Angels Camp, CA – Over 25 Calaveras County community providers get a financial boost this year from the Calaveras Community Foundation (CCF).
CCF has granted grants to 27 groups totaling about $152,500.00. Its yearly competitive awards provide financial support to nonprofit groups, schools, and government entities in Calaveras County. This year’s grants are awarded to:
- Amador County Senior Citizens – Meals on Wheels program for Calaveras
residents; - Blue Mountain Coalition for Youth & Families – Groceries for community food
project. Grant made possible by a generous grant from the San Joaquin
Community Foundation’s Health and Wellness Fund to better health and wellness
in Calaveras County; - Blue Mountain Community Renewal Council – Health & safety programs;
- Blue Mountain Players (West Point Town Square) – Construction of community
gazebo. Grant made possible by generous donations from the Jackson Rancheria
Hotel/Casino Community Fund-Calaveras Employees; - Calaveras Community Television – Future Film Makers project;
- Calaveras County Library (San Andreas) – Furniture, rugs, floor cushions, and
play-space items. Grant made possible by generous donations from the Jackson
Rancheria Hotel/Casino Community Fund-Calaveras Employees; - Calaveras County Search & Rescue – Team training for trailing and searches;
- Calaveras Humane Society – Senior veterinary services assistance;
- Calaveras Unified School District (Calaveras High School) – Paint gym wall for
Gym upgrades; - County of Calaveras Public Health Division – Backpacks, school supplies, &
hygiene kits. Grant made possible by a generous grant from the San Joaquin
Community Foundation’s Health and Wellness Fund to better health and wellness
in Calaveras County.; - Douglas Flat Community Center – Construction of wall footings for restoration
project; - Ebbetts Pass Community Center – Window rescue and repair;
- Friends of Calaveras Animal Service – Animal welfare projects;
- Friends of Turner Park – Weed cloth for playground restoration project;
- Gardens to Grow In – Garden shed constructions, concrete & shelving;
- Good Samaritan Community Covenant Church – Food pantry;
- Hospice of Amador and Calaveras – Respite care for Calaveras County;
- Mark Twain Elementary School – New school display cases
- Motherlode Feral Cat Alliance – Animal welfare projects;
- Murphys Community Club– Park bathroom upgrades. Grant made possible by a
generous grant from the Community Betterment Fund for the Murphys Area
provided by Bob & Joanna Reagan. - Murphys School of Music – Recording equipment;
- Nexus Youth & Family Services – Youth center expansion and Nurtured Hearts
Approach Workshops; - San Andreas Community Covenant Church – Food pantry;
- St. Patrick’s Helping Hands – Food pantry;
- The Resource Connection – County food bank. Grant made possible by a
generous grant from the San Joaquin Community Foundation’s Health and
Wellness Fund to better health and wellness in Calaveras County; - Tri-Dam Lions Community Service Corporation – Well improvements;
- Valley Springs Elementary School PTO – Fix or replace existing student water
fountains. Grant made possible by a generous grant from the San Joaquin
Community Foundation’s Health and Wellness Fund to better health and wellness
in Calaveras County.
A breakdown of the amounts to each group was not provided. Since its inception in 2000, CCF has awarded more than $3,700,000 in competitive grants, scholarships, and support. For more information about CCF, call (209) 736-1845 or click here.