The Northern Albemarle Community Foundation announces over $70,000 in local grants from the HCWGMW Fund, according to Natalie Jenkins Peel, NCCF community leadership officer.

This year’s nonprofit recipients are:

• $11,500 to the Albemarle Family YMCA for its new Youth Leadership Swim program in collaboration with College of the Albemarle
• $10,000 to the Albemarle Area United Way for its impact program, Community Care Collaborative
• $5,000 to Dream Hunt & Fish Program for summer camp scholarships at Camp Cale for Boys & Girls Club kids.
• $18,790 to Boys & Girls Club | Elizabeth City Unit for their Healthy Habits for All program in collaboration with P.A.L. (Police Athletic League).
• $25,000 to Camp Cale for its new “Trail for Everyone” project.

“The Northern Albemarle Community Foundation is honored to have the HCWGMW Fund included in our family of funds,” said Rodney Walton, NACF board president. “These grants are meant to encourage collaboration among area nonprofits that are assisting with Healthy Eating and Active Living Initiatives with youth placed at risk.”

The HCWGMW Fund is a donor-advised fund administered by the North Carolina Community Foundation and held within the Northern Albemarle Community Foundation’s local family of funds having an impact across the Northern Albemarle region.

About the Northern Albemarle Community Foundation

The Northern Albemarle Community Foundation was founded in 2001 and is an affiliate foundation of the North Carolina Community Foundation. NACF is led by a local volunteer advisory board that helps build community assets through the creation of permanent endowments, makes grants, and leverages leadership – all for the benefit of the Northern Albemarle. In addition to Walton, board members include Dan Askew, Rebecca Elliott, Brenda Lassiter, Nicole Outlaw, David Pureza, Matt Wood, Brian Beasley, Phyliss Bosomworth, and Jim Watson.

About the North Carolina Community Foundation

The NCCF is the single statewide community foundation serving North Carolina and has administered more than $217 million in grants since its inception in 1988. With more than $400 million in assets, NCCF sustains more than 1,200 endowments established to provide long-term support of a broad range of community needs, nonprofit organizations, institutions, and scholarships. The NCCF partners with a network of affiliate foundations to provide local resource allocation and community assistance across the state. An important component of NCCF’s mission is to ensure that rural philanthropy has a voice at local, regional, and national
levels.

Contact

Natalie Jenkins Peel, NCCF Community Leadership Officer
252-562-9824, npeel@nccommunityfoundation.org