To: HCCF Members
From: Dale Kirkland, President
Sub: 2015 Grant Awards
Members:
We are pleased to announce the HCCF grants for 2015. Thank you so much for your support. Your concerted efforts have made a significant positive difference in the lives of many North Port residents.
Three highlights this year are:
-- A second full college scholarship for one North Port student whose family has few or no college graduates and cannot afford higher education. This is a mentoring and scholarship program in partnership with Take Stock in Children and is double matched to provide full scholarship. This scholarship will be announced as the "Heron Creek Community Foundation Scholarship" and be presented at North Port High School graduation.
-- We are again partnering with other organizations to play a big part in addressing the homelessness of families in North Port. Our grant to Catholic Charities, which operates the portal and case management of families, will assist in providing furniture and household goods at the transitional housing units in North Port as Case Managers assist the families to stabilize with permanent housing.
-- HCCF brought the Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center to North Port in 2012. The clientele has grown so much that our 2015 grant award allows SPARCC to expand their facility to assist new clients.
Full List of 2015 Grants
| Organization | Purpose | 2015 GRANTS MADE |
| Habitat for Humanity South Sarasota | help build 6 NP homes | $ 2,500 |
| CHAPS- Charlotte County HIV/AIDS | provide non-perishable food, frozen meat and hygiene products | $ 2,500 |
| SPARCC | Expand NP offices to serve increasing clientele | $ 2,988 |
| Take Stock in Children | mentoring and college education for at-risk students to break cycle of poverty in their family | $ 4,250 |
| Catholic Charities - FAMILY HAVEN Homeless Shelter | furnish transitional housing units used after emergency housing | $ 3,500 |
| Forty Carrots | classes for parenting and pregnant high school students | $ 2,500 |
| Big Bros & Big Sis | recruitment, screening and training of matchup adults for at-risk youth | $ 2,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club | SMART Program for three age levels | $ 2,000 |
| Epilepsy Services of SW FL | Build capacity to serve UNINSURED adult patients; outreach and medical services such as EEG, MRI | $ 1,000 |
| Back Pack Angels | give out personal hygiene items to homeless students in need | $ 2,000 |
| Senior Friendship Center Sarasota | Support Home-Delivered and Congregate Meal Programs | $ 1,000 |
| Second Chance Recovery | Halfway House funding for addicted homeless | $ 1,000 |
| TOTAL 2015 GRANTS | $ 27,238 | |
| TOTAL GRANTS MADE | $ 141,089 | |