General Grants: October 2023

October 2023

American Red Cross

$22,500
For continued support of immediate disaster assistance in The Cameron Foundation’s service area.

Boy Scouts of America

$41,376
Continued funding for the Petersburg ScoutReach program.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Richmond

$60,000
In support of the Building Resilient Youth Through Art program.

Chesterfield Casa Inc.

$11,810
Continued funding for training and supervising volunteer child advocates in Cameron’s service area, who promote safety, mental well-being, and family stability for victims of child abuse and neglect.

Chesterfield-Colonial Heights Alliance for Social Ministry (CCHASM)

$14,763
Continued general operating support.

ChildSavers-Memorial Child Guidance Clinic

$45,000
For the Helping Us Grow Stronger (HUGS) 2.0 program to provide childcare providers with specialized trauma informed coaching and support services to help the providers build positive relationships with preschool aged children and their families.

Christ and Grace Episcopal Church

$25,000
A Sacred Landmarks grant towards Phase II of the church’s Stained-Glass Window Restoration project.

City of Refuge Hopewell Inc.

$25,000
Continued general operating support.

Colonial Heights Food Pantry Inc.

$34,118
Continued general operating support.

Crater Community Hospice Inc.

$32,805
Continued support for hospice care.

Dinwiddie County Department of Social Services

$50,000
To pilot the agency’s 2 Generational Programming Initiative (2GEN), a best practice model that seeks to break the cycle of intergenerational poverty by providing comprehensive support and services targeting the whole family unit.

Friends of the Army Women’s Museum Association

$20,000
Continued funding for the US Army Women’s Museum Virtual Educational Programming.

Gateway Homes Inc.

$50,000
Continued support to provide outpatient clinical services to individuals with serious mental illness.

Girls on the Run of Greater Richmond

$9,558
To expand its physical activity-based positive youth development programming for girls in the Tri-Cities area.

GReat Aspirations Scholarship Program Inc. (GRASP)

$20,000
Continued support for financial aid advising at Dinwiddie and Petersburg High Schools.

James House Intervention Prevention Services Inc.

$75,000
For general operating support.

Local Initiatives Support Corporation

$100,000
For continued support of the Comprehensive Community Development initiative.

Lucy Corr Foundation Inc.

$10,000
To provide dental clinic services to low-income seniors.

MBL Foundation, Inc.

$25,000
Continued support for the Petersburg City Point Innovation Resource Center.

Metropolitan Richmond Sports Backers, Inc.

$22,500
Continued support for the Fitness Warriors Tri-Cities program.

Old Brick House Foundation

$31,314
For moisture remediation and rehabilitation for the Old Brick House.

Petersburg Area Art League Inc.

$45,000
To fund the creation of a business development manager.

Petersburg Library Foundation Inc.

$30,468
Continued support for the Healthy Living and Learning Center.

Petersburg Symphony Orchestra

$20,000
Continued funding for a part-time executive director.

Pretty Purposed

$25,000
For the Pretty Purposed 2023-2024 Girl Centered Program and Activities.

Reach Out for Life

$25,000
Continued funding of the Free Mammography Outreach Program in The Cameron Foundation’s service area.

Serenity, Inc.

$35,000
For continued general operating support.

Side Street Gallery

$11,837
For continued general operating support.

St. Joseph’s Villa

$55,000
Continued funding for homelessness services through the Flagler Housing Resource Center in Petersburg.

Swift Creek Mill Theatre Inc.

$30,000
Towards youth admissions for schoolwide Title I schools in Colonial Heights, Petersburg, Hopewell, Prince George, Sussex and Dinwiddie.

Virginia Dental Association Foundation

$8,385
Continued funding for the Donated Dental Services program and for its Mission for Mercy Program.