http://rexfoundation.org The Rex Foundation: Furthering a Tradition of Grassroots Giving Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:29:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://rexfoundation.org/2010/02/25/musicopia/ http://rexfoundation.org/2010/02/25/musicopia/#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:49:19 +0000 Chris http://rexfoundation.org/?p=3733 With the goal of inspiring a deep love and knowledge of great music, Musicopia’s programs promote the transformative powers of music, the value of musical discipline and an appreciation of cultural diversity.  Musicopia envisions a community where all students have full access to comprehensive music education and are given the opportunity to learn any instrument of their choosing; where all parents take an active and supportive role in the development of their children’s musical skills; and where music is fully embraced as a key component of every student’s curriculum.]]> http://rexfoundation.org/2010/02/25/musicopia/feed/ 0 http://rexfoundation.org/2010/02/25/womens-earth-alliance/ http://rexfoundation.org/2010/02/25/womens-earth-alliance/#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:38:41 +0000 Chris http://rexfoundation.org/?p=3725 Women’s Earth Alliance (WEA) unites women on the frontlines of environmental justice causes by coordinating training, technology, and financial support for thriving communities and Earth.  Rather than implement typical development strategies that direct resources to underserved communities to support basic needs, WEA invests in the existing leadership and knowledge of grassroots women. In each initiative, WEA identifies communities experiencing concentrated environmental threats and develops partnerships with local organizations addressing these threats.WEA’s strategy is regenerative in that each woman participant multiplies her knowledge and skills by training others, creating impact that is truly scalable and economically viable.]]> http://rexfoundation.org/2010/02/25/womens-earth-alliance/feed/ 0 http://rexfoundation.org/2010/02/25/asylum-access/ http://rexfoundation.org/2010/02/25/asylum-access/#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:50:04 +0000 Chris http://rexfoundation.org/?p=3719 Asylum Access is dedicated to making human rights a reality for refugees around the world. Because less than half of one percent of refugees resettle in the US, Asylum Access reaches refugees where most remain – in Africa, Asia and Latin America, usually in a country nearby their own.  Asylum Access also helps refugees assert other human rights including the rights to live safely, work, put children in school and rebuild their lives in their first countries of refuge.]]> http://rexfoundation.org/2010/02/25/asylum-access/feed/ 0 http://rexfoundation.org/2010/02/22/wildlife-associates/ http://rexfoundation.org/2010/02/22/wildlife-associates/#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:49:00 +0000 Chris http://rexfoundation.org/?p=3696 For almost 30 years, Wildlife Associates has taken living, non-releaseable wild animals, along with trained naturalist educators, into Bay Area classrooms, to engage children in respect for the natural world and foster a regard for the interconnectedness of all living beings.  Wildlife Associates makes 1,000 presentations to 300,000 students each year, 50% of which are low-income.  The Rex grant will enable Wildlife Associates to sponsor 3000 students from low-income schools.]]> http://rexfoundation.org/2010/02/22/wildlife-associates/feed/ 0 http://rexfoundation.org/2010/02/22/international-accountability-project/ http://rexfoundation.org/2010/02/22/international-accountability-project/#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:36:14 +0000 Chris http://rexfoundation.org/?p=3691 The International Accountability Project (IAP) responds to the urgent need to create accountability in international development, to end unjust displacement and resettlement, and to leverage positive change within international finance institutions.  In coalition with grassroots organizers in Asia, Latin America and the Pacific, IAP has provided legal and technical support to multiple communities in the Global South to demand accountability for violations of human and environmental rights and to promote development alternatives that reflect local priorities.]]> http://rexfoundation.org/2010/02/22/international-accountability-project/feed/ 0 http://rexfoundation.org/2010/02/22/boston-arts-academy/ http://rexfoundation.org/2010/02/22/boston-arts-academy/#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:12:15 +0000 Chris http://rexfoundation.org/?p=3685 Boston Arts Academy is Boston’s only public high school for the visual and performing arts, serving approximately 415 students whose diversity is reflective of all of Boston’s neighborhoods.  Admission to the school is through an audition process that is academic-blind.  The school graduates students who are holistic thinkers and disciplined, well-trained artist-scholars who are aware of their responsibility to engage in the world.]]> http://rexfoundation.org/2010/02/22/boston-arts-academy/feed/ 0 http://rexfoundation.org/2010/02/11/alice-arts-and-literacy-in-childrens-education/ http://rexfoundation.org/2010/02/11/alice-arts-and-literacy-in-childrens-education/#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:51:08 +0000 Chris http://rexfoundation.org/?p=3612 ALICE is a grassroots organization that teaches literacy and celebrates cultural diversity through the arts in Bay Area grades K-5.  ALICE was founded on the principle that the arts are essential to every child’s learning and that all children deserve an arts-integrated education, regardless of racial, socio-economic or ethnic background.  The organization provides artist residencies that integrate visual and performing arts directly into public school curricula and produces performances and exhibits of children's work.]]> http://rexfoundation.org/2010/02/11/alice-arts-and-literacy-in-childrens-education/feed/ 0 http://rexfoundation.org/2010/02/11/richmond-college-prep-preschool/ http://rexfoundation.org/2010/02/11/richmond-college-prep-preschool/#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:24:39 +0000 Chris http://rexfoundation.org/?p=3607 The Richmond College Prep Preschool (RCPP) is engaged in a bold initiative to create and sustain a highly successful model preschool in Richmond, California, in one of the state’s most impoverished, inner-city neighborhoods, so the model can be replicated in urban environments across America.  The RCP Preschool is offered at no cost to participants.]]> http://rexfoundation.org/2010/02/11/richmond-college-prep-preschool/feed/ 0 http://rexfoundation.org/2010/02/11/music-in-schools-today/ http://rexfoundation.org/2010/02/11/music-in-schools-today/#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:02:50 +0000 Chris http://rexfoundation.org/?p=3589 A San Francisco Bay Area non-profit organization with national impact, Music in Schools Today (MuST) advocates for, supports and develops integrated, accessible, sustainable and measurable music-in-education programs that improve student achievement.  Serving over 15,000 children annually at schools around the Bay Area, MuST is a research-based, music in education organization that helps to fill the gap left by budget and teaching cuts that ruthlessly target arts education in our public schools.]]> http://rexfoundation.org/2010/02/11/music-in-schools-today/feed/ 0 http://rexfoundation.org/2010/02/11/project-avary-2/ http://rexfoundation.org/2010/02/11/project-avary-2/#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:15:18 +0000 Chris http://rexfoundation.org/?p=3585 Project Avary is a year-round support and enrichment program for Bay Area children, ages 8 to 15, who share the difficulties presented by a parent’s incarceration or ongoing involvement in the criminal justice system. Project Avary consists of three, integrated main components: Camp Avary, Avary Adventure Days–field trips that take place monthly during the school yea –and the Avary Mentoring Program.]]> http://rexfoundation.org/2010/02/11/project-avary-2/feed/ 0