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 2^nd 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

Total Awards in the 2021 Grant Cycle – $1,025,581