Community Matters

Milpitas Community Center

Virtual Community Center During the Covid-19 Shelter-in-place orders.
Milpitas Recreation and Community Services’ Virtual Community Center Center is here to help you and your family stay physically, mentally and emotionally healthy during the Coronavirus Shelter in Place restriction and any time you can’t participate in person. Check out our curated list of Online Activities, Offline Activities and Community Resources. Share photos and videos on Facebook, Instagram and Youtube of yourself and your family participating by tagging them #MilpitasVCC. Email us if you have a link or idea to share.

Activities

Activity Guide & Registration
Lastest activity guide posted here about two months before each season begins.

Class Registration
Register for our programs on-line – From the comfort of your own home or office.
On-Line Registration is provided through ActiveNet.com.

Contact Information


457 East Calaveras Boulevard
Phone: 408-586-3210
TDD: 408-942-2478

Milpitas Community Center
Milpitas Community Center

The Community Center is tucked behind Milpitas City Hall and the new Senior Center. It can be reached when driving west on Calaveras Blvd. only. There is a marque advertising current activities. You may also enter from the Milpitas Town Center Mall, through a short driveway into the Center’s parking lot.

Office Hours:
Monday-Thursday: 8a – 6p
Friday: 8a – 5p

The Community Center will be closed:
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Thanksgiving Day
Veterans Day

Cultural Arts and Theatre

Milpitas Community Concert Band
MCCB hosts three family-style concerts throughout the year (fall, spring and summer) and is a musical presence at the City of Milpitas’ Tree Lighting, Veterans and Memorial Day Ceremonies. Facebook is best place to find upcoming concerts.

Center Stage Perfoming Arts is a youth theatre program for ages 8-18. Center Stage Performing Arts is the contracted youth theatre program for ages 8 and up. Our young performers produce three shows throughout the year. Facebook group.

Rent the Auditorium

Community Center Auditorim
The auditorium is a beautiful setting for your wedding reception, music or dance concert, business symposium or a family reunion.

Youth Classes

Youth Programs.

Elmwood Jail – Contact Information & Map

The Santa Clara County correctional Facility is also known as Elmwood jail, has facilities for minimum- and medium-security men and women.

Please first call the main Jail number, 408-299-2305, (From 5AM in the morning to 1AM in the middle of the night) before contacting me. I don’t work for the jail! I sleep a lot.

If you would like to complain about not getting through on that number, contact our County Supervisor for District 3, Otto Lee, Phone: 408-299-5030 or Email: supervisor.lee@bos.sccgov.org.

Contact Information

Click to call on Mobile Phone.
Contact information and map for the Elmwood Jail and the Correctional Center for Women.

Elmwood Men’s Facility
701 S. Abel Street
Milpitas, CA  95035
Booking and Custody Information 408-299-2305
Administration 408-957-5300
Public Information Msg. 408-957-5842
Visiting Office 408-957-5900
Programs 408-957-5850
Correctional Center for Women
701 S. Abel Street
Milpitas, CA  95035
Booking and Custody Information 408-299-2305
Administration 408-957-5300
Visiting Information 408-957-5414
Pre-Processing Information 408-299-8720

Contact Information
Additional contact information for the Main Jail, the Elmwood Correctional Facility and the Correctional Center for Women. Automated Jail Information: 408-976-5245.
Alternate Booking Info SSC: 408-299-2306.

Map

Map to Correctional Facilities
Google Map to 701 Abel St. Jail is in the large open space between I-880, Abel St. and Great Mall Pkwy.

Return to main Elmwood Jail Page.

Girl Scouts and Brownies

Milpitas, Santa Clara County Girl Scouts and beyond. Girl Scout and Brownie Scout clipart.

Milpitas Girls Scouts

Service Unit 20
This is the site for current Milpitas Girl Scouts and future Girl Scouts needing information. Contact information for leadership on the link above.

Meeting Information Milpitas Girl Scouts

Daisy 61196 Thursday
Brownie 60083 Friday
Brownie
60424
Monday
Brownie 61187 Thursday
Brownie
61195
Monday
Junior
60370
Thursday
Junior
61186
Tuesday
Junior
61194
Tuesday
Cadette
60412
Monday
Cadette & Senior
60417
Monday
Cadette
61400
Monday
Senior
60596
Thursday
Daisy, Brownie, Junior, Cadette, Senior & Ambassador 60852 Saturday
Daisy, Junior, Cadette & Ambassador 60245 Monday

Greater Bay Area

As novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to be of growing concern in Northern California, Girl Scouts of Northern California will take all possible and appropriate measures to ensure girls continue to have a safe, fun, one-of-a-kind experience at Girl Scouts. If you have questions about how novel coronavirus may impact Girl Scout activities, please contact us at info@gsnorcal.org or 800-447-4475—we’re here for you.

