The Charlottesville Area Community Foundation has awarded $72,000 in grants to 12 organizations serving Louisa County residents, according to a news release.
The grants were awarded in a ceremony in Mineral on Tuesday, according to the CACF.
The following grants were awarded:
» The United Way-Thomas Jefferson Area received a $15,000 grant for Smart Beginnings to conduct an early childhood and education needs assessment in Louisa County. Smart Beginnings is a network of locally operated coalitions that work together to improve care and education for children from birth to kindergarten.
» The Goshen Baptist Association received a $10,000 grant to support its RuraLove program, which provides emergency services to families in need.
» The Louisa County Children Youth and Family Services received an $8,100 grant to support a master’s level counselor. This counselor will provide onsite counseling services in Louisa County for victims of child abuse and their non-offending family members through the Victims of Child Abuse program.
» The Louisa County Resource Council received a $7,500 grant to upgrade the ventilation system at its warehouse, expand the Meals on Wheels program and create a community garden program.
» The Adult Community Education program received a $5,000 grant to provide tutoring in basic literacy, GED preparation and English language instruction to adults in the county.
» The Jefferson Area Board for Aging received a $5,000 grant to provide scholarships to families for their children to attend JABA’s Shining Star preschool.
» The local Rebuilding Together program received a $5,000 grant to improve the homes of eight low-income and handicapped homeowners. Rebuilding Together is a nonprofit program that helps disabled or aging homeowners stay in their homes by providing free home repairs or modifications.
» The Spay/Neuter All Pets Inc. program received a $5,000 grant to provide low-cost spay/neuter services to the animals of county residents.
» The Louisa County Historical Society received a $3,400 grant to complete the archiving of more than 3,000 artifacts and to work on the development and maintenance of an online digital museum.
» The Louisa Downtown Development Corp. received a $3,000 grant for the Louisa Arts Council to provide four summer camps. The camps will serve 160 children.
» The Louisa County Health Department received a $2,500 grant to support the Stork Closet, a program that works with new mothers.
» The Louisa County Fair received a $2,500 grant for general support.
The CACF is a permanent endowment dedicated to improving the quality of life in Charlottesville and the counties of Albemarle, Greene, Orange, Louisa, Fluvanna, Buckingham and Nelson.
In 2007, Ruby and Albert Bazzanella of Louisa County gave a $1.5 million bequest to the CACF with the specification it be used to help residents in their longtime community, the release said.
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