Grants for Nonprofit Organizations

Obama's new Recovery Act is no longer just a dream - it is a reality. The new administration has committed to providing resources to help those special nonprofits chosen to reach their full potential and will in fact network with the nonprofit sector to achieve their goals.

By using our grant writing specialists and staff to create your grant proposal, we will help you demonstrate your capabilities so the government can find you...that hidden gem they are searching for in the nonprofit sector.

Grant Writing for Nonprofits (formerly "GPRS") can help you with your RFP or RFA, Request for Proposal, Proposal, or Nonprofit Organization Development. Call us here: 865.249.6311. We'll free up your time and that of your staff. And we know you aren't looking for help because you're not capable - you know what you want and how to get it. The problem is that you're busy doing what you should be doing - that is running your organization, and you don't have time for the "little" things, right?!

According to a study published by The Partnership at Drugfree.org, "Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are more likely to use substances including nicotine, marijuana and cocaine, and to develop substance use disorders, a review of 27 long-term studies concludes.

The study found that children with ADHD are up to three times more likely than children without the disorder to use, abuse or become dependent on these substances. USA Today reports that the researchers found that teenagers with ADHD were 1.5 times more likely to try marijuana than those without the disorder. They were also more likely to try nicotine and illegal substances at an earlier age, the researchers reported in Clinical Psychology Review.

The study was an analysis of 27 long-term studies that included a total of 4,100 youth with ADHD and 6,800 without the disorder. They were followed from childhood into young adulthood."

From England to Australia to the United States - teens need to be involved in adult-supervised, out of school time activities. Why you ask? Pretty much to not just learn how to work with others, learn responsibility, develop leadership sklls and better their character, but also to stay out of trouble, so things like this don't happen:  Teenagers Kill Nesting Swan

According to Join Together, a national study has confirmed teen drug use is trending in the wrong direction:

"Following a decade of steady declines, a new national study released today indicates that teen drug and alcohol use is headed in the wrong direction, with marked increases in teen use of marijuana and Ecstasy over the past three years. The 22nd annual Partnership Attitude Tracking Study (PATS) affirms a disturbing trend that has emerged among American teens since 2008 and highlights that as underage drinking becomes more normalized among adolescents, parents feel unable to respond to the negative shifts in teen drug and alcohol use. The study was released by The Partnership at Drugfree.org and MetLife Foundation.

According to the three-year trend confirmed in this year’s 2010 PATS data, there was a significant 67 percent increase in the number of teens who reported using Ecstasy in the past year (from 6 percent in 2008 to 10 percent in 2010). Similarly, past-year marijuana use among teens increased by a disturbing 22 percent (from 32 percent in 2008 to 39 percent in 2010).

'You’re seeing this weakness in this generation of teens’ attitudes around drug and alcohol use,' Steve Pasierb, president of the partnership, told the Associated Press. 'It’s not like this generation of kids thinks they’re more bulletproof than others, but they really don’t see any harm in that heavy drinking.'

The new data underscore alarming patterns in early adolescent alcohol use and found that teens view drinking alcohol – even heavy drinking – as less risky than using other substances.

• Of those teens who reported alcohol use, a majority (62 percent) said they had their first full alcoholic drink by age 15, not including sipping or tasting alcohol.
• Of those teens who reported alcohol use, one in four (25 percent), said they drank a full alcoholic drink for the first time by age 12 or younger.
• Among teens who reported drinking alcohol, the average age of first alcohol use was 14."

The Reagan Administration had "Just Say No!" to drugs, and the Bush's had the "War Against Drugs" campaign. Both seemed to be effective in reducing substance abuse, especially in teens. With "socialzed" funding going towards the "war effort," however, a lot of those funds previously available are now being used in Iraq and Afghanistan to beef up the war...instead of dealing with the war we face here at home.

Our teens are our future. Is there anyone left out there willing to pick up the battle cry, pick up the American colors, and help fight the good fight?

Do you have a program to help children, teens and youth who are suffering from substance abuse? Do you need grant funding for your program? If so, please contact us to see if we can help you get your program funded, by creating a proposal to suit your nonprofit organization's needs. Call today: 865.249.6311.