The New Hanover County Community Foundation honored its 2012 grant recipients with a reception on August 16 in Wilmington. In celebration of the Foundation's 25th anniversary, the board distributed $25,000 in grant funds to 16 local nonprofits.
The 2012 grant recipients and programs are:
"Bread for Life..." A Gleaning Ministry - Workshops in Chronic Disease Self-Management for Low-Income Seniors
African American Heritage Foundation of Wilmington - 2013 Martin Luther King Celebration
American Red Cross - Cape Fear Chapter - Disaster Relief for New Hanover County Residents
Bellamy Mansion and City of Wilmington - African-American Heritage Booklet
Cape Fear Literacy Council - Building Capacity: Outreach and Volunteer Management
Cape Fear Regional Community Development Corporation - Housing Counseling Services Outreach Program
Carousel Center Inc. - Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
Community Boys & Girls Club - Volunteers Making a Difference
Cucalorus Film Foundation - Staff Technical Training
DREAMS of Wilmington, Inc. - Youth Development through Community Arts Education Toolkit
Friends of the Battleship North Carolina Inc. - Board Education and Development
Friends of the NHC Arboretum Ability Garden - Ability Garden Marketing Development
National Society to Prevent Blindness - New Hanover County Star Pupils Initiative
North Carolina Pediatric Society Foundation - Community Partnership for Children & Youth in Foster Care
The Salvation Army, Wilmington, NC - A Day of Staff Enrichment
Wilmington Area Rebuilding Ministry Inc. - Rebuilding Homes, Building Community Initiative