Girl Scouts of Northern California
Find us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.
San Jose office and shop are located at 1310 S. Bascom Avenue, San Jose. 408-287-4170 or (650) 968-8396.


Community Camps
Day and resident camps held at community locations throughout Northern California. These fun, enriching, local camps allow girls to extend their Girl Scout experience into the summer months and often offer leadership opportunities for older girls.

Summer Camp Adventures
Bothin, Camp Metro, Deer Lake, Skylark Ranch, and Sugar Pine. Girl Scouts of Northern California is committed to providing exciting and enriching outdoor experiences for all girls.

About Girl Scouts

Girl Scouts of the USA
Organization main site for all your Girl Scouting questions and information.

  • Facts about Girl Scouting
    The calendar, forms, glossary, scholarships, swaps, and an explanation of “What is Girl Scouting?”
  • The Girl Scout Program
    Journeys, The Girl’s Guide to Girl Scouting, cookie and product sale activities, highest awards, and badge information
  • Initiatives
    Community outreach, like the Girl Scouts Beyond Bars program, and Girl Scouts in Detention Centers, along with Challenge and Change, P.A.V.E., Mix It Up, and the Healthy Relationships series.
  • Program Basics
    Environmental Awareness
  • Troop Volunteer Quick Start
    Activity ideas, like games, music and song leading, as well as money-earning guidelines

Girl Scout Store
Curbside pickup available. Order uniforms, formal or casual, awards and insignias, books and resources, camping stuff, and even toys and gifts. Nearest Girl Scout Shop in real life is in San Jose, 1310 S. Bascom Ave San Jose, CA 95128. 800-447-4475 ext. 7090

Girl Scout Alumni
As Girl Scout Alumnae, you know firsthand how transforming a positive program can be in a girl’s life. Whether you are actively involved with Girl Scouts or not, you can stay connected through the National Girl Scout Alumnae Association.

Share Your Story
What is your fondest Girl Scout memory? Perhaps it was camping out for the first time or attending a father/daughter dance.

What You’ll Do As a Girl Scout
As a Girl Scout, you’ll always be trying new things, and learning there’s hundreds of small, powerful ways you can take the lead every single day.

Girl Scout Clip Art

Brownie and Girl Scout Clip Art
Pinterest site with tons of clip art available. Pages to print out for projects.

Girl Scout Clipart and Illustrations
Cartoons of Girl Scout in action. Forms with blank areas for your own text.

Girl Scout Copyrights and Trademarks
Many girls, troops and service units have designed their own Girl Scout websites, but there are a few things that you need to know before using the Girl Scout service mark.

Girl Scouts Official Online Store
Color graphics for the badges. Also badges can be ordered here.

Girl Scout Songs

Song Leading Workshops
In the spirit of “anything to help get the girls singing”, GSU offers these song leading workshops. We hope it is helpful and encouraging to those of you who aren’t familiar with Girl Scout songs, those who may not be comfortable trying to sing with your young Girl Scouts or those who simply enjoy the fun and fellowship that singing brings.

Girl Scout Songs
Lyrics for Each Campfire Lights Anew, Girl Scouts Together, Something In My Pocket, and many more.

Sing Along
My favorite songs to sing around the campfire.


Subscribe to Girl Scout Songs to see when they add new videos. Real Girl Scouts singing in harmony, with the lyrics in the description below each video. (You may need to expand description to see lyrics.)

Pinterest Girl Scout Campfire Songs For Guitar
Collection of favorite songs often sung at Girl Scout camps with cords for guitars.

