Important information regarding Cox Charities Community Grants
The 2009-10 application process for Cox Charities Community Grants has been modified. Any 501(c)(3) non-profit organization interested in applying for a Cox Charities Community Grant must submit a letter of intent that is postmarked or emailed by Friday, September 25, 2009. 

Cox Charities Community Grants support non-profit organizations that provide outcomes-based academic after-school programming. Preference is given to programs that collaborate with low performing middle schools.

Your letter of intent - no longer than one page - needs to:

• Describe the program.
• Include requested level of funding.
• Provide demographics about the audience being served.
• Explain program evaluation process, including outcomes measurement.
• Include schools where the program will be conducted or affiliated schools.

Please also attach your 501(c)(3) incorporation letter.

Send your one-page letter to:
Rosie Fernandez
Community Relations Specialist
Cox Communications
9 JP Murphy Hwy
West Warwick, RI 02893

Or via email: Rosie.Fernandez@cox.com; subject line: 2009 Cox Charities Community Grant "your organization's name - Letter of Intent."

About Cox Charities
Since Cox Charities' inception in 2001, Cox Communications has provided more than $2.5 million in Cox Charities grants and in-kind support to more than 130 non-profit organizations throughout Rhode Island and Connecticut.

"Through Cox Charities, Cox Communications is able to support non-profit organizations working to provide children the opportunities to grow and learn after-school, ultimately making a positive impact on our local communities," said Paul Cronin, Senior vice president and General Manager, Cox Communications New England.

Cox Charities Community Grants
Fueled by the critical need to engage children after school when they are most vulnerable to negative social pressure, Cox Charities New England provides Community Grants to non-profit organizations that support academic achievement during the out-of-school timeframe. 

Cox Charities Community Grants supports organizations that:

• Have current exemption under 501( c )(3) of the IRS code
• Serve areas within Cox's New England service areas: the State of Rhode Island; Meriden, Cheshire, Southington, East Granby, East Windsor, Enfield, Granby, Hartland, Somers, Stafford, Suffield, Union, Windsor Locks, Manchester, Glastonbury, Newington, Rocky Hill, South Windsor, and Wethersfield, Connecticut.
• Directly focus on after-school programming.
• Focus on increasing academic achievement and the positive development of youth.
• Preference is given to cost-effective programs that collaborate closely with low performing middle schools, as defined by education departments of each school.
• Follows the traditional school day during the school year.

Cox Charities New England Advisory Committee
Connecticut Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz                   
Ms. Sarah Cahill, Executive Director, Rhode Island After School Plus Alliance
Mr. Paul Cronin, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Cox Communications
Rhode Island State Senator Hanna Gallo
Mr. William Hall, Vice President for Administration & CFO, Salve Regina University
Mr. Adam Hamblett, Vice President, General Manager, Cox Media
Connecticut State Representative Karen Jarmoc
Rhode Island State Representative Brian Patrick Kennedy
Rhode Island State Representative Peter Kilmartin
Connecticut State Senator John A. Kissel
Mr. Dennis Langley, Executive Director, Urban League of RI
Ms. Patricia Martinez, Director, RI Department of Children, Youth & Families
Mr. William McGurk, President & CEO, Rockville Bank
Rhode Island State Representative Helio Melo
Mayor Michael S. Rohde, City of Meriden
Mr. Irving Schneider Ph.D., Providence Campus President, Johnson & Wales University
Mr. Mark Scott, Vice President, Cox Business
Rhode Island State Senator William Walaska
Mr. John Wolfe, Vice President Government & Public Affairs, Cox Communications