Granville County Community Foundation awards more than $24,000 in local grants

The board of advisors of the Granville County Community Foundation announces $24,250 in local awards from the community grantmaking fund. 

This year the board will grant:

• $2,000 to the Autism Society of North Carolina for the 2018 Camp Royall scholarship program
• $2,500 to Families Living Violence Free for FLVF domestic violence and sexual assault prevention, education and outreach programs
• $3,000 to Granville County 4-H for the Summer Fun 2018 program
• $3,000 to the Granville County Extension Volunteer Association for the Backpack Buddies program
• $3,000 to the Granville County Local Organizing Committee for SWAG tutorial services
• $2,500 to Green Rural Redevelopment Inc. for the Prescription Produce and Mobile Refrigerated Farmers Market programs
• $1,500 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina for the Star Pupils Granville County program
• $2,250 to the Refuge Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ for the Refuge Temple Christian Academy
• $3,000 to St. Crypian’s Episcopal Church for the Literacy Partnership program with the Boys & Girls Club
• $1,500 to TROSA (Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers Inc.) for residential substance abuse recovery services for individuals from Granville County

Stovall thanked the community for its support of the Granville County Community Foundation. “We are proud to support these nonprofit programs that are so important to our community,” she said. “We are grateful to the many generous individuals and organizations that have supported the Granville County Community Foundation and our work to inspire philanthropy across our community.”