Disaster grants awarded
By From staff reports
Published in News on December 28, 2016 10:35 AM
The North Carolina Community Foundation is allocating grants from its Disaster Relief Fund to support recovery efforts related to Hurricane Matthew and flooding in affected areas of the state.
The Duplin County Community Foundation, a local affiliate of North Carolina Community Foundation, has distributed $3,750 to date.
Of that amount, $2,300 went to East Duplin Christian Outreach for Hurricane Matthew disaster relief in Duplin County to be used for clean-up and repairing/rebuilding.
The remaining $1,450 went to Mediation Center of Eastern Carolina -- Duplin for Hurricane Matthew disaster relief in Duplin County to be used for food and other services.
North Carolina Community Foundation' Disaster Relief Fund was established to support mid- to long-term, unmet needs and does not compete with "boots on the ground" organizations established to raise funds for more immediate relief. Grants will go directly to nonprofit organizations serving the needs of local communities.
North Carolina Community Foundation other local affiliate foundations serving affected counties are also in the process of determining the nonprofit agencies that can best provide assistance in their areas.
North Carolina Community Foundation has received gifts from across the state, country and even the world, according to North Carolina Community Foundation CEO Jennifer Tolle Whiteside.
No portion of the funds will be used for the Foundation's administrative or operational expenses.
"We have been struck by the quick and caring generosity we've witnessed during the weeks since we activated the NCCF Disaster Relief Fund," Tolle Whiteside said.
She said that North Carolina Community Foundation especially wanted to acknowledge the generosity of the Tides Foundation, on recommendation of the Google Foundation; AT&T; F.N.B. Corporation; the Humana Foundation; and the Oak Foundation.