Wilkes Community Foundation awards more than $6,000 in local grants

The board of advisors of the Wilkes Community Foundation recently announced $6,340 in local grant awards from its community grantmaking fund and the Kyle Hayes Memorial Endowment.

This year the board granted:

  • $500 to the Autism Society of North Carolina for autism resource specialists in Wilkes County
  • $1,000 to CAPT/Our House for the child abuse prevention team and Our House general operational support
  • $500 to the Hospital Hospitality House of Winston Salem (SECU Family House) for the SECU Family House Family Assistance Fund
  • $1,000 to Moravian Falls Elementary School for the We Read Together program
  • $500 to the Samaritan Kitchen of Wilkes, Inc for general operating support
  • $500 to the Unified City Church for the Feed the Kids project
  • $2,340 to the Wilkes Adult Developmental Activity Program, Inc. for the Wilkes Works Refresh program

Graham Wyche, board president, thanked the community for its continued support of the Wilkes Community Foundation. “We are proud to support these nonprofit programs that are so vital to the community,” he said. “We are grateful to the many generous individuals and organizations that have supported our work to inspire philanthropy across our community.”

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