The Rex Foundation » Ripple Effects

Lunch at the Soul Food Project

Mary — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 19:48:22 +0000

A Rex grant in 2008 helped Nextcourse plan a collaborative support network for women leaving jail, empowering this community of women to nurture and heal themselves through healthy eating and active lifestyles. This planning effort resulted in the Soul Food Project. Rex executive director Sandy Sohcot recently had the opportunity to see the program in action--and participate as well.

A Life-Changing Experience in Haiti

Mary — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:38:52 +0000

Since receiving a Rex Foundation Grant in 2006, Project Help Mexico, an extracurricular service club in Nelson, British Columbia, has grown and evolved into a full-time one-semester program dedicated to studying and fostering healthy, vibrant communities. This semester's students had just arrived in Haiti last month to help villagers drill a well and build a wall around their goat farm when the earthquake struck and everything changed; as they tried to help the locals, they found the Haitian people working to take care of them.

Ripple Effects: Creating ‘The World As It Could Be’

Mary — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:46:23 +0000

Rex grantee Destiny Arts Center on the creative process of developing an arts-focused curriculum on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Individuals with Developmental Challenges Find Their Voice

Mary — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:58:54 +0000

"Imagine a chorus of individuals with autism and other developmental challenges expressing their feelings, sharing who they are, and forming a supportive community. Imagine them on stage singing, playing instruments and looking beautiful in their choral attire, presenting themselves appropriately and feeling proud of what they have accomplished and getting the applause they deserve."

Bread Project Changes Lives

Mary — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:48:19 +0000

Rex grantee The Bread Project has helped hundreds of unemployed and underemployed Bay Area adults find their way to self-sufficiency through their culinary and job readiness classes. They share some recent success stories of their students.

Little Kids Still Rock

Mary — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 23:23:11 +0000

In 2002, David Wish, a Bay Area school teacher, became frustrated about the state of music education in the public schools and decided to do something about it. He approached the Rex Foundation for a seed grant for what became Little Kids Rock. Today the organization is the nation’s leading nonprofit provider of instrumental music education in the nation’s public schools.

Rex Grant Helps the Arts, the Artists and the Community

Mary — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:09:21 +0000

Rhythmix Cultural Works in Alameda, California used its grant from the Rex Foundation to support artists who teach classes and workshops to the community in many artistic genres. Says Rex board member Freddy Hahne: "Support the arts and artists and community--it was an easy decision."

Rex Jam Helps Kids Make Music

Mary — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 01:45:23 +0000

A near show-stopping thunder-and-lightning storm couldn't stop generous souls from giving during the New Riders' Rex Jam at Gathering of the Vibes. Thanks to their kindness, eight first-time musicians now have instruments and are playing in the (school) band.

Rex Helps Provide Soul Food for Women

Mary — Mon, 18 May 2009 18:12:18 +0000

In January 2008, the Rex Foundation was pleased to provide a grant to Nextcourse to support its community-building initiative for services to incarcerated women. Rex had earlier supported Nextcourse's sustainable food education work, including nutrition education classes taught in the San Francisco women's jail.

Where Have All the Mountains Gone?

Mary — Mon, 04 May 2009 21:23:40 +0000

Through many parts of Appalachia, the practice of coal mining by mountaintop removal has destroyed an estimated 470 mountains and buried or polluted 2,000 miles of rivers. Open pits gouge the landscape where once stood the summits of some of the oldest mountains on earth. Coal slurries pumped into aquifers have poisoned wells.