Sheng-Yen Lu Foundation

Programs: Sheng-yen lu foundation made seven healthcare grants in 2014. All seven grantees reach out to underserved populations and offer medical, mental health and dental care to many who would otherwise be without. They never turn away patients who are unable to pay for care. The first grantee was international community health services (ichs), a community health center that provides culturally appropriate health services. The second grantee was crisis clinic whose 2-1-1 program connects people to critical health services. The third grantee was kin on health care center, offering culturally appropriate rehabilitative nursing care. The fourth grantee was medical teams international (mti), serving the region with a mobile dental program. The fifth grantee was neighborcare health, a federally qualified health center that operates 16 medical, dental, and school-based clinics. The sixth grantee was wa state smile partners, offering oral health services to children from low income households in south king and kitsap counties. The seventh grantee was youth eastside services (yes), helping with critical youth education and prevention programs.

sheng-yen lu foundation made ten education grants in 2014. The first grantee was 826 seattle (now bureau of fearless ideas), a nonprofit writing center that helps students from ages 6-18 with writing skills, after school homework, and english language learning-all free of charge. The second grantee was arts corps, offering arts learning opportunities that develop leadership and 21st century skills. The third grantee was college access now (can) whose college persistence program ensures high school graduation and college success. The fourth grant was awarded to community day school association, which operates enrichment learning programs for pre-schoolers. The fifth grant was for renton area youth and family services' program to increase high school graduation. The sixth grant went to seattle education access' (sea) college success program. The seventh grant was for treehouse's education engagement program. The eighth grant was for year up's program that trains and connects low income youth to livable wage jobs in the information technology sector. The ninth grant was awarded to vietnamese friendship association's (vfa) academic lifeline programs, which provide after school, saturday, and summer programs to over 200 low-income immigrant and refugee students. The tenth grant was awarded to bellevue schools foundation's sammamish leads program, an eight-day intensive summer program that engages students in problem-based learning alongside teachers and industry professionals.

sheng-yen lu foundation made a disaster relief grant to mercy corps to aid in the recovery of all those affected by typhoon haiyan/yolanda in the philippines.