Your donatios will help us realize our destiny, by allowing us to make it possible to assist with future grants such as:
1. Self -Sufficiency Grants - C.A.F.E. org desires to make Self-Sufficiency Grants by remitting payment to a creditor for an expense on behalf of an otherwise self-sufficient individual or family for a relatively small, emergency expense which the individual or family could not have anticipated or prepared for.
In making a Self-Sufficiency Grant, our goal is to prevent an otherwise self-sufficient individual or family from entering the cycle of poverty as a result of the financial burden posed by a relatively small emergency expense. xample of a self-sufficiency grant:
You have encountered a short-term emergency expense that must be paid if you are to remain self-sufficient, but that you do not have the means to afford without assistance.
For example, a person who lives in an area that does not have access to public transportation and needs help to repair the car that keeps him or her working would be an excellent candidate for a 'Self-Sufficiency Grant'; or
You need help to afford a single, regularly-scheduled expense (your rent, for example) because of a short-term, emergency situation that has temporarily reduced your income.
2. Independent Living Grants - C.A.F.E. org desires to makes Independent Living Grants by remitting payment to a creditor for an expense on behalf of persons who are permanently unable to work but who nevertheless are living independently on the limited income to which they are entitled - their retirement income, or their permanent disability income, for example.
In making an Independent Living Grant, our goal is to empower financially responsible persons who cannot work to continue to live independently on their limited incomes, despite an unexpected expense that no conventional agency is prepared to address.
You need assistance to afford a small, irregular expense which would substantially improve the quality of your life, but which you cannot afford without assistance due to your fixed income.
For example, a permanently disabled person who is normally self-sufficient on his or her disability income but needs help to afford a piece of accessibility equipment not covered by Medicare would be an excellent candidate for an Independent Living Grant; or
You need help to afford a single, regularly-scheduled expense (your rent, for example) because of a short-term, emergency situation that has temporarily hindered your ability to live independently.
For example, a retired person who is normally self-sufficient but needs help because an unusually large winter heating bill has made it temporarily impossible for that person to pay the rent would be an excellent candidate for an Independent Living Grant.
3. Non-Profit Grants
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Cafe makes Non-Profit Grants by remitting payment to a creditor for an expense incurred by a small non-profit
organization that will demonstrably strengthen that organization's ability to serve its clients and community.
In making Non-Profit Grants, our goal is to provide a forum whereby small non-profit organizations can apply directly to members of the general public for the assistance they need to complete the small projects that will allow these organizations to more effectively carry out their missions, but which most large grant makers would not generally consider a funding priority.
For example, we might make a Non_Profit Grant to cover the cost of a handful of new beds for a small but expanding women's shelter or to assist with the creation of a basic website for a small non-proft with no ability to communicate directly with its own constituents.
