{"title":"Grants awarded","content":"<h2>2022 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<p>The ACCF board advises both the Ashe Community Advancement Fund, the Daniel Lee \"Dan\" Eldreth Memorial Endowment and the Melinda Hamrick Children's Fund Endowment to support local needs, including:&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>$750 to the Ashe County Arts Council for the Literary Festival with Charlotte Blake Alston<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,180 to the Ashe County Habitat for Humanity for Doors of Opportunity<\/li>\r\n<li>$500 to Ashe Food Pantry Inc. for Fuel to Feed Our Community<\/li>\r\n<li>$500 to Carolina Cross Connection for a home repair program<\/li>\r\n<li>$810 to Children's Cancer Partners of the Carolinas for the Ashe County Childhood Cancer Safety Net<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,270 to the Florence Thomas Art School for Art for Community Seniors<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,000 to the High Country Caregiver Foundation for the Kinship Navigation Program<\/li>\r\n<li>$500 to Imagination Ashe for Caboose Kid<\/li>\r\n<li>$750 to Museum of Ashe County History, Inc. for an exhibit revitalization project<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,000 to Wilkes Community College for the Ashe Family Literacy Childcare<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","excerpt":"","url":"\/communities\/northwestern\/ashe-county\/grants-awarded","enableComments":false,"media":0,"inMenu":false,"publishedAt":1536780916,"meta":{"title":"","description":"","excludeFromSitemap":"No"},"ordinal":0,"orderChildrenBy":"ordinal","permission":"read","tinyMCE_dummy":"","custom":{"affiliates":{"hide_affiliates_button":"No"},"blocks":{"blocks":[{"fieldset":"9a2c8836701c4608b7a82a5f971b54ea","fieldset_slug":"_accordion","title":"Grants awarded","description":"","item_title_1":"Past years","item_content_1":"<h2>2021 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<p>Through its community grants program and the Daniel Lee \"Dan\" Eldreth Memorial Endowment, the Ashe County Community Foundation awarded nearly $6,000 in grants to local nonprofit organizations, including:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>$1,140 to Ashe County Public Library for Fresh Reads<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,000 to Ashe Services for Aging for addition for outdoor play<\/li>\r\n<li>$840 to Blue Ridge Resource Conservation &amp; Development Council for Todd Community Pollinator Garden<\/li>\r\n<li>$500 to Hospital Hospitality House of Winston Salem (SECU Family House) for Family House Family Financial Assistance Fund<\/li>\r\n<li>$500 to Lost Province Center for the Cultural Arts for general operating support<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,000 to North Carolina Symphony for Adopt-a-School for Ashe County Students program<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,000 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina for Star Pupils Ashe County<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2020 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<p>Through its community grants program, the Ashe County Community Foundation awarded more than $5,000 in grants to local nonprofit organizations:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>$1,000 to Appalachian State University for the Appalachian Senior Programs<\/li>\r\n<li>$871 to the Ashe County Public Library for the STEAM Dreams Come True at Your Library program<\/li>\r\n<li>$779 to Ashe Services for Aging for the Wellness in the Workplace program<\/li>\r\n<li>$500 to Carolina Cross Connection for the home repair program<\/li>\r\n<li>$500 to the Hospital Hospitality House of Winston Salem (SECU Family House) for the Family House Family Financial Assistance Fund (FAF)<\/li>\r\n<li>$500 to the North Carolina Symphony for the virtual interactive stage program for Ashe County students<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,000 to Wilkes Community College for Ashe family literacy childcare<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2019 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<p>Through its community grants program, the Ashe County Community Foundation awarded more than $5,000 in grants to local nonprofit organizations:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>$500 to Ashe Assisted Living &amp; Memory Care for Rest &amp; Renewal Retreats<\/li>\r\n<li>$500 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina for Star Pupils Ashe County<\/li>\r\n<li>$500 to Wilkes Community College- Ashe Family Literacy for Ashe Family Literacy Childcare<\/li>\r\n<li>$500 to Ashe County Partnership for Children for Planting the Seeds to Read<\/li>\r\n<li>$500 to Ashe County Arts Council for African-American Heroes<\/li>\r\n<li>$500 Communities in Schools of Northwest North Carolina for books for teachers at ACMS<\/li>\r\n<li>$500 to Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC for weekend backpacks for seniors<\/li>\r\n<li>$890 to Appalachian State University for Appalachian Senior Programs<\/li>\r\n<li>$500 to Appalachian State University for support for Ashe County families<\/li>\r\n<li>$500 to Ashe County Public Library for Ashe County Veteran History Project<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2018 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<p>The Ashe County Community Foundation awarded more than $4,900&nbsp;through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations, including:<br \/>$1,000 to Appalachian State University<br \/>$750 to the Ashe County Arts Council<br \/>$1,000 to the Ashe County Partnership<br \/>$500 to Communities In Schools of Northwest North Carolina<br \/>$500 to the Hospital Hospitality House of Winston Salem (SECU Family House)<br \/>$620 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina<br \/>$540 to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC<\/p>\r\n<h2>2017 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<p>The Ashe County Community Foundation awarded more than $4,400&nbsp;through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations. Recipients were:<br \/>$830 to Appalachian State University<br \/>$500 to the Ashe County Arts Council<br \/>$1,000 to the Ashe County Public Library<br \/>$750 to New River Conservancy, formerly National Committee<br \/>$500 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina<br \/>$830 to Wilkes Community College - Ashe Family Literacy<\/p>\r\n<h2>2016 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<p>The Ashe County Community Foundation awarded more than $3,800&nbsp;through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations. Recipients were:<br \/>Appalachian State University - Sponsored Programs<br \/>Ashe County Arts Council<br \/>Ashe Services for Aging - Generations<br \/>Hospitality House<br \/>Riverview Community Center<br \/>Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<h2>2015 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Appalachian State University - Sponsored Programs<\/li>\r\n<li>Imagination Ashe<\/li>\r\n<li>New River Conservancy, formerly National Committee<\/li>\r\n<li>Prevent Blindness North Carolina<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2014 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Ashe County Arts Council<\/li>\r\n<li>Ashe County Public Library<\/li>\r\n<li>Imagination Ashe<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2013 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Ashe County Arts Council<\/li>\r\n<li>National Committee for the New River<\/li>\r\n<li>Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","item_title_2":"","item_content_2":"","item_title_3":"","item_content_3":"","item_title_4":"","item_content_4":"","item_title_5":"","item_content_5":"","item_title_6":"","item_content_6":"","item_title_7":"","item_content_7":""}]},"foundant":{"foundant_url":""},"masthead":{"title":"","counties":"","affiliate_logo":"","sub_text":"","background_image":"","caption":""},"latest_blog":{"post":""},"social_sharing":{"share_image":"https:\/\/nmcdn.io\/e186d21f8c7946a19faed23c3da2f0da\/7868d48393ef4e3bb7bca8cdf7bc2f20\/files\/Ashe-social-share.jpg"},"the_latest":{"show_latest_posts_by":""}},"visibleTo":"Everyone","id":"2cf9f2328ce54d3594da733820bdf814","parent":"ece8c41defe04fd981577b4af1ac04d5","node":93727,"created":1533132956,"modified":1669049009,"fresh":1,"type":"page","children":{},"relations":{}}