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HAVE FUN IN THE SUN & STAY SAFE
2021 Grant Awards
Active Living – $255,000
Conserving Carolina – To extend Young’s Mountain Trail and expand parking – $46,400
Foothills Regional Commission – To continue Safe Routes to Schools operations – $15,000
Forrest Hunt Elementary School – To maintain and expand fitness programs – $10,000
Rutherford Outdoor Coalition – To offer and promote outdoor activities – $24,000
Safe Kids of Rutherford County – To provide helmets, passenger safety, and student programs – $9,000
South Mountain Christian Camp – To provide camp scholarships – $17,600
Town of Rutherfordton – To renovate 2nd Street Park – $125,000
Trinity Christian School – For summer camp promoting health behaviors – $8,000
Chronic Disease – $443,000
Blue Ridge Hope – For mental health counseling – $35,000
Chase Corner Ministries – Emergency medication assistance – $20,000
Rutherford County Transit – Transportation to appointments and food providers – $25,000
Rutherford County Library System – Book Mobile with health emphasis – $50,000
KidSenses – Construction for The Factory and Discovery Garden, Phase 3 – Challenge Grant – $250,000
Pisgah Legal Services – Health Justice programming – $30,000
United Way of Rutherford County – NC 2-1-1 staffing and promotion – $13,000
Yokefellow Service Center – Emergency medication assistance – $20,000
Healthy Eating – $327,581
Basics Christian Ministries – For cargo van and operating funds – $35,000
Chase Corner Ministries – For facility upgrades – $8,975
Community Health Council of Rutherford County – To connect people in poverty with resources – $40,787
Grahamtown Team – For community and personal gardening – $9,500
Lake Lure Classical Academy – Student breakfast equipment – $5,000
Liberty Baptist Food Ministry – Thanksgiving boxes for seniors – $3,500
NC Cooperative Extension – EFNEP – Nutrition program for low-income families – $24,819
Rutherford County BARN – Programs and operations for the Farmer’s Market – $25,000
Rutherford County Schools Education Foundation – Backpack supplies – $25,000
Rutherford County Schools Education Foundation – Backpack Program Coordinator – $45,000
Rutherford County Senior Center – Home Delivered Meals – $50,000
Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy – Backpack supplies – $3,900
Town of Rutherfordton – Ruff-ton Roots master plan and equipment – $30,000
Washburn Community Outreach Center – Operating support – $21,100
