Catawba Valley Community Foundation Awards More Than 52000 In Grants

The Catawba Valley Community Foundation has awarded $52,702 in grants to organizations supporting the local community.

The board of advisors granted:

$5,000 to 957 Mobile Café for general operating support
$2,000 to Adult Life Programs, Inc. for adult day services operating support
$2,500 to AIDS Leadership Foothills-area Alliance for preventing overdose deaths and HIV/Hep C prevention, detection and care in injection drug users
$2,500 to Caldwell Senior Center for general operating support
$2,500 Catawba County Council on Aging for West Hickory Senior Center Food Pantry
$2,500 Catawba County Partnership for Children for Parents as Teachers playgroups
$1,222 to Catawba Science Center for Portal to Science – STEM for All
$2,500 to Greater Hickory Cooperative Christian Ministry for support for neighbors in need
$5,000 to Helping Hands Clinic of Caldwell County, Inc. for medical interpreter program
$5,000 to Patrick Beaver Learning Resource Center, Inc. for supporting striving readers through teacher training and tutoring
$3,000 to Pregnancy Care Center for maternal health and wellness
$1,500 to Shining Hope Farms for equitable access to equine assisted psychotherapy
$2,500 to South Caldwell Christian Ministries for keeping our families housed
$2,500 to STEM West, Inc. for GEMS: Girls Excelling in Math and Science
$4,980 to Strong Life Ministries for transportation assistance program
$2,500 to The Corner Table for community kitchen general operating support
$2,500 to The Salvation Army of Hickory for transitional housing kitchen improvement
$2,500 to TROSA (Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers, Inc.) for residential substance abuse recovery services for individuals from the Catawba Valley

Funds for the grants came from CVCF’s community grantmaking fund and the Brian Long Youth Fund.

“We’re fortunate to have so many organizations that aid residents in our community,” said Jamie Treadaway, advisory board president of the Catawba Valley Community Foundation. “We’re privileged to show our support.”

CVCF is an affiliate of the North Carolina Community Foundation and is led by a local volunteer advisory board. Each year, CVCF uses dollars from its endowment funds to make grants to nonprofits that help the local community.

Learn more about CVCF and its work in the community or make a tax-deductible donation at nccommunityfoundation.org/catawba-valley. For further information about CVCF, contact the Western Community Leadership Officer.

Catawba Valley Community Foundation Advisory Board Members

Advisory board members live and work in Alexander, Caldwell and Catawba counties, positioning them to strategically leverage resources, meet local needs and access opportunities. In addition to Treadaway, board members include Gary Herman (vice president), Mandy Pitts-Hildebrand (secretary), Suzan Anderson, Linda Chambers, Tamara Coley, Amanda Freeland, Kim Holden, Karen Howell, Michelle Kirby, Dr. Dianne Little, Seth Stillwell and John Teeter.

About the North Carolina Community Foundation

The North Carolina Community Foundation brings together generous people and connects them to causes and organizations they care about, with a focus on inspiring lasting and meaningful philanthropy in the state’s rural communities.

With $400 million in assets, NCCF sustains over 1,200 endowments and partners with donors and a network of affiliates in 60 counties to strengthen our state. By stewarding and growing donors’ gifts, NCCF makes a powerful impact through a robust grants and scholarships program, awarding over $270 million since 1988.

For more information, visit nccommunityfoundation.org.

Media contact

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hhogewood@nccommunityfoundation.org, 919-256-6901

Catawba Valley Community Foundation awards more than $52,000 in grants