Triangle Community Foundation’s most recent Community Grantmaking Program grantees are listed below. Stories of impact from past grantees can be found on the TCF YouTube Channel.
Civic Engagement
Chatham County Literacy Council ($7,010) – Citizenship & Literacy: New Citizenship & Literacy class in Pittsboro to instruct English as a Second Language students in English & the U.S. Citizenship Test.
NC Center for Voter Education ($10,000) – Triangle Voter Guides: Tools for the Newly Engaged Citizen: Regionalized print voter guides for state and local elections targeting new voters from 2008 Presidential election.
Project Compassion ($10,000) – Getting Your House in Order: Engaging African Americans in a Critical Health Policy Issue: Tools and public education designed to increase African American involvement in advanced care planning.
Scrap Exchange ($14,800) – Building a Reuse Coalition: Reuse Alliance North Carolina: New advocacy group working to address waste reduction issues by collecting reuse sector data, working on pro-reuse policy changes at the local and state levels, and creating networking opportunities for sector stakeholders.
Clean Energy Durham ($10,000) - Neighborhood Engagement in Saving Energy: Training, outreach, and support to Durham neighborhoods in saving energy at the household level.
Student Action with Farmworkers ($15,000) - From the Ground Up: Student Organizing Institute: Recruitment, training, and ongoing support for new network of NC college students learning organizing and advocacy skills related to farmworker issues.
Haw River Assembly ($11,850) - Citizen Action for Clean Water: Training and support to increase community members’ knowledge of water quality, pollution problems, and opportunities to affect local and state policy change to protect the Haw River watershed.
Institute for Southern Studies ($14,350) – Freedom Journalism School: Training, mentoring, and support for new generation of public interest journalists working in new media.
Southeast Regional Economic Justice Network ($15,000) - Capacity Building & Civic Engagement Strategies for Empowering Triangle Communities of Color: Collaborative community education, outreach, and training to build capacity, relationships, & opportunities for Triangle communities of color to utilize the 2010 Census and 2011 redistricting process to advance their political empowerment and access to resources.
Art Therapy Institute ($14,045) – Burma Art Therapy Project: Partnership with Chapel Hill - Carrboro schools to provide art-based therapeutic intervention for Burmese refugee students.
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Eastern Piedmont ($15,000) – Launching Rising Stars: Multi-phased plan to open Boys & Girls Club of Western Chatham County in Siler City.
Budo Karate House ($15,000) – Young Warriors After School: Karate-based life skills and leadership programming for at-risk and poor young people in Durham ages 8-14.
Dispute Settlement Center ($14,034) – Building Peaceable Schools: Conflict resolution training in Orange County schools.
Literacy Council of Wake County ($15,000) – Juvenile Literacy Center: Literacy, tutoring, and small group classes for court referred young people in Wake County.
Loaves and Fishes Ministry ($13,260) – Staying in the Gang-Free Zone: Holistic approach to gang awareness & prevention, including academic achievement, exposure to colleges & careers, conflict resolution training, community service, & leadership development
NC Psychoanalytic Foundation ($15,000) – Peaceful Schools NC: Partnership with Central Park School for Children to implement evidence-based intervention reducing bullying and advancing school safety.
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