Press Release 2010 Grants Awards

Women’s Giving Circle of Fayetteville
Announce Grant Awards and Release 2010 Scorecard

The Women’s Giving Circle of Fayetteville will announce its second-annual grant awards on Monday, June 14, at 6 p.m. at the Cumberland Community Foundation Community Room, 310 Green Street in Fayetteville. Six non-profit organizations in Cumberland County have been chosen by the circle’s membership as recipients of the grants, totaling $50,000. The selected projects focus on meeting the basic needs of food, shelter or healthcare for women and children.

In addition, the Women’s Giving Circle will release to the public its 2010 Scorecard of data related to the status of women and children in Cumberland County.
The media is invited to attend.

The Women’s Giving Circle is an organization of women whose purpose is to impact substantial, positive change for women and children in Cumberland County by philanthropy and education. Founded in 2008, the circle has grown to include more than 107 women in 3 years. Funds are held and maintained by Cumberland Community Foundation. All women are invited to join.


2010 Grant Awards

Cumberland County Department of Public Health is awarded $20,000 for their Baby Store Project. This incentive program will provide over 2,000 maternity patients the opportunity to purchase baby items and post partum supplies with “Baby Bucks” earned by attending scheduled appointments and participating in educational programs focused on reducing infant mortality and increasing safe parenting.

Center for Economic Empowerment and Development (formerly Women’s Center of Fayetteville) is awarded $12,500 to support their Lease to Home Program. This housing program provides home rentals to low-income families, primarily women and children, with an opportunity for the families to eventually purchase the home. This grant will assist in funding for a new employee position to provide case management to these families as they work toward economic self-sufficiency.

St. Ann Neighborhood Youth Center is awarded $7,500 for their Community Afterschool and Summer Program. This is an outreach program that provides children residing in public housing and other impoverished neighborhoods with tutoring and cultural enrichment that would not otherwise be available to them, in addition to nutrition.

Planned Parenthood of Central N.C. is awarded $4,500 for education materials for teen pregnancy prevention. Through their Cumberland Connects program, a trained instructor will provide medically accurate information to 40 at risk teens and their parents regarding pregnancy/HIV/STI prevention.

Child Advocacy Center is awarded $4,000 for child abuse prevention materials. These materials will be used in several programs to include Darkness to Light (Child Sexual Abuse Prevention), Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse, and Period of Purple crying (Shaken Baby Syndrome).

Hungry Angelz is awarded $1,500 to provide food for homeless and in-need school children on the weekends. This project is a grass roots organization of volunteers that strives to provide food and toiletry items for children identified by school social workers at 14 Cumberland County Schools.