The Endowment awards $1.67 million to strengthen NHC nonprofits

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The Endowment announces 12 new grants investing more than $1.67 million in 12 nonprofit organizations across New Hanover County.

“Our community’s strength lies in the dedication of people and organizations working every day to create meaningful change,” said Dan Winslow, President and CEO of The Endowment. “These grants represent an investment in their vision and efforts to build a healthier, more resilient New Hanover County for everyone.”

Here is the full list of grants:

Arid Serenity Association Inc – $50,000

• To complete critical facility upgrades, including ADA-compliant decking and railings, parking lot resurfacing, and bathroom repairs.

Brooklyn Arts Music Academy – $66,000

• To continue Music is Life! in two preschools and provide five new scholarships for individual music instruction to school children.

Cape Fear Community Land Trust – $350,000

• To serve as a revolving resource to purchase, renovate and resell subject to a ground lease blighted single family homes to residents making at or below 80% AMI. All of the land purchased with this revolving resource will be banked by the Trust to maintain affordability in perpetuity.

Cape Fear Council of Governments – $200,000

• To sustain the New Hanover County Coordinated Entry Program, the primary entry point to housing and services in New Hanover County homeless response system.

Cape Fear Group Homes – $180,000

• To improve quality of care for clients and promote staff retention through creating an Integrated Education Coordinator position.

Education Without Walls – $37,500

• To augment the capacity for Education Without Walls, a 12-month program for opportunity youth aged 13-18, which integrates mentorship with outdoor and adventure education (12 additional slots).

Family Support Network of Southeastern NC, Inc. – $33,000

• To support parent mentor training, parent to parent support, Triple P Positive Parenting Program, and IEP support programs.

Five14 Revolution – $85,000

• To support organization’s restoration house and outreach center programs for victims of human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation.

Growing Resilience – $320,940

• To support operations, including efforts to develop viable food access and delivery solutions in and for the Northside community.

Masonboro.org – $45,000

• To support the Island Explorers (ILX), a science-based field trip for all New Hanover County fifth graders.

Nourish NC – $240,000

• To build a 1,300 sq. ft. warehouse annex, purchase a forklift, and construct a 16X20 walk-in cooler to increase NourishNC’s efficiency, storage, and purchasing across all programs.

Youth Villages North Carolina -$66,667

• To support LifeSet, Youth Villages of North Carolina’s community-based program serving youth who are “aging out” of foster care and transitioning into independent living.