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Spring 2009 Newsletter OnTrack Financial Education & Counseling Executive Director Celeste Collins describes the early impact of Recession Response funding. On January 30, the Recession Response Fund announced grants totaling $110,000 supporting OnTrack Financial Education and Counseling and MANNA Food Bank. WNC Nonprofit Pathways to offer Workshops, Assessments and Training to Assist Nonprofits during the Recession
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 The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina has launched the Give from the Heart appeal to raise $1 million for its Recession Response Fund that will help regional front-line nonprofit organizations meet increasing demands for help with food, shelter, medical bills and heating subsidies. CFWNC seeded the Recession Response Fund with $250,000. Working with partners such as the Cherokee Preservation Foundation, CFWNC affiliates and other foundations, and with the support of our community, the total secured has grown to $670,337.
Fifty-two grants totaling $297,448 were announced to nonprofits across Western North Carolina to address needs exacerbated by the recession. Included is a $50,000 grant to Mountain BizWorks for the Small Business Recession Recovery Project funded in partnership with philanthropist Diana Wortham. Funds from CFWNC's Recession Response Fund, the Foundation’s nine affiliate funds and the Cherokee Preservation Foundation made the other grants possible. Click here to read the release; click here for a complete list of the recent grants. CFWNC President Pat Smith talks about the Give from the Heart campaign. Watch the video>> You can make a gift to the Recession Response Fund online by clicking here, or by mailing your gift to CFWNC. Fundholders can check Funding Opportunities in your DonorCentral account. Your tax-deductible gift will help us ensure that our region's front-line nonprofit organizations can continue to meet increasing demands for essential services. Gifts of any size are welcome. CFWNC has waived its administrative fees, so all the money raised will be granted during 2009 for critical needs across our region. Donors to the Recession Response Fund. CFWNC Recession Response Fund Grant Program Emergency Assistance and Operating Grants will support emergency relief and operating funds for human service and economic development organizations addressing basic needs services including food, shelter/housing, heating and utility assistance, medical/mental health and employment issues exacerbated by the recession.
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