Fort Wayne Community Schools

To develop a professional learning community of public school and community-based early childhood educators working together to learn more about and implement "Reggio Emilia" inspired practices in their respective educational settings

Euell A. Wilson Center

For an after-school and summer program providing arts education and activities for at-risk youth between the ages of 7 and 18

Fort Wayne Urban League

For Read and Rise, an early childhood literacy program that will help low-income African-American parents better prepare their children, 0-5, for reading success in school

YMCA of Fort Wayne

To expand arts programming for children and families in music, dance, drama and visual arts

Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne

To identify opportunities for cultural involvement among Fort Wayne's underserved citizens and create strategies and methods for developing those opportunities