10 Tips to Reduce Your Chances of Becoming a Crime Victim

  • Lock doors and windows when you are not going to be at home. Many home burglaries have occurred by suspects finding an unlocked window or open door to enter through.
  • Lock car doors and do not leave any property in plain view. Valuables left out in the open may tempt thieves. If you must leave belongings in the car, place them in the trunk and out of sight.
  • When walking on the street or to your car from a business, make eye contact with others and be aware of your surroundings. Keeping your head down and not making eye contact with people makes a person look more vulnerable to an assailant.
  • When getting into your car after shopping or doing errands, do not sit in your car for a long period of time. It can give an assailant time to get into the car and rob or assault you.
  • Always look in the back seat of your car before getting in. If someone is in the backseat, exit your car immediately and call the police.
  • If you enter an elevator and feel unsafe because you are alone with someone, exit the elevator – it is better to be safe than sorry.
  • If you are getting harassing phone calls, keep a notebook by the phone and write down dates and times. It helps to keep a log of harassment and the notebook can be given to police as possible evidence in the future.
  • When eating at a restaurant or sitting in a public place, do not leave your purse or purchased items in a vulnerable spot. A purse or bag hanging on the back of a chair can easily be taken by a thief. Keep purchases or bags under the table or in an area where they are not easily accessible. You can put the strap of a bag or purse under the leg of your chair.
  • When needing assistance on the side of the road, and a cell phone is not available, only roll down your window enough to speak to whomever has stopped to help. Ask the person to call police or your roadside assistance provider for you and wait in the car.
  • If you are home alone and a stranger is knocking at the door, speak to them through the door or through a window nearby. If they ask to use the phone, let them know you can call police on their behalf. You do not have to let anyone inside your home to use the phone. This is not rude… it is safe.
  • Watch this video:

See also: Crime Fighting: Ways to fight, prevent and report crimes in Milpitas, CA.

Scam Alerts
GoMilpitas.com provides information to consumers and small businesses about how to recognise, avoid and report ongoing scams.

Utility Scam Alert
Avoid being scammed by fake utility workers, who keep you engaged at your front door while their cohort goes around back and steals from you.

Laws in Milpitas

Milpitas, Santa Clara County and California laws that are top on our minds.

Being a Kid is Not a Crime
A GO MILPITAS RESOURCE
Thoughts on Curfews and links to web sites with Curfew Law information.

Domestic Violence
A GO MILPITAS RESOURCE
Local solutions to domestic violence. If you, a loved one, or a co-worker are suffering through domestic violence, we list here resources in or near Milpitas where you can get help.

Laws Regarding Fireworks in Milpitas
A GO MILPITAS RESOURCE
In general, ordinary citizens of Milpitas may not hold fireworks displays within city limits.

Kids and the Law
First published in 1996 after a State Bar survey revealed that many kids were unclear about certain laws and the consequences for breaking them. It was revised into its current form in 2001. Print versions are now available in Spanish and Chinese.

Milpitas Municipal Code
The electronic version of the Milpitas Municipal Code

Open Government Ordinance
Public officials who attempt to conduct the public’s business in secret should be held accountable for their actions. Only a strong open government and open government ordinance, enforced by a strong open government commission can protect the public’s interest in open government. Read the full 28-page Open Govenrment Ordinance as pdf file.


Safely Surrendered Baby Law

The purpose of the law is to protect babies from being hurt or killed because they were abandoned. The law allows a parent or legal guardian to confidentially surrender an infant, three days old or younger, to any hospital emergency room or other designated Safe Surrender site.

Shopping Cart Ordinance
The City of Milpitas Shopping Cart Ordinance will be strictly enforced. The Shopping Cart Ordinance states that it is unlawful to either temporarily or permanently remove a shopping cart from a business premises or parking lot.

When You Become 18: A Survival Guide for Teenagers
Addresses a number of issues important to young adults. Available in English and Spanish.

Wood Burning Appliances and Compliance
Here is a quick overview of the requirements in the Air District’s Regulation 6, Rule 3: Wood-Burning Devices.

Sister Cities of Milpitas, CA

Information, links and videos about our past three sister cities: Dugupan City in the Philippines, Huizhou in China, and Kukizaki, Japan.

Commission

Sister Cities Commission Website
Founded May 21, 1996. Disbanded in 2018. The Milpitas Sister Cities Commission (SCC) serves as an advisory body to the City Council on matters affecting sister cities relationships, programs, and activities.

Former Sister Cities. This page will not be updated any longer.

Dagupan City, Philippines


City Dagupan City Official Site
Dagupan has been and will continue to be an attraction to people from all over the region. This is where education, banking, commerce, healthcare and technology coverage to create the region’s foremost urban economy.

City of Milpitas and Dagupan City MOU
Milpitas Mayor Esteves and Dagupan Vice Mayor Fernandez signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) at the April 15, 2002 Milpitas City Council session. Debra Garcia, Chair, represented the commission’s review and recommendation.

