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Community Foundation of West Georgia Issues $358,600 to 34 Local Nonprofit Organizations
A total of 34 nonprofit organizations in Carroll, Haralson and Heard counties received $358,600 today from the Community Foundation of West Georgia’s Community Impact Fund. “The Community Foundation of West Georgia takes pride in helping make good things happen, but completing our story takes all of us—generous donors, caring communities and hard-working nonprofits. Congratulations to our 2015 Community Impact Grant recipients. We appreciate their innovation, determination, and dedication in everything they do!” said Kim Jones, president of the Foundation.
“This year’s grants mean students will be encouraged to stay in school, families in need will find financial help and guidance, children with speech and hearing issues will receive help, teens will learn how to apply for college, scholarships and jobs, the hungry will be fed, the homeless will have housing, Alzheimer’s families will have respite care support, people who need health care will have access to it, Ferst will provide books to children, the Carrollton Cultural Arts Center will have new theater lighting and sound systems, the new Temple library will have more books, litter and waste will be reduced,” she said. Since the first grants were issued from the Community Impact Fund in 2004, a total of $3,380,656 has been distributed to local organizations, supporting human services, arts and culture, environmental, economic development, education, medical and hospice programs. Funds were distributed through a competitive grant process as six panels of 45 local citizens considered requests, assisted the Foundation in the review and analysis of the applications and made recommendations to the Foundation Board of Directors. Local nonprofit organizations, faith-based and government agencies are eligible to apply for grants. This year requests for a total of $611,000 were received from 63 organizations. The Community Impact Fund offers donors a unique opportunity to make a difference in their community no matter how much they can give.“By making any size donation to the Community Impact Fund you can benefit our community for good, forever because every cent is invested so that it can multiply and impact our community for years to come,” said Jones. “When people give they can be confident that the Foundation is a good steward of their donations, and they can see the difference their donations are making.”
For more information about making donations to the Community Impact Fund or to apply for a grant, contact Kim Jones at 770-832-1462 or kim@cfwg.net
2015 Grant Recipients
Arts & Culture
Carrollton Artist Guild: Meccafest Fine Arts Festival
Carroll County Boys and Girls Club: Teen Poetry Slam program
Carroll County Genealogical Society: obituary indexing project
Carrollton City Schools: Good Game, Y’all (books)
Economic Development
Bowdon Area United Christian Ministries : community sustenance
Carrollton Cultural Arts Center: new theatre lighting and sound upgrade
Recovery and Restoration Ministries: transitional living home furnishings
Southeastern Quilt and Textile Museum: graduate intern
Education
Bay Springs Middle School Band: opportunities for students in music education
Carroll County Community Action Team: Ferst Foundation for Childhood Literacy
Communities in Schools of Carrollton and Carroll County: services for at-risk students
Ferst Foundation for Childhood Literacy for Haralson County: books
Heard County Community Partnership, Inc.: Heard Education Rewards of Excellence
Carroll County Child Advocacy Center, Inc.: Darkness to Light Stewards of Children training
Zion High School: Eagle Block educating students on how to apply for college, scholarships and jobs
West Georgia Regional Library: children’s books for Temple’s new Ruth Holder Public Library
Chattahoochee Riverkeeper: West Point Lake floating classroom
Environmental Improvement
Bowdon Main Street: Heritage Park project
Keep Carroll Beautiful, Inc.: litter education and prevention program
Scrap Bin: operating expenses
West Georgia Chapter of Georgia Native Plant Society: Enhancing Buffalo Creek Trail and community environmental education
Human Services
Alzheimer’s Group of Carroll County: respite care support
Carroll County Juvenile Court: Teen Empowerment program
Carroll County Sav-A-Life Center, Inc.: technology upgrade
Impact International, Inc.: 415 HOPE Center
Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church: Manna House food pantry
St. Margaret Community Outreach: general assistance
St. Vincent de Paul Society: emergency aid
University of West Georgia: Community Clinic, Haralson County
Win Win Equine Services and Therapy, Inc.: saddles and equipment
Medical & Hospice
Hope for the Journey, Inc.: breast cancer patient and survivor support
Positive Response, Inc.: HIV and hepatitis C awareness and testing program
Rapha Clinic of West Georgia, Inc.: patient healthcare services
Proactive
Carroll County Educational Collaborative: a program to provide access to higher education for area high school students
Circles of West Georgia: an innovative, community-driven wat to effect poverty.
2015 Community Impact Grants
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Community Foundation of West Georgia Issues
$358,600 to 34 Local Nonprofit Organizations
A total of 34 nonprofit organizations in Carroll, Haralson and Heard counties received $358,600 today from the Community Foundation of West Georgia’s Community Impact Fund.
“The Community Foundation of West Georgia takes pride in helping make good things happen, but completing our story takes all of us—generous donors, caring communities and hard-working nonprofits. Congratulations to our 2015 Community Impact Grant recipients. We appreciate their innovation, determination, and dedication in everything they do!” said Kim Jones, president of the Foundation.
“This year’s grants mean students will be encouraged to stay in school, families in need will find financial help and guidance, children with speech and hearing issues will receive help, teens will learn how to apply for college, scholarships and jobs, the hungry will be fed, the homeless will have housing, Alzheimer’s families will have respite care support, people who need health care will have access to it, Ferst will provide books to children, the Carrollton Cultural Arts Center will have new theater lighting and sound systems, the new Temple library will have more books, litter and waste will be reduced,” she said.
Since the first grants were issued from the Community Impact Fund in 2004, a total of $3,380,656 has been distributed to local organizations, supporting human services, arts and culture, environmental, economic development, education, medical and hospice programs. Funds were distributed through a competitive grant process as six panels of 45 local citizens considered requests, assisted the Foundation in the review and analysis of the applications and made recommendations to the Foundation Board of Directors. Local nonprofit organizations, faith-based and government agencies are eligible to apply for grants. This year requests for a total of $611,000 were received from 63 organizations.
The Community Impact Fund offers donors a unique opportunity to make a difference in their community no matter how much they can give.“By making any size donation to the Community Impact Fund you can benefit our community for good, forever because every cent is invested so that it can multiply and impact our community for years to come,” said Jones. “When people give they can be confident that the Foundation is a good steward of their donations, and they can see the difference their donations are making.”
For more information about making donations to the Community Impact Fund or to apply for a grant, contact Kim Jones at 770-832-1462 or kim@cfwg.net
2015 Grant Recipients
Arts & Culture
Economic Development
Education
Environmental Improvement
Human Services
Medical & Hospice
Proactive
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