Grants Program

Grantmaking

In 2003, KACF awarded its first grants, totaling $60,000, to five community-based organizations providing critical services to seniors, survivors of domestic violence and individuals with developmental disabilities.  Since then, KACF has expanded our reach and has cumulatively distributed more than $1 million in grants to nonprofits in the metropolitan New York area that provide essential services and support in the areas of economic security, health, safety, senior empowerment and youth empowerment.

Through grantmaking, KACF aims to help individuals and families in the Korean American and the broader communities to move towards self-sufficiency.  To achieve our goal, KACF prioritizes programs that:

 
• Guide individuals towards sustained economic security through adult education, job training/placement, benefits counseling and comprehensive support services
• Encourage social, emotional and physical health by focusing on community education and outreach and direct services
• Empower survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and trafficking to achieve emotional and physical safety as well as create awareness of these issues and change behaviors
• Foster a sense of independence and self-sufficiency among seniors through a combination of benefits counseling, ESL program and group activities to promote social-emotional and physical well-being
• Promote healthy decision-making and a sense of empowerment to young people by recognizing them as assets in the community

In addition to grantmaking, KACF also engages in Inter-Community Development work to promote dialogue and collaboration among different ethnic groups to build a stronger community for citizens.  To learn more about this initiative, please click here