2020 Child Protection Center - Grant Awarded of $5,000
The grant will provide therapy sessions for North Port children suffering from sexual and/or physical abuse.
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2020 Family Promise - Grant Awarded of $15,000
To support the Family Promise Open Doors Emergency Shelter Project and its Rent Assistance Program.
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2020 Good Samaritan Phamacy & Health Services - Grant Awarded of $5,000
The grant will help pay for health services and medicine for the uninsured in North Port.
2020 Salvation Army of North Port - Grant Awarded of $10,000
The grant will allow the Salvation Army of North Port to purhcase a freezer and procure food for the food pantry.
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Grants Awarded in 2020
THANK YOUR HERON CREEK
YOUR GENEROUSITY ALLOWED US TO AWARD GRANTS OF $57,000 IN 2020.
YOUR GENEROUSITY ALLOWED US TO AWARD GRANTS OF $57,000 IN 2020.
Take Stock in Children - Grant Awarded of $4,000
TSIC has been the recipient of Heron Creek Community Foundation (HCCF) grants for the past seven years and now again in 2021. Through their unique Public/Private Partnership, our grant dollars are double matched dollar to dollar by Florida Prepaid Foundation Scholarship program. This program provides an incentive to students who improve grades and invest the time needed to be fully prepared for college. For more and Grant Follow up reports see below.Take Stock in Children, Inc. (TSIC) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to break the cycle of poverty for low-income, academically qualified students by providing opportunities for a post-secondary education. They offer full scholarships
to students, provide caring volunteer mentors, and instill hope for a better life. Their comprehensive services begin in middle school, continue through high school and include students’ transition into college and a career. Participating students are required to maintain positive behavior, remain drug and crime free, achieve solid academic standing, regularly meet with their assigned volunteer mentor, and participate in TSIC college success programs throughout their enrollment in TSIC. Upon their high school graduation, their scholarship awaits them for the next step in their academic journey to the Florida college, university, or vocational program of their choice.