Dagupan Latest News & Events
The rapid antibody test kits (RATK) that Mayor Brian Lim had donated to the city government have been a big help in containing the spread of Covid-19 virus in this city, according to Dr. Ophelia Rivera, the city’s Covid-19 focal person.

Contact the Mayor of Dagupan
HON. BELEN T. FERNANDEZ
Dagupan City Hall Complex
A.B. Fernandez Ave.
Dagupan City
Philippines 2400
Contact #: +63 75 5297493

The Sunday Punch
Provincial weekly newspaper for Pangasinan. “Mass testing shows COVID-19 contagion stopped” May 25, 2020.

Huizhou, China


Huizhou
A prefecture-level city in Guangdong province, People’s Republic of China. Part of the Pearl River Delta, Huizhou borders the provincial capital of Guangzhou to the west, Shaoguan to the north, Heyuan to the northeast, Shanwei to the east, Shenzhen and Dongguan to the southwest, and looks out to the South China Sea to the south.

Huizhou Info
Huizhou is one of the major cities to the east of Guangzhou with a long history. It has been called Huizhou since the Ming Dynasty (960-1279 AD) and recognized as a city in 1958.

The Homes of Huizhou: Preserving Chinese Culture
HuizhouÕs ornate and extravagant traditional dwellings-with their southern Chinese architectural stylings such as upturned eaves, elaborate woodcarvings and pillars-were built in the Ming and Qing dynasties (1644Ð1911).

Manufacturers in Huizhou
From air purifies to epoxy resin, many goods are produced at factories in Huizhou.

News from Huizhou, China
Latest news from our sister city.

Tsukuba, Japan


Tsukuba M.O.U.
Memorandum of understanding between our two cities, forming the sister cities relationship.

Tsukuba: City of Science and Nature
Seen from one angle, Tsukuba city, with its streets of traditional stores and houses, has the look of a rural refuge of abundant greenery. Seen from another angle, it is Tsukuba Science City, a superb modern urban landscape seldom seen in Japanese cities.

News from Tsukuba, Japan
News ranges from race cars to super colliders.

Milpitas Moms’ Organizations with Their Kids

Because so many moms work and put their kids in daycare or school, those who chose to stay home with their children can feel isolated. Here are groups for those homeschooling older children, as well as those breastfeeding, or wanting to get out with other moms with toddlers in or near Milpitas, CA.

Milpitas-specific Moms and Kids Playgroups

Milpitas Homeschool Support
We’re a relaxed group, with no bylaws or dues: everything is free or pay as you go. We support all local homeschool families no matter how they choose to homeschool or why. Most families come from Milpitas, or close by in Berryessa (San Jose) or Warm Springs (Fremont) neighborhoods. Meets Wednesday afternoons (Noon to 2pm) in cold weather, and mornings (10am to noon) in hot weather, at Ben Roger’s Park playground.

Milpitas Moms and Kids
Hi Welcome to MILPITAS MOMS And KIDS Playgroup! I’m excited you are here! We were originally on meetup.com, and now we’re on Facebook!

Milpitas Moms Buy/Sell/Trade groups
Created this group mainly for Milpitas Moms but if you are not in Milpitas and willing to meet up around here you are welcome in this group. This group created to buy,sell and trade of your baby and kids items that no longer needed.

Silicon Valley-wide Moms and Kids Playgroups

Canadian Moms in Silicon Valley
Connecting Canadian Moms in Silicon Valley with one another.

Las Madres
Networking groups for moms with children about the same ages. Good parenting site.

Main Street Mamas: Peninsula & Silicon Valley
Main Street Mamas is the social and community arm of Sensible Sitters. We have no rules and all are welcome. However, for the safety of our group – we do need you to verify that you are in fact a parent (or parent to be) and live in San Mateo or Santa Clara County.

Silicon Mom
Alison van Diggelen is the founder and editor of siliconmom.com, a non-commercial website for mothers who are looking for thought-provoking content, the odd belly laugh, and trusted resources on subjects ranging from school test scores to kid’s health and safety issues.

Silicon Valley moms with special needs kids
The name says it all.

Silicon Valley Toddler – and Beyond
SV Toddler (and Beyond!) is a Facebook page for active kids in Silicon Valley and the adults who do their best to entertain, enlighten and (let’s be honest) exhaust them. Enjoy!

