BELMONT — Sisters of Mercy of North Carolina Foundation has announced grant awards totaling $1,183,875 to 26 nonprofit organizations. Of the 26 grants, five are in the area of education, totaling $190,000; seven support health care, for a total of $335,000; and 14 are for social services, totaling $658,875.
The organizations received grants for services in the following 13 counties: Allegheny, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Caldwell, Graham, Henderson, Jackson, Mecklenburg, Transylvania, Union and Watauga in North Carolina, and York in South Carolina.
The following organizations received awards:
Education
- Boys & Girls Club of Transylvania County Inc. of Brevard was awarded $25,000 to provide operating support – specifically, program specialist salaries.
- Freedom School Partners of Charlotte was awarded $50,000 for operating support for key personnel and program needs, particularly the salary and benefits of the senior program director.
- S.T.A.R.S. Math & English Academy in Charlotte was awarded $25,000 for salaries of staff and teachers.
- United Way of Asheville & Buncombe County Inc. was awarded $55,000 to support its Community Schools Initiative – specifically, a portion of the salaries for community school coordinators.
- Western Youth Network Inc. in Boone was awarded $35,000 to support its WYN Mentoring Program.
Health Care
- ABCCM Doctors Medical Clinic Inc. of Asheville was awarded $50,000 to provide salary support for medical providers.
- Camino Community Development Corp. of Charlotte was awarded $50,000 for salary and benefits of a bilingual therapist.
- Care Ring of Charlotte was awarded $60,000 in salary support for staff in Care Ring’s Low Cost Clinic.
- Helping Hands Clinic Inc. of Lenoir was awarded $40,000 to provide operating support – specifically, medical provider staffing costs.
- Hunger and Health Coalition Inc. in Boone was awarded $40,000 to support its free pharmacy program – specifically, the salaries of pharmacy staff and medication purchases.
- Palmetto Community Health Care in Rock Hill, S.C., was awarded $45,000 for the salary and benefits of a nurse practitioner.
- York County First Steps in Rock Hill was awarded $50,000 for the salary, benefits and operating expenses of a nurse home visitor.
Social Services
- Center For Community Transitions in Charlotte was awarded $55,000 for the salary and benefits of a job developer.
- Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy in Charlotte was awarded $65,000 to provide operating support.
- Council for Children’s Rights in Charlotte was awarded $60,000 for the salaries of mental health attorneys and a social worker.
- Five Point Center in Robbinsville was awarded $15,875 to support the part-time salary of a program coordinator position.
- Hope Haven Inc. of Charlotte received $48,000 for the salary and benefits of its Children’s Program coordinator.
- Keystone Substance Abuse Services in Rock Hill received $35,000 for the salary of a peer support specialist.
- Mental Health America of Central Carolinas Inc. in Charlotte was awarded $25,000 in salary and benefits for one FTE Family Partner.
- Pisgah Legal Services in Asheville was awarded $75,000 to provide operating support.
- Rebuilding Together of Greater Charlotte Inc. was awarded $35,000 for the salaries of construction staff.
- Roof Above in Charlotte was awarded $65,000 to provide operating support for Housing Navigation.
- Safelight in Hendersonville received $25,000 to support the purchase of audio/visual recording equipment for two play therapy rooms in its Counseling Center.
- Turning Point Inc. of Monroe was awarded $50,000 for the salaries of a case manager and a bilingual counselor, as well as telephone costs.
- Union County Community Shelter in Monroe was awarded $45,000 for the salary of a case manager.
- WestBridge Vocational Inc. in Sylva was awarded $60,000 to contribute salary support for a new job skills trainer position.
Sisters of Mercy of North Carolina Foundation awards grants on behalf of the Institute of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas. Mercy’s ministries are inspired by the legacy and commitment of its founder, Catherine McAuley, to serve those who are poor, sick and uneducated.
Since 1996, the foundation has awarded 2,196 grants totaling more than $98 million to organizations assisting unserved or underserved populations in the areas of education, healthcare and social services.
— Sisters of Mercy of North Carolina Foundation