Sisters of Mercy of North Carolina Foundation Announces $1,000,495 in Grants

Sisters of Mercy of North Carolina Foundation recently announced its grant awards totaling $1,000,495 to 25 non-profit organizations.

Of the 25 grants, 10 were in the area of social services totaling $379,830; 9 went to education for a total of $356,975; the remaining 6 were health care related totaling $263,690. For information on these organizations, please visit our web site at www.somncfdn.org

The organizations that received grants are located in the following 8 counties: Buncombe, Gaston, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Mecklenburg, and Transylvania Counties in North Carolina and York Couty in South Carolina.

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The following organizations received awards this cycle.

Social Services

Haven of Transylvania County, Brevard, NC was awarded $18,750 to help provide general operating support, specifically, a portion of the salary for the director.

Anuvia Prevention and Recovery Center, Charlotte, NC was awarded $45,000 for salary and benefits for a male counselor at the Adolescent Services Center.

Children’s Attention Home, Inc., Rock Hill, SC was awarded $30,000 for the salary and benefits of a second Shift Supervisor.

Children’s Home Society of North Carolina, Inc., Greensboro, NC was awarded $26,080 for salary support of the Specialized Family Recruiters.

Community Link, Charlotte, NC was awarded $45,000 to provide salary support for the Homeless to Housing program.

Family Promise of York County, Rock Hill, SC was awarded $35,000 for the salaries of the direct care staff.

Habitat for Humanity of Charlotte, Charlotte, NC was awarded $35,000 for the support of a site supervisor.

International House of Metrolina, Charlotte, NC was awarded $35,000 to provide salary support for attorneys in the Immigration Law Clinic.

The Center for Community Transitions, Charlotte, NC was awarded $35,000 for salary and benefits support for a Workforce Development Specialist.

Urban League of the Central Carolinas, Inc., Charlotte, NC was awarded $75,000 to provide operating support for the ULCC Continuum of Opportunity workforce development programs.

Education

The Literacy Council of Buncombe County, Asheville, NC was awarded $20,000 to provide salary support for the Augustine Project Director.

United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County, Inc., Asheville, NC was awarded $55,000 to help support the Middle School

Children & Family Resource Center, Hendersonville, NC was awarded $50,000 to provide the salary and benefits of one FTE Coordinator for the PREP (Preschoolers Reaching Educational Potential) Program.

BELL, Dorchester, MA was awarded $40,000 in salary and benefits for teachers and other operating support for BELL Summer 2016.

Central Piedmont Community College Foundation, Charlotte, NC was awarded $65,000 to defray the salary, benefits, and other operating costs of the Summer Bridge and Man Up programs.

CrossRoads Corporation for Affordable Housing & Community Development, Charlotte, NC was awarded $20,000 in salary support for program staff.

Freedom School Partners, Charlotte, NC was awarded $45,000 to provide salary and benefits support for the Program Director and Program Coordinator.

Rock Hill School District Three, Rock Hill, SC was awarded $36,975 for the salary of a bilingual parent educator.

The Learning Collaborative, Charlotte, NC was awarded $25,000 to provide support for the Family School Readiness programming.

Success Initiative, specifically, salary support for a resource coordinator, and partial salary support for the EWRS Technical Support Specialist.

Health Care

Western North Carolina AIDS Project, Asheville, NC was awarded $49,190 to help provide general operating support, specifically, the salary, benefits, and transportation expenses of one case manager.

Blue Ridge Mountains Health Project, Cashiers, NC was awarded $24,500 to provide salary support for dental assistants.

Care Ring, Charlotte, NC was awarded $70,000 for salary, benefits and other operating support for one nurse for the Nurse-Family Partnership Program.

Florence Crittenton Services, Charlotte, NC was awarded $40,000 for salaries in the residential maternity care program.

Gaston Family Health Services, Inc., Gastonia, NC was awarded $40,000 for operating support for Gaston Family Medical Center, primarily salary and benefits for additional Medical Assistants.

York County Free Clinic, Rock Hill, SC was awarded $40,000 for salary support of nurse practitioners.


Sisters of Mercy of North Carolina Foundation is a Supporting Organization and Sponsored Ministry of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas South Central Community, providing support for its charitable, religious and educational mission.