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Community Group Awards Local Grants
August 9th, 2005
Spotsylvania & City Extra, The Free-Lance Star, Fredericksburg, VA
The Youth in Philanthropy Project, a youth driven program of the Community Foundation of the Rappahannock River Region announces six grant awards in this region.
Grants ranged from $500 to $1,000 and were awarded to: - Youth in Public Interest Law: sponser, Rappahannock Legal Services. A grant of $700 was awarded, and the money will help cover expenses for a youth intern to work for the organization during the summer.
- Operation Safe Home: sponsesr, Caroline's Promise Youth Advisory Council. A grant of $1,000 will be used on a project to meet the immediate and basic home safety needs for the elderly or disabled in the Caroline County Area. Youth will coordinate the project.
- Teen Parent Scholarship Fund: sponser, Spotsylvania Social Services. A grant of $1,000 will help the program work with teens who wish to finish high school.
- Peer to peer violence prevention prgram: sponsor, Rappahannock Council on Domestic Violence. An $800 grant will help develop a team of 15-17 year old men who will make presentations to teens at the Rappahannock Juvenile Detention Center.
- Youth REACH Out: sponsor, Tower of Deliverance Church. A grant of $1,000 will fund a community meal that will be served to poor people. The money will also provide basic hygiene supplies to those in need.
- Straight Talk; From Teens to Teens: sponsor, Rappahannock Area Kids on The Block. A grant of $500 will help high school students develop and present a puppet show to educate middle school students about disabilities, social issues, and alternatives to violence and gang membership.
For more information about the program, contact the Rappahannock River Region at 540-373-9292.
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