WANDA Silicon Valley
The mission of the Women’s Achievement Network and Development Alliance (WANDA) is to assist low income single mothers to gain economic self-sufficiency and life skills training, matched savings, and networking, all with the goal of building assets and establishing successful livelihoods. WANDA, based San Mateo County, has been dedicated to empowering and supporting low-income single mothers toward enduring financial stability and asset advancement since 2007.

Utility Scam Alert

Utility Scam Alert

Milpitas Citizens Online Police Reporting System

  • This is not an Emergency?
  • This incident occurred within the Milpitas City limits?
  • There are No Known suspects?
  • This did not occur on a State Freeway?

Crime Tip Hotline
To report crimes anonymously to the Milpitas Police:
Call 408-586-2500 or click the link above to report online.

Milpitas Youth Crime Activity Lead Line
Reward of $100 if report leads to an arrest:
(866) 276 5463

Milpitas Police Department
1275 North Milpitas Blvd.,
Milpitas, California 95035
408-586-2400

Contacting Milpitas Police
Crime Tip Line – 408-586-2500
Neighborhood Watch Info – 408-586-2525

Being A Kid is Not a Crime-No Daytime Curfew!

Pertinent Links About Curfews Nearby because of Riots and Looting

Note: this is not the intended content of this post, which spoke to the issue of juvenile daytime curfews, but since people are looking for information about the recent (May 31, 2020 onward) curfews, I’ll post that information here.

Milpitas: At this time, Milpitas has not issued a special curfew regarding night time activities by adults. The Nighttime Curfew Law for Minors in Milpitas remains in effect.

San Jose: 8:30 p.m. to 5 a.m., ending on June 7 or until further notice.

Santa Clara: 8:30 p.m. to 5 a.m., until future notice.

San Francisco: 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Walnut Creek: 8 p.m. until 5 a.m., ending June 8.

Danville: 10 p.m. until 5 a.m., until further notice.

Pleasant Hill: 9:30 p.m. until 5:30 a.m., until further notice.

San Leandro: A curfew imposed late Sunday night was in effect until 5 a.m.

Please, No Daytime Curfews for Kids

There’s movement in this city and state to have a daytime curfew which would ban young people of school age from being out and about during school hours. I remember how this worked in Santa Cruz when I was a 17 year old student at the University of California. I had gone into town to shop, and was walking down the sidewalk when a patrol car pulled up and a policeman jumped out of the car and spread his arms out to prevent me from continuing my stroll.

“What’s the problem, officer?” I replied politely, as my parents had taught me.

“You appear to be a truant!” he exclaimed. “Let me see your identification.”

I showed him my license, which did indeed prove I was 17. I did not have a student body card, as they had not yet been issued, but I explained I was a University student between classes, and was just shopping for my dorm room, spending a sunny fall day blowing my parents’ money on Pacific Ave.

“There’s a daytime curfew law in Santa Cruz for anyone under 18. I’ll have to take you in until you can prove you are a university student.”

He did indeed take me in and called up the provost, who vouched I was a college student, and that was that. But a day was spoiled and one young, blond girl suddenly knew what it felt like to be thought to be a criminal, based only on her looks, just like a black youth in “the wrong part of town.”

These days we homeschool our teenaged son. One Tuesday we had both worked hard so I sent him on his bike to McDonalds to get some burgers for us. No problem. If a daytime curfew goes into affect, he could be picked up. I enjoy going to technical fairs at the San Jose Convention Center and dropping him off at the Tech Museum while I take the cell phone in case he needs me. In San Jose he could be picked up as truant just for being a kid alone in a museum. I do have a card on him that says he’s a homeschooler, and he tends to blend in with kids on field trips, so there hasn’t been a problem… yet.

Neighbors, let’s not make something criminal for youth that isn’t criminal for adults. It’s not much of a step to making it illegal for adults not to be in a work place during work hours! Don’t make the library and parks “off limits” to the homeschoolers in this community during the day. We depend on these services, and we’re out learning in the community during the day while other teens are in school. I know that a few young people have crossed the line and are under supervision by parole officers. These few that have blown the trust of the community should be the only ones to suffer restrictions. But their number is few, the rest don’t need daytime curfew. We are all – youth and adults – free in this country until we break a law. Let the laws already on the books for criminal behavior, such as shoplifting, be what guides police for stopping “suspects,” not just “skipping school.”

