Publications
2011-2013 Directory of Community Organizations - For the purposes of this directory, a community organization is defined as one that works for public service and not for financial gain. We invite all community organizations to send us your information for inclusion in our directory. Please fill out the form on page 5 of the directory and fax it to 340-774-3852.
CFVI Newsletters - The Community News is published several times a year by the Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands (CFVI) to keep you updated on our grant-making and to promote funding opportunities to our donor-advisors and supporters.
Publications
- EARLY CHILDHOOD ADVISORY COMMITTEE (ECAC) STRATEGIC REPORT to view this report please click HERE and to send us your comments click HERE
- Taking Stock: A Preliminary Examination of Early Care and Education in the USVI, December 2009 by Elizabeth Jaeger, Ph.D., Consultant & Associate Professor, Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA and Eleanor Hirsh, M.A., Director, The Family Connection, Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands
Website
Special thanks to Fintrac, Tim Mc Kague, Kelly O' Brien Uszenski and Don Hebert for their contribution and continuing support of our website.
Press Release
- CFVI announces the availability of 2011 Interlochen Center for the Arts Summer Camp Scholarships - see Press Release and Application
- CFVI announces the 2011 Mini Grants Recipients- see Press Release and Summary
- Judith A. Towle Environmental Studies Fund - "Established at the Community Foundation of the VI" is accepting Applications for 2011 Funding - see Press Release
- CFVI announces the availability of 2011 Windward Capital Summer Enrichment Scholarship- see Press Release
- CFVI announces the availability of 2011 Academic Scholarships- see Press Release
- CFVI announces 2010 Anderson Teacher Grant Recipients - see Press Release and Summary
- CFVI announces The Eighth Annual Dictionary Distribution to Third Graders throughout the Territory- see Press Release
- CFVI announces Anderson Teacher Grants for 2010/2011 school year - see Press Release and application
- CFVI holds 2010 Annual Meeting and announces scholarships recipients - see Press Release, list of recipients and scholarship recipient information.
- CFVI is sponsoring the 2010 VI Business Leaders Summit on Early Childhood Investment; St. Croix: Monday, June 14; St. Thomas: Tuesday, June 15
- See invitation and agenda for more info - RSVP to 774-6031.
Voices for Children
Voices for Virgin Islands Children mission is to promote the well-being of and empower children, youth and families in the US Virgin Islands through research, media outreach, public education and legislative advocacy. In addition, it seeks to involve the community as non-partisan, nonprofit advocates for children's needs and rights.
"Voices for VI Children" - Articles by Judith Richardson
- "National Report on Child Well-being Includes Online Data for Children in the U.S.V.I." By Judith Richardson, August 2011
- "Make children and families top priorities" By Judith Richardson, October 2010
- "Juvenile crime weakens community stability; youth success provides progress and prosperity" by Judith Richardson, August 2010
- "Success Starts with Reading" by Judith Richardson, May 2010
- "Take Steps to ensure our Youngest Kids are Counted in the Census" by Judith Richardson, April 2010
- "Let's make sure that kids count in the USVI - by counting children in the Census" by Judith Richardson, March 2010
- "What can we give our children for Christmas that can also last for a lifetime?" by Judith Richardson, December 2009
- "Let's make sure our kindergarteners are succeeding for their future and ours." by Judith Richardson, March 2009
- "Infant survival rates are a sensitive indicator of a community's quality of life" by Judith Richardson, February 2009
- "Birthweight is a vital indicator of infant survival and subsequent development" by Judith Richardson, January 2009
- "Why Does It Matter Who's Raising Our Children" by Judith Richardson, December 2008
- "Economic Security of V.I. Families" by Judith Richardson, November 2008
- "The Extent and Impacts of Health Insurance Coverage for VI Children" by Judith Richardson, June 2007
- "A Look at the Economic Well-Being of Families in the USVI" by Judith Richardson, May 2007
- "High-Quality Early Child Care Education Can Help Reduce Child Abuse and Neglect" by Judith Richardson, April 2007
- "Let's Keep Eyes Open on VI Teenage Birthrate and its Impact" by Judith Richardson, February 2007