FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Augusta, GA, October 28, 2024
The Community Foundation for the CSRA is pleased to announce the second round of rapid relief and response grants from the Hurricane Helene Community Crisis Fund in the amount of $743,000 to the following nonprofit organizations:
American Red Cross – CSRA
Apparo Academy
Augusta Dream Center
CSRA EOA
Edgefield County Churches Helping Others
Edgefield County Youth Empowerment Center
Manna
St. Vincent de Paul Society Georgia
The Jessye Norman School of the Arts
Women in Unity
On Tuesday, October 8, the Community Foundation released the first round of rapid relief and response grants totaling $1,595,000.00 from the Hurricane Helene Community Crisis Fund. With this distribution of grants, more than $2.3 million has been distributed to nonprofit organizations working in 18 counties in and around the CSRA.
“This is the beauty of the Community Foundation.” says Shell Berry, President and CEO of the Community Foundation. “We are uniquely positioned to come alongside the local nonprofit agencies answering the call, helping them gain access to funding and support so that they can continue to help our community. The hard work of rebuilding our community has only just begun. This is a process that will continue for months and years to come. The Community Foundation is committed to walking alongside our community as we recover from this historic storm.”
The Community Foundation for the CSRA continues to play an essential role in disaster relief and recovery in our community. Since the day after the storm, our team and board of directors have been working tirelessly and in close collaboration with local leaders, community partners, nonprofit organizations and impacted individuals. We continue to connect local nonprofits with much needed support.
We are not done with the fundraising effort. As we move into the second phase of rapid relief and response, the eye of the national news has turned elsewhere. Over the next several months, as we move into the recovery and stabilization phase, we will need support more than ever to put us on the path to rebuilding and community resilience.
To contribute to the Hurricane Helene Community Crisis Fund, visit www.cfcsra.org.