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The Charles E Kubly Foundation provides grants to nonprofit organizations for projects that are consistent with our mission to raise awareness of depression, reduce the stigma associated with it and help people access resources in their communities. Additionally we have funded projects that address suicide prevention.
We have provided funds to the following organizations for projects in 2008. Also, check out projects we have funded in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010
- American Association of Suicidology (AAS) (2008) A grant to provide scholarships for the Healing After A Suicide conference to be held in April of 2009 and funds to offset registration fees for the conference.
- Active Minds, Inc. (2008) Funds to develop three Active Minds on Campus chapters on college and/or university campuses in the State of Wisconsin.
- COPE Services (2008) Funds to develop, print and distribute the 2008 Ozaukee County Resource Directory.
- Our Space (2008) Continued support for the Gatekeeper Outreach project focused on providing education about depression and resource information to Hispanic and Native Americans on Milwaukee’s South Side.
- InHealth Wisconsin (2008) Grant for the duplication and distribution of the DVD “It’s Time: Parents Addressing Youth Depression”.
- Families For Depression Awareness (2008) Grant to support the printing and distribution of the “Coping After A Suicide brochure” to pastoral counselors, licensed clinical social workers, hospitals, mental health organizations and grief counselors in Wisconsin.
- Wisconsin Family Ties (2008) Grant to support speaker and printing costs for the Children Come First Conference held on November 9–11, 2008.
- Jewish Family Services (2008) Funds for a conference on suicide prevention entitled “In What Way? The Impact of Depression and Suicide” scheduled for the Spring of 2009.
- HOPES/Brown County Workgroup (2008) Support to train instructors in QPR, a suicide prevention model.
- Safe Communities of Madison and Dane County (2008) Funds for a number of suicide prevention efforts including QPR training, radio spots on men and depression, dissemination of resource information and a second suicide prevention conference scheduled for the Fall of 2008 called “How to Save A Life”.
- Mental Health America of Wisconsin (2008) Collaboration with the Charles E Kubly Foundation on a project with Entercom to air educational messages about depression on local radio stations.
- The Medical College of Wisconsin (2008) Support for a research study to identify factors associated with suicide among veterans.
- The Grand Avenue Club (2008) Support for outreach to young adults with mental illness to let them know about the services available through the GAC.
- ProHealth Care Behavioral Medicine Center (2008) Funds for a conference for health care professionals on postpartum depression scheduled for the Fall of 2008.
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