{"title":"Grants awarded","content":"<h2>2021 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<p>The Avery Community Foundation has awarded more than $3,600 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations, including:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>$1,620 to First Things Foundation for Capacity Building: A New Opportunity to Create Momentum for Low-Income Women in Western North Carolina<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,000 to Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Western North Carolina for the Igniting Youth Potential, Avery County program<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,000 to Mountain Alliance for the Avery Teen Leadership Development and After-school Support program.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2020 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<p>The Avery Community Foundation has awarded more than $3,800 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations, including:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>$1,240 to the Blue Ridge Partnership for Children for the Play &amp; Learn program<\/li>\r\n<li>$840 to the North Carolina Symphony for digital music education programs for Avery County students<\/li>\r\n<li>$640 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina for the Star Pupils Avery County program<\/li>\r\n<li>$860 to WAMY Community Action, Inc. for the Avery County Community Garden<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2019 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<p><strong>&#65279;<\/strong>The Avery Community Foundation has awarded more than $3,400 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations, including:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Blue Ridge Partnership for Children<\/li>\r\n<li>Children's Hope Alliance<\/li>\r\n<li>Mountain Alliance<\/li>\r\n<li>Spirit Ride Inc.<\/li>\r\n<li>YMCA of Avery County&nbsp;<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2018 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<p><strong>&#65279;<\/strong>The Avery Community Foundation has awarded more than $3,200 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations, including:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>$500 to the Mountain Alliance<\/li>\r\n<li>$880 to Special Olympics Avery County<\/li>\r\n<li>$880 to Spirit Ride Inc.<\/li>\r\n<li>$500 to WAMY Community Action, Inc.<\/li>\r\n<li>$500 to the Western Youth Network<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2017 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<p>The Avery Community Foundation has awarded more than $3,000 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations. Recipients were:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Blue Ridge Partnership for Children<\/li>\r\n<li>Mediation &amp; Restorative Justice Center<\/li>\r\n<li>Spirit Ride Inc.<\/li>\r\n<li>Williams YMCA of Avery County<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2014 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Avery County Historical Museum<\/li>\r\n<li>Avery County Schools Education Foundation<\/li>\r\n<li>Avery County Smart Start\/Partnership for Children<\/li>\r\n<li>Mayland Community College<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2013 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Avery County Schools Education Foundation<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2012 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<p>For the calendar year 2012, more than $1,600 in grants and scholarships have been awarded to benefit people and nonprofit organizations in Avery County.<\/p>\r\n<h2>2011 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>A New Day (ACADA Home)<\/li>\r\n<li>Avery County High School<\/li>\r\n<li>YMCA of Avery County<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2010 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Avery Arts Council<\/li>\r\n<li>Avery County Schools Education Foundation<\/li>\r\n<li>Banner Elk Elementary School<\/li>\r\n<li>Yellow Mountain Enterprises (Avery Association for Exceptional Citizens)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2009 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Avery County Schools<\/li>\r\n<li>Avery County Smart Start\/Partnership for Children<\/li>\r\n<li>Parent To Parent FSN-HC<\/li>\r\n<li>Yellow Mountain Enterprises<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","excerpt":"","url":"\/communities\/northwestern\/avery-county\/grants-awarded","enableComments":false,"media":0,"inMenu":false,"publishedAt":1536784782,"meta":{"title":"","description":"","excludeFromSitemap":"No"},"ordinal":0,"orderChildrenBy":"ordinal","permission":"read","tinyMCE_dummy":"","custom":{"affiliates":{"hide_affiliates_button":"No"},"foundant":{"foundant_url":""},"masthead":{"title":"","counties":"","affiliate_logo":"","sub_text":"","background_image":"","caption":""},"latest_blog":{"post":""},"social_sharing":{"share_image":""}},"visibleTo":"Everyone","id":"b83b448551814b3b9d6440a3412b87d5","parent":"78fa1ba1a9da4e4289756c384585854f","node":80794,"created":1533132955,"modified":1634747859,"fresh":1,"type":"page","children":{},"relations":{}}