SC nonprofit organizations score funding from Gannett's 'A Community Thrives' program
Four Upstate-based nonprofit organizations will receive $34,000 in grant funding to continue their healthcare and community-focused efforts with financial support from Gannett Co. Inc., company CEO Mike Reed announced this week.
864Pride, A Father's Place, Hope Missions of the Upstate, and Nicholtown Child and Family Collaborative are the selected local nonprofit organizations that have been awarded grant money as a part of "A Community Thrives", a grantmaking and crowdfunding program that provides money to deserving nonprofits across the U.S.
The program supported by the Gannett Foundation provides an opportunity to share the organizations' ideas to improve their communities and a path to accelerate fundraising through crowdfunding.
864Pride will receive $20,000 in local grant funds for its community initiatives, which include accessible healthcare programming for the LGBTQ+ community and providing affirming services at the service location of Queer Wellness Center. The organization's efforts include creating and sustaining mental-health programming, funding for medical and mental health care, and increasing affirmative providers through clinical training for the LGBTQ+ community.
'A Community Thrives':Help nonprofits secure grant awards through Gannett Foundation's crowdfunding program
A Father's Place will receive $7,000 of local grant funding. The organization focuses on father absence and helping create stronger families and healthcare communities by helping men develop life skills, obtain employment, reconnect with their children and embark on a pathway to become positive role models. Its services are intended to intervene in the generational cycle of poverty and to equip fathers with the resources and tools needed to move forward in life.
Hope Mission of the Upstate in Anderson will receive $2,000 for its outreach. Community efforts are focused on addressing how homeless people are viewed as threatening or a burden. Hope Mission attempts to personalize its clients by getting to know their stories, helping with immediate needs and assisting in letting them know they are valued members of the community through Jesus Christ.
Nicholtown Child and Family Collaborative is set to receive $5,000 in grant funding to provide the families with more knowledge and better access to resources. Nicholtown Child and Family Collaborative will use its grant money for its signature program, called Parent Cafe, in conjunction with Sterling School in Greenville. The intention is to provide workshops for parents and children where they provide a hot meal as well as fellowship and workshops for the needs identified by the parents. The workshops are based around a financial-literacy series that includes budgeting, savings plans and purchasing a home.
"Our goal is to build that families collaboration, to help build their social-emotional life skills so they can all be productive citizens in our communities," said Randolyn Harmon, executive director at Nicholtown Child and Family Collaborative.
Learn more at gannettfoundation.org.
This article originally appeared on Greenville News: SC nonprofit organizations benefit from Gannett Foundation program
