Total Awarded
in June 2013:
$1,270,929
General Grants: June 2013
Big Brothers Big Sisters Services, Inc.
$18,000
To mentor 15 at-risk children in Petersburg.
Central Virginia Health Services
$364,924
Continued support for primary care access at the Appomattox Area Health and Wellness Center.
Chesterfield CASA, Inc.
$20,000
For continued funding of the training and supervision of volunteer child advocates in the Foundation’s service area.
Children’s Home of Virginia Baptists, Inc.
$40,000
For the salary of the academic teacher/director of the proposed Early Childhood Development Center.
City of Colonial Heights Department of Planning & Community Development
$49,005
To support the archeological and environmental studies for Phase IV of the Appomattox River Greenway Trail/Historic Indian Site.
Crisis Assistance Response Emergency Shelter, Inc. (C.A.R.E.S.)
$70,000
For continued general operating support.
District 19 Community Services Board
$100,000
To support staffing costs associated with the South-Central Crisis Intervention Team’s Crisis Assessment Center.
Equal Justice America
$8,000
Towards two summer 2013 law student fellowships at the Legal Aid Justice Center in Petersburg.
Goodwill of Central Virginia
$60,000
For the Career to Occupation: A College Alternative program, designed to provide career pathways for seniors in Petersburg City Public Schools.
Henricus Foundation
$16,692
For the Partnership in Education—Reaching the Outlying Districts Program to serve Sussex County School District.
Legacy Media Institute
$30,000
Towards the Elizabeth Keckley Project, including production of a DVD documentary as well as associated community outreach.
National Alliance on Mental Illness of Central Virginia (NAMI-CVA)
$7,268
To plan and coordinate mental health support group services and programming for residents of the Petersburg, Hopewell, and Colonial Heights communities.
Petersburg Area Art League
$7,500
Towards the salary of an education coordinator for its Art Education Program.
Petersburg Health Department
$192,000
For continued support of the HealthSpace Teen Center.
Petersburg Library Foundation
$55,590
For continued general operating support.
Prevent Blindness Mid-Atlantic
$15,134
For continuation of the Starpupils Technology Driven School Vision Screening Pilot, a school-based program using digital imaging technology to improve vision screenings.
Rebuilding Together * Tri-Cities, Inc.
$38,071
To provide home modification and rehabilitation services to residents in the organization’s recently expanded service area, including Petersburg, Colonial Heights, Hopewell, Dinwiddie, Prince George, and Ettrick.
St. Joseph’s Villa
$47,000
To support the salary and benefits of staff for the Tri-Cities Housing Resource Center.
Waverly Rescue Squad, Inc.
$75,000
Towards the replacement of an ambulance.
YMCA of Greater Richmond
$56,745
For youth programming through the Petersburg YMCA as well as those serving the Colonial Ridge and Broadwater communities through the Chester branch.