The Clive Community Foundation is awarding grants to 12 local organizations with the purpose of improving the lives of children and families living in Clive. Approximately $40,000 in grants is being issued this year. The largest grant will go to Clive Community Services to support the organization’s work to provide essential services to families including food, clothing and health screenings. Other grantees include the Des Moines Performing Arts Applause Series, Can Play, Children & Families of Iowa, Friends of the Clive Lions, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Central Iowa, Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa, Clive Learning Academy PTO, Crestview School of Inquiry, Clive Historical Society, Junior Achievement of Central Iowa, and YMCA Girls on the Run. Grants from the CCF focus on what will be accomplished with the money invested in each of the programs. “We want to create opportunities and experiences which might not be available to everyone,” said Jane Fogg, CCF president.