JUNE 27, 2002

KERRVILLE—The Cailloux Foundation announced that $1,011,000 in grants have been awarded during the second quarter of 2002. The awards range in size from $4,000 to $600,000.  

Star Programs of Ingram, TX was awarded a $600,000 grant to construct and maintain a new educational facility to serve boys with multiple disabilities. Star Programs has been in operation since 1990 offering a summer camping program for boys and girls with emotional and physical disorders and long-term residential care for more than 30 disadvantaged boys from seven to 17 years of age. The new building will house a charter school recently created in cooperation with the University of Texas at Austin.

 The Foundation provided a $300,000 grant to Habitat for Humanity- Kerr County to purchase and develop land on the east side of Kerrville. Habitat for Humanity  was incorporated in Kerr County in 1989 to build affordable housing for qualified low-income individuals and families. The organization has completed 41 houses and ranks second per capita in building affordable homes in the United States. The grant will provide an additional 18 – 22 lots for new homes in the future.  

Partners in Ministry of Kerrville will receive $90,000 over a three year period to fund the Children’s Initiative. The Initiative is a project developed to increase public awareness about the needs of young children in Kerr County. It will seek to encourage volunteerism and donations to nonprofit organizations serving young children, to coordinate better local training for childcare workers, to help improve existing parenting education services, and to provide recognition for those  working in childcare positions. Partners in Ministry was launched in 1995 to help solve problems in Kerr County by increasing capacity in area nonprofit organizations.

 A $17,000 grant was awarded to Young Life Kerr County to help meet the costs of program growth in Kerr County. Young Life is an ecumenical Christian outreach program for adolescents. The program started in Kerrville in 1994 and was extended to West Kerr County in 2001. Young Life leaders provide positive influences at weekly club meetings and on camping trips.

The Foundation provided a $4,000 grant to Hill Country Special Olympics to help provide funding for the Annual Invitational Track and Field Meet held last April in Kerrville.  One hundred fifty-two individuals participated in the event. Children and adults with mental retardation participate in the Special Olympics to develop improved physical fitness and motor skills, greater self-confidence and a more positive self-image. They also have fun.

Floyd A. and Kathleen C. Cailloux created The Cailloux Foundation in 1994. The Foundation’s mission is to perpetuate their vision through the betterment of individual lives, with emphasis on the needs of disadvantaged children. Mr. Cailloux was co-founder of Keystone International and was instrumental in the company becoming a leader in the manufacturing and marketing of industrial valves for general industry. In 1981, Mr. and Mrs. Cailloux moved from Houston to Kerrville, Texas where they became very involved in charitable endeavors in the Texas Hill Country and around the state. The Foundation continues these endeavors by quietly awarding grants to eligible nonprofit organizations mainly in the Hill Country.

 The application process for the Foundation consists of an initial letter of inquiry from a nonprofit organization to help Foundation staff determine if a project fits within its guidelines. If a project does fit the guidelines, a full grant application is provided for the agency to complete. Please read the application process section on this site for more information regarding inquiries to the Foundation. n