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To
improve the quality of life for the elderly and those with disabilities
by helping them to be healthy and productive members of the communities
in which they live.
To develop character and self-reliance in young persons through organized
activities founded on traditional values of respect and responsibility.
 To
free children from abuse and neglect.
To improve the health of persons living in Bandera, Bexar, Comal,
and Kendall counties in Texas through selected medical research efforts.
Types of Health and Human Service proposals that generally will not
be considered include the following:
• Endowments, unless initiated by the Foundation
• Debt or deficit reduction
• Loans or loan guarantees
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To free children from abuse and neglect.
Proposals of particular interest to the Foundation are as follows:
• Programs aimed at increasing the availability and accessibility of appropriate pre-natal care.
• Programs that provide parenting education and other related services to families of young children, particularly single parents in low-income households.
• Programs aimed at changing individual and family behaviors that are known to lead to an environment characterized by abuse and neglect of children.
• Projects that educate young persons about the nature of abusive relationships and what they should do if they are being abused.
• Projects that provide transitional residential settings and/or counseling for victims of domestic violence where children are present.
• Projects that provide personal advocates for children who suffer from abuse and neglect.
To improve the health of persons living in Bandera, Bexar, Comal, and Kendall counties in Texas through selected medical research efforts.
Proposals of particular interest to the Foundation are as follows:
• Seed money grants for innovative medical research aimed at diseases and behaviors that have a higher incidence among persons living in Bandera, Bexar, Comal, and Kendall counties in Texas as compared to the general population in the United States. |
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