Recent AAF Grantees June 14, 2006

· Students Run LA--$166,250 - Support for 2,500 LAUSD students to train and participate in the LA Marathon.

· Positive Coaching Alliance--$93,500 - For coaches, parents and student-athletes workshops emphasizing good sportsmanship.

· Boys & Girls Clubs of America - Watts/Willowbrook--$67,746 - To support year-round league and tournament play in various sports serving 1,500 boys and girls annually.

· AAF Rose Bowl Aquatics Center--$66,296 - Swimming instruction for 435 students from the Pasadena School District.

· Heart of Los Angeles--$49,300 - For youth sports programs involving 850 youngsters in the Rampart District and surrounding neighborhoods.

· Boys & Girls Clubs of America - South Bay--$45,000 - To support expansion of sports programs in two South Bay locations.

· Education Consortium of Central Los Angeles - USC After School Sports Connection--$30,840 - For after-school programs at eight elementary schools near USC serving more than 450 boys and girls.

· Soaring Eagle International--$30,000 - To support basketball program serving 200 boys and girls.

· Youth Speak Collective--$29,240 - For futbolito program serving 90 youth in Pacoima.

· Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern California--$28,350 - For equestrian program serving boys and girls with cancer.

· Asian Youth Center--$28,170 - For gym improvements and basketball program serving 110 youngsters in the San Gabriel Valley area.

· PALS - Hollenbeck--$27,400 - To expand Sports for Kids Program near the Estrada Courts Community Center serving approximately 300 boys and girls.

· Dig For Kids Foundation--$25,700 - For volleyball instructional program for 200 youngsters in the Carson area.

· Helpline Youth Counseling, Inc.--$25,205 - For basketball sports program serving youngsters in the Long Beach/Hawaiian Gardens area.

· Salvation Army - Red Shield Youth and Community Center--$20,126 - To support the youth soccer program serving 390 boys and girls.

· Southern California Youth Soccer Organization--$21,000 - For development and distribution of a soccer training manual to serve over 300 coaches.

· Lancaster Youth Football--$15,450 - For football program serving 200 boys and girls.

The following organizations received grants of up to $10,000 for use in the purchase of sports equipment, uniforms and/or scholarships:

· Athletes in Motion Foundation (Los Angeles)--$5,000

· City Help, Inc. (Los Angeles)--$10,000

· Communities in Schools of San Fernando Valley, Inc.--$10,000

· Community Partners - The Cultural Center & Plaza of the Americas--$10,000

· Community Partners - Underwings--$10,000

· Covina Vikings Youth Football Organization--$5,000

· Crenshaw Cougars Youth Football Organization, Inc.--$10,000

· Gardena/Los Angeles Lady Rebels--$10,000

· Girl Scouts - Joshua Tree Council--$4,000

· Junior All American Football - Azusa--$5,000

· Junior Blind of America--$7,500

· MTM International Sports Organization--$10,000

· Palmdale Youth Football League--$10,000

· Pick N Roll Basketball Academy--$10,000

· St. Francis Center--$5,000

· Westsiders Basketball Academy--$5,000

· YMCA - Metropolitan Los Angeles (North Valley)--$10,000

· Taking the Reins--$10,000