{"tinyMCE_dummy":"","title":"Onslow Caring Communities Foundation awards nearly $53,000 in local grants","url":"\/news\/onslow-caring-communities-foundation-awards-nearly-53000-in-local-grants","meta":{"title":"","description":"","excludeFromSitemap":"No"},"ordinal":999,"content":"<p>The board of advisors of the Onslow Caring Communities Foundation recently announced $52,670 in local grant awards from its community grantmaking fund, Dallas Fred Allen Endowment and Onslow County Youth Fund.<\/p>\r\n<p>This year the board granted:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>$2,000 to Abundant Life Community Outreach for the Mind, Body &amp; Soul Economic Mobility Initiative<\/li>\r\n<li>$3,000 to BackPack Friends for general operating support<\/li>\r\n<li>$3,000 to Brigade Boys &amp; Girls Club of Wilmington for general operating support<\/li>\r\n<li>$3,000 to the City of Jacksonville for the HARMONY Youth Grants Board Philanthropy Initiative<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,870 to the Coastal Horizons Center, Inc. for promoting telehealth capabilities<\/li>\r\n<li>$3,000 to the Eastern Carolina Young Men's Christian Association for the New River YMCA Financial Assistance Program &ndash; Healthy Spirit, Mind and Body for ALL<\/li>\r\n<li>$800 to the Mediation Center of Eastern Carolina-Duplin for Onslow Teen Court Outreach<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,000 to the North Carolina Symphony for music education concerts for Onslow elementary school students<\/li>\r\n<li>$3,000 to the Onslow County PEERS Program for the Peers P.L.A.Y. (Positive Leisure Activities for Youth) Project<\/li>\r\n<li>$3,000 to the Onslow Literacy Council Inc. for digital upgrades<\/li>\r\n<li>$23,000 to the Possumwood Acres Wildlife Sanctuary for the CENTERing on NC Wildlife program<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,000 to the Ronald McDonald House of Eastern NC for general operating expenses for families of Onslow County<\/li>\r\n<li>$3,000 to the Sturgeon City of Jacksonville NC for the Sturgeon City Science Series<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>Debbi Ray Rouse, board president, thanked the community for its continued support of the Onslow Caring Communities Foundation. &ldquo;We are proud to support these nonprofit programs that are so vital to the community,&rdquo; she 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":"","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":1597088829,"orderChildrenBy":"ordinal","enableComments":false,"id":"3a1d5541a8b44854bac2d1012a186840","parent":"31bc018cb0694068b20999237c54f462","node":70865,"created":1597088830,"modified":1597088830,"fresh":1,"type":"post","children":{},"relations":{"category":[{"title":"Onslow Caring Communities Foundation","source":null,"url":"\/categories\/communities\/southeastern\/onslow-caring-communities-foundation","content":"","inMenu":false,"publishedAt":1536247997,"meta":{"title":"","description":"","excludeFromSitemap":"No"},"ordinal":0,"orderChildrenBy":"","permission":"write","tinyMCE_dummy":"","excerpt":"","media":"0","visibleTo":"Everyone","id":"ab9e161efad64a2092174c7faeec7cad","parent":"94055cb567834e6086e95b65a88d3147","node":20891,"created":1533158794,"modified":1536247997,"fresh":1,"type":"f9a6b2b005cb46ed8778f11c37e4d3a5","children":{}}]},"permission":"read"}