staff, a Board of Directors, a Scientific Advisory Committee, and a Vision and Planning Group guide these programs. To visit the website, go to www.siib.org. University of California, Irvine (UCI) Susan Samueli Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine The Susan Samueli Center for Integrative Medicine supports the conduct of meaningful research and the development of medical school curricula that will provide physicians with a solid, evidence-based understanding of a wide range of complementary and alternative therapies. It also serves as a resource for science-based information for other health care providers and the community-at-large. Information can be found through the website: www.ucihs.edu/com/samueli.
SOCIAL SERVICES KIDWORKS KIDWORKS is committed to community building and youth outreach in Santa Ana. KIDWORKS offers children and teens opportunities to grow educationally, spiritually and socially through a variety of programs and services. Homework Clubs, a school readiness program, Kids Bible Clubs, the Teen Leadership Academy, computer classes and other special activities all contribute to helping build a strong Santa Ana community. Family programs such as parenting classes, community celebrations and neighborhood clean-ups further help to bring pride and strength to the neighborhoods. More detailed information can be found at www.kidworksonline.org. Opportunity International Opportunity International creates and sustains microfinance programs in 25 countries, creating jobs for families struggling to break out of poverty. Loans of $35 to $200 fund small businesses that give families a steady income so they can secure decent shelter, keep food on the table and educate their children. Most of the loan recipients are women, many of whom live in Africa where the AIDS epidemic has destroyed local economies. Please refer to www.opportunity.org for more details. Orangewood Children’s Foundation Orangewood Children's Foundation provides services and resources for abused children and emancipating foster youth. The Foundation's partnership with the Orangewood Children's Home ensures that abused children removed from their caretakers find safe refuge and care until they are placed in a foster or group home. In addition, the Foundation helps children and teens in the foster care system by providing them with small grants for special needs, educational workshops, and mentoring. Finally, the Foundation assists teens leaving the foster care system with scholarships, transitional housing and mentors to help them transition to life on their own. To find out more information about Orangewood Children’s Foundation, please refer to the website: www.orangewoodfoundation.org.
SPIRITUALITY & INTERFAITH Samueli Jewish Campus The Samueli Jewish Campus consists of the widely acclaimed Tarbut V’Torah Community Day School (K-12), and the planned new and expanded site of the JCC, the Jewish Federation and five other organizations designed to meet the needs of the growing Jewish community of Orange County. A number of these agencies also serve the community-at-large. The campus will provide educational, cultural, recreational and entertainment activities to all age groups. In addition to the day school, major features include an Early Childhood Education Center, Senior Center, Counseling Center, Fitness and Recreation Center, Gymnasium, Aquatic Center, Cultural Arts Pavilion and administrative offices for the agencies. The campus will be in full operation in 2004.
Jewish Community Center (JCC) of Orange County The JCC provides county-wide social, educational, cultural and recreational programs and activities, all of which are designed to enrich Jewish life. It serves every age group from preschoolers to senior adults. The objective of the JCC is to provide services and programs of common interest, not readily available elsewhere in the community, with the ultimate goal of creating a community of learning Jews, knowledgeable of and committed to Jewish values and respectful of differences within the community. It provides its programs and services to members and the community at large. Further information can be found at www.jccoc.org. Temple Beth El of South Orange County The vision of Temple Beth El is to establish and maintain a loving Jewish community of educated, involved, spiritual and empowered congregants. It seeks to create an extended family that will be responsible for one another and for the future well being of Judaism. As such, each member would be mindful of their responsibility to engage in g'milut chasadim (acts of loving-kindness); each member would engage in the giving of tzedakah (righteous giving) and each member would take personal responsibility for tikkun olam (repairing the world). Further information can be found at www.templebethelsoc.org.
THE ARTS Opera Pacific Opera Pacific is considered to be one of the top opera companies in the nation and strives to offer audiences new artistic experiences at the theatre. As Orange County’s resident opera company at the Orange County Performing Arts Center, Opera Pacific is a dynamic cultural resource for all of southern California. Along with its stage productions, Opera Pacific is heavily involved in community outreach, helping to bring opera to thousands of children via in-school presentations, student previews, and summer Opera Camps. To learn about Opera Pacific’s current performance season and outreach programs, please visit www.operapacific.org. Saint Joseph Ballet Since 1983, Saint Joseph Ballet has utilized dance as a way to engage and inspire youth in underserved populations of Orange County who ordinarily may not have the opportunity to explore the arts. Through dance education- and also academic, mentoring, enrichment, and family service programs- Saint Joseph Ballet strives to help children build self-confidence, develop discipline and focus, and set and achieve goals. Throughout its growth, Saint Joseph Ballet has increased its services to its students and their families to focus on the children and their entire well-being. This includes college scholarships to all high school graduates who meet the rigorous GPA and attendance requirements. For more information regarding Saint Joseph Ballet, please email info@saintjosephballet.org or call 714.541.8314.
Art and Creativity for Healing Art and Creativity for Healing offers free painting classes and art workshops that utilize art and color as vehicles to help process emotions related to illness, stress, and grief. Participants in the workshops include individuals touched by chronic and terminal illnesses, at-risk and disadvantaged youth, recovering adults, and many other populations. Art and Creativity for Healing provides on-site programs to a variety of hospitals and nonprofit agencies throughout southern California. More information is available on the website: www.art4healing.org. |
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