{"tinyMCE_dummy":"","title":"Craven County Community Foundation awards more than $180,000 in local grants","url":"\/news\/craven-county-community-foundation-awards-more-than-180000-in-local-grants","meta":{"title":"","description":"","excludeFromSitemap":"No"},"ordinal":999,"content":"<p>The board of advisors of the Craven County Community Foundation recently announced $180,960 in local grant awards from its community grantmaking fund, Richard Chapman Cleve Fund, Brian Fisher Endowment, Harry and Virginia Killian Charitable Endowment and Nelson Family Memorial Endowment Fund.<\/p>\r\n<p>This year the board granted:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>$1,000 to the Autism Society of North Carolina for Autism Resource Specialists in Craven County<\/li>\r\n<li>$7,901 to Backpack Blessings, Inc. for Holiday Blessings 2020<\/li>\r\n<li>$15,000 to the Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of the Coastal Plain for the Formula for Impact program for Craven County citizens<\/li>\r\n<li>$10,000 to the Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Raleigh for the Senior Pharmacy Program<\/li>\r\n<li>$15,000 to the Coastal Women's Shelter, Inc. for operational support and trauma-informed therapy services for victims of violence<\/li>\r\n<li>$10,000 to the Community Coalition Against Family Violence\/Promise Place for the trauma-focused therapy mental health program<\/li>\r\n<li>$7,350 to Craven County Partners in Education for Quaver&rsquo;s Marvelous World of Music!<\/li>\r\n<li>$9,990 to Craven County Partners in Education for graphing calculators for New Bern High School<\/li>\r\n<li>$3,719 to the Craven County Recreation &amp; Parks Department for the West Craven Park walking trail\/outdoor fitness equipment<\/li>\r\n<li>$7,500 to the Craven Literacy Council for the Lift Up Through Literacy program<\/li>\r\n<li>$7,500 to the Eastern Carolina Young Men's Christian Association for the 2020 Twin Rivers YMCA Financial Assistance Program Support &ndash; providing economic relief for our community amid COVID-19<\/li>\r\n<li>$15,000 to the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina, Inc. for nourishing families in Craven County amidst COVID-19<\/li>\r\n<li>$15,000 to the MERCI Clinic for general operating support<\/li>\r\n<li>$5,000 to the New Bern Police Department Citizen Volunteers, Inc. for youth outreach<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,500 to the New Bern Preservation Foundation, Inc. for King Solomon Lodge #1, the first African American Masonic Lodge in North Carolina<\/li>\r\n<li>$4,000 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina for the Star Pupils Craven County program<\/li>\r\n<li>$3,500 to Reach Out and Read for the Craven County program<\/li>\r\n<li>$10,000 to Religious Community Services for case management support for shelter clients<\/li>\r\n<li>$10,000 to Reviving Lives Ministries of New Bern, Inc. (RLM) for the 12 Step Addiction Recovery Program<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,500 to Special Olympics North Carolina for the Craven County program<\/li>\r\n<li>$5,000 to TRIED BY FIRE INC for My Sister's House: A Transitional Home for Post-Incarcerated Women<\/li>\r\n<li>$5,000 to TROSA (Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers, Inc.) for residential substance abuse recovery services for individuals from Craven County<\/li>\r\n<li>$4,500 to True Justice International for human trafficking resource assistance and education<\/li>\r\n<li>$5,000 to Wash Away Unemployment Inc. for reducing recidivism through housing and employment<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>Jonathan Segal, board president, thanked the community for its continued support of the Craven County Community Foundation. &ldquo;We are proud to support these nonprofit programs that are so vital to the community,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;We are grateful to the many generous individuals and organizations that have supported our work to inspire philanthropy across our community.&rdquo;<\/p>\r\n<p>For further information, contact NCCF Community Leadership Officer Natalie Jenkins Peel at (252) 562-9824 or <a href=\"mailto:npeel@nccommunityfoundation.org\">npeel@nccommunityfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>","excerpt":"<p>The board of advisors of the Craven County Community Foundation recently announced $180,960 in local grant awards from its community grantmaking fund, Richard Chapman Cleve Fund, Brian Fisher Endowment, Harry and Virginia Killian Charitable Endowment and Nelson Family Memorial Endowment Fund.<\/p>","media":0,"custom":{"social_sharing":{"share_image":""},"masthead":{"title":"","counties":"","affiliate_logo":"","sub_text":"","background_image":"","caption":""},"post_image":{"image":""},"latest_blog":{"post":""}},"inMenu":false,"visibleTo":"Everyone","publishedAt":1603659139,"orderChildrenBy":"ordinal","enableComments":false,"id":"e53d8abfd4ea4b8ba5999ff8fcae8612","parent":"31bc018cb0694068b20999237c54f462","node":71885,"created":1603659139,"modified":1603659139,"fresh":1,"type":"post","children":{},"relations":{"category":[{"title":"Craven County Community Foundation","source":null,"url":"\/categories\/communities\/coastal-plain-south\/craven-county-community-foundation","content":"","inMenu":false,"publishedAt":1536247586,"meta":{"title":"","description":"","excludeFromSitemap":"No"},"ordinal":0,"orderChildrenBy":"","permission":"write","tinyMCE_dummy":"","excerpt":"","media":"0","visibleTo":"Everyone","id":"1497dcd99a144d8886a89c5e52eae555","parent":"6d8da39b7f044616bf6c68e1dc59af1e","node":20847,"created":1533158470,"modified":1536247586,"fresh":1,"type":"f9a6b2b005cb46ed8778f11c37e4d3a5","children":{}}]},"permission":"read"}