OCTOBER 29, 2003

KERRVILLE—The Cailloux Foundation announced that $238,000 in grants have been awarded during the third quarter of 2003. The awards range in size from $1,000 to $100,000.  

Star Programs of Ingram, Texas was awarded a $100,000 grant to complete 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 houses an on-site charter school in cooperation with the University of Texas at Austin.

 The Foundation provided $50,000 to the Hill Country Mission for Health (HCMH) in Bandera, Texas for equipment and medical supplies needed to complete the start up of a mobile health clinic. A group of medical professionals from Boerne and Bandera created HCMH in 2002 to provide primary and preventative health care for uninsured, low-income adults ages 18 – 64 in Bandera and Kendall Counties. The volunteer medical ministry is presently operating with approximately 60 volunteers. A 1997 34-foot recreational vehicle customized  as a mobile medical clinic was recently purchased. The first clinic was April 16, 2003 in Boerne and continues on a weekly basis with 30 to 40 people per week currently receiving medical exams, health education, and medications. Patients are seen on an appointment basis after referrals from community social agencies, health departments, or churches. The mobile clinic is driven to Boerne and Bandera to provide services. Future expansion of the program into Comfort and Lakehills is planned.  

A grant of $20,000 was awarded to the Hill Country Council on Alcohol & Drug Abuse in Kerrville, Texas to provide operating support. Individuals involved in a community substance abuse coalition organized the Hill Country Council on Alcohol & Drug Abuse (HCCADA) in 1991 with funds from the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse (TCADA). The purpose of HCCADA is to provide intervention, prevention and education with regard to substance abuse for adults and children in a five-county area including Bandera, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr and Medina Counties.

 The Foundation provided Camp Eagle of Rocksprings, Texas a $19,000 grant to provide disadvantaged children from the Hill Country a week-long camping experience. The Camp was established in 1999 on a 1,384-acre site along the Nueces River. They served 3,600 people from church groups around the state in 2002.

 Any Baby Can (ABC) received an $18,000 grant to fund operating expenses for their core program staff in the Kerrville office. ABC has provided services to the families of disadvantaged children with health related problems in Kerrville since 1993. The organization helps families manage health issues. Services include providing financial assistance, community resource referrals, advocacy in medical care, immunizations, medical equipment, and access to counseling.

 A $17,000 grant for operating support was provided to Young Life of Kerrville and Ingram. Young Life is a national outreach program for adolescents. The local chapter was first organized in Kerr County in 1995. The mostly volunteer organization provides positive influences and activities for youth through weekly meetings, Bible study, and summer camping opportunities.

 Family Services of the Hill Country of Kerrville formerly know as Hill Country Family Outreach was granted $13,000 for operating support. This organization, established in 1988, is dedicated to the prevention of child abuse and neglect through educational programs and services. They sponsor several prevention and service programs including the “Baby Love” program and an annual coat and blanket drive.

 The Foundation made a $1,000 award to Kerrville Elderly Residents Enhanced of Kerrville to provide support for the personal needs of disadvantaged elderly citizens in Kerr County nursing homes. The all-volunteer organization was formed by family members of nursing home residents. They provide items such as eyeglasses, clothing, sundries, and enrichment activities that an indigent nursing home resident could not otherwise afford.

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