The Mount Airy/Surry County Community Foundation, a North Carolina Community Foundation affiliate, has awarded a grant of $1,730 to Surry/Stokes Friends of Youth (SFoY).  

The grant will support SFoY with funding for food and venues for youth classes, community events, mentee groups, and training sessions. The mission of SFoY, which has been serving the community since 1976, is to advocate for the needs of youth. They provide a variety of services, including skills-focused counseling, youth violence prevention classes, community service/restitution facilitation, mentoring, juvenile life skills classes, substance use prevention education, substance abuse disorder screening, and substance abuse treatment.   

“The Surry/Stokes Friends of Youth have a long history of serving our community’s young people and we’re pleased to support them with a grant this year.” said Sam Wagoner Jr., advisory board president of the Mount Airy/Surry County Community Foundation. 

Funds for 2025 grants came from the Mount Airy/Surry County Community Foundation’s community grantmaking fund. Each year, the community foundation’s advisory board uses dollars from its endowment fund to make grants to eligible local organizations, including nonprofits, local governments, schools and churches.  

The grants are a portion of community support provided by the Mount Airy/Surry County Community Foundation this year. Earlier this year, they granted $75,000 through the NCCF Disaster Relief Fund. The grants were awarded to local organizations to support long-term recovery, resiliency and unmet needs related to Hurricane Helene. Learn more about these grants.  

Visit nccommunityfoundation.org/mountairy-surry to learn more about the Mount Airy/Surry County Community Foundation and its work in the community or make a tax-deductible donation. 

Mount Airy/Surry County Community Foundation Advisory Board Members
Advisory board members are volunteers who live and work in Mount Airy and Surry County positioning them to strategically leverage resources, meet local needs and access opportunities. In addition to Wagoner, board members include Chris Duggins (Secretary), Carol Burke, Kody Easter, Melissa Hiatt, Darren Lewis, David Long, Morris Samet, Jackie Thornhill, and Jay Williams. 

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 $460 million in assets, NCCF sustains over 1,300 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 $300 million since 1988.  

For more information, visit nccommunityfoundation.org.