Instead, let’s give our youth plenty of interesting things to do in school and out of school. Engage them in community activities, provide more extensive programs for At-Risk and just your usual, garden-variety kids. The Recreation Department needs to have a wider variety of activities for youth of Junior High age. Too many non-sports classes are closed for 11-15 year olds. Why shouldn’t dog obedience be open to youth? Tiger Woods certainly proved that you need to start young if you want to learn golf. Classes should only require an interest in the subject matter and basic physical requirements.

Until we have message board capability, I am going to attempt to use this “feature” capability to introduce topics for debate. People wishing to add constructive messages to the debate may send me email at info@gomilpitas.com with the subject matter the title and dateline of the feature, in this case Being a Kid is Not a Crime 05/13/97. As messages are collected, and you wish to refer to someone else’s message, include the writer and dateline, as well, in the body of the email.

By Ann Zeise

Pertinent Links About Curfews in Milpitas

Milpitas Board of Education
Attend Board of Education meetings to find out how the schools plan to deal with daytime curfew or voice your opinion. You can also watch it on cable channel 15, 7 p.m., second and fourth Tuesday evenings.

Curfew Law for Minors in Milpitas
V-8-1.00 It shall be unlawful for any minor to remain or loiter upon any street, sidewalk, park or other public place or place open to the public within the City of Milpitas between the hours of 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. of the following day except as hereafter provided.

Pertinent Links About Curfews in Other Nearby Cities

Revised Palo Alto Curfew Ordinance
Here’s how the law reads in neighboring Palo Alto. This what we want in Milpitas?

Overview About Curfews for Children

Children and the Curfew Law
Currently, there is no law in California which sets out a curfew that would apply to all youngsters in the state. Instead, these laws or ordinances are typically passed and enforced by local municipalities, cities, and townships.

The Impact of Juvenile Curfew Laws in California
Statistical analysis provides no support for the proposition that stricter curfew enforcement reduces youth crime either absolutely or relative to adults, by location, by city, or by type of crime. By Dan MacallairMike Males, Justice Policy Institute.

Grant Writing Help

Below is a list of organizations that provide technical assistance, consulting, classes and research materials in the San Francisco Bay Area. My thanks to the Community Foundation for allowing me to reproduce this information from one of their seminars.

Grant Writing

Technical Assistance

Elements of a Grant Proposal
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting evaluates hundreds of proposals each year for a variety of funding purposes. This publication is an easy guide to the basic elements of grant writing and is offered to assist applicants to CPB and to other funding sources. It offers guideposts to help you through each stage of the process.

Management Center
Women’s Building
3543 18th St #8
San Francisco, CA
415- 362-9735
 
The Peninsula Community Foundation
McClellan Library
1700S. El Camino Real
San Mateo, CA 94402
415-358-9369
 
Foundation Center
312 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA
415-397-0902
415-397-0903 (Librarian)

Websites for Grant Research

Council on Foundations
See what role foundations play in your community, how to start your own foundation, and what the Council does to support foundations.

The Foundation Center
News and profiles of the top philanthropic foundations.

Foundation Directory On-line
Directory of home pages of charitable grantmakers that may contain downloadable information such as grant applications, periodical and financial reports, and e-mail capabilities.

Arts Foundations Based in San Francisco Bay Area

California Arts Council
The mission of the CAC is to make available and accessible quality art reflecting all of California’s diverse cultures.

Community Foundation
Grants are available only to nonprofit organizations benefiting Santa Clara County and southern San Mateo County, California. Good overview of the whole grant process.

The David and Lucille Packard Foundation
The goals of the Arts Program are to ensure that a vibrant network of nonprofit arts institutions continues to exist and that children are well educated in the arts. Grants concentrated in the Northern California counties of San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and Monterey.

The Nathan Cummings Foundation
The Foundation pays particular attention to arts institutions whose mission and practices include service to the poor, disadvantaged and underserved.

Writing the Grant

Basic Elements of Grant Writing
This publication is an easy guide to the basic elements of grant writing and is offered to assist applicants.

EPA Grant Writing Tutorial
Primarily for those looking for grants to aid in environmental projects.

Grant Writing: Seven Deadly Sins of Grant Writing
Too often grant writers fall into these traps when applying for community grants.

Learning Lab – A Proposal Writing Short Course
This process is grounded in the conviction that a partnership should develop between the nonprofit and the donor. When you spend a great deal of your time seeking money, it is hard to remember that it can also be difficult to give money away.

Related page: Grant Writing
Too often grant writers fall into these traps when applying for community grants.

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