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Posted October 6, 2005


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Joshua Heim, Center Coordinator

MAVIN FOUNDATION AND AMEA'S MIXED HERITAGE CENTER RECEIVES $98,000 PLEDGE FROM K&F BAXTER FAMILY FOUNDATION


(Seattle) The Mixed Heritage Center (MHC), a joint project between MAVIN Foundation and the Los Angeles-based Association for MultiEthnic Americans (AMEA), has received an initial award of $44,000 from the K&F Baxter Family Foundation to operate and launch a series of exciting initiatives scheduled between October 2005 and June 2006. Pending sufficient progress, Baxter has pledged an additional $44,000 to be granted in April 2006, as well as a $10,000 matching challenge grant to encourage support from other funders.

"The K&F Baxter Family Foundation provided the original seed money to launch this historic project. Their recent gift will allow the Center to leap onto our feet just when we are ready to take the center to the next level," says Joshua Heim, Center Coordinator.

Envisioned to be the central clearinghouse of information on mixed heritage and transracial adoptee issues, the Mixed Heritage Center first opened its virtual doors this past summer via a beta website (www.mixedheritagecenter.org), and has already researched a first-ever "Best Cities for Multiracial Families" report and established a 20-member Community Advisory Committee. MHC also plans to support existing professionals and organizations through training and coordinated research projects, like the Mixed Heritage Community Survey, an online survey currently being administered by MHC. The K&F Baxter Family Foundation grant will be used to fund several programs such as a Mixed Heritage Community Summit, tentatively scheduled for Summer 2006.
 
For more information, contact Joshua or call 206 622 7101.

 





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