General Grants: June 2012
Central Virginia Health Services
$486,565
Continued support for primary care access at the Appomattox Health and Wellness Center.
Chesterfield CASA, Inc.
$30,000
For continued funding of the training and supervision of volunteer child advocates in the Foundation’s service area.
Chesterfield-Colonial Heights Alliance for Social Ministry
$40,000
Towards continued general operating support as the organization expands across the Tri-Cities.
Dinwiddie County Public Schools
$11,600
For the Community Health Fair 2013: On the Road to Wellness.
Drive-To-Work
$21,000
For continued support of the Tri-Cities Project, which assists low-income and previously incarcerated persons with restoring their driving privileges so they can drive to work and hold a job.
Petersburg Area Regional Tourism Corporation
$50,000
For technology upgrades and enhancements as well as the Lincoln Initiative, a regional marketing strategy campaign tied to the promotional activities of the DreamWorks’ Lincoln movie (filmed locally) and the 150th commemoration of the Siege of Petersburg.
Petersburg Health Department
$192,000
For continued support of the HealthSpace Teen Center.
Prevent Blindness Mid-Atlantic
$26,500
For the Starpupils Technology Driven School Vision Screening Pilot, a school-based program using digital imaging technology to improve vision screenings.
project:Homes
$55,000
To support the Tri-Cities Renew Crew Repair and Accessibility Program.
Rawls Museum Arts
$20,000
To continue providing arts enrichment programs to students in Sussex County Public Schools.
St. Joseph’s Villa
$43,000
To support the Tri-Cities Housing Resource Center, which provides case management, referral, homelessness prevention, and Rapid Rehousing services in the local area.
Theatre IV
$21,000
To provide 12 performances of Hugs and Kisses, a children’s musical production aimed at child sexual abuse prevention, in The Cameron Foundation’s service area.
United Way of Greater Richmond and Petersburg
$88,150
For early childhood systems building and key strategies of literacy, the Virginia Star Quality Initiative, and the regional Kindergarten Readiness & Registration Campaign in Petersburg and surrounding areas.
Urban League of Greater Richmond
$98,900
Continued support for the Project Employment initiative in Petersburg.
YMCA of Greater Richmond
$88,000
For youth programming through the Petersburg YMCA as well as those serving the Colonial Ridge and Broadwater communities through the Chester branch.