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Over 25 Community Grants Awarded This Year

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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:

  1. Amador County Senior Citizens – Meals on Wheels program for Calaveras
    residents;
  2. 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;
  3. Blue Mountain Community Renewal Council – Health & safety programs;
  4. 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;
  5. Calaveras Community Television – Future Film Makers project;
  6. 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;
  7. Calaveras County Search & Rescue – Team training for trailing and searches;
  8. Calaveras Humane Society – Senior veterinary services assistance;
  9. Calaveras Unified School District (Calaveras High School) – Paint gym wall for
    Gym upgrades;
  10. 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.;
  11. Douglas Flat Community Center – Construction of wall footings for restoration
    project;
  12. Ebbetts Pass Community Center – Window rescue and repair;
  13. Friends of Calaveras Animal Service – Animal welfare projects;
  14. Friends of Turner Park – Weed cloth for playground restoration project;
  15. Gardens to Grow In – Garden shed constructions, concrete & shelving;
  16. Good Samaritan Community Covenant Church – Food pantry;
  17. Hospice of Amador and Calaveras – Respite care for Calaveras County;
  18. Mark Twain Elementary School – New school display cases
  19. Motherlode Feral Cat Alliance – Animal welfare projects;
  20. 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.
  21. Murphys School of Music – Recording equipment;
  22. Nexus Youth & Family Services – Youth center expansion and Nurtured Hearts
    Approach Workshops;
  23. San Andreas Community Covenant Church – Food pantry;
  24. St. Patrick’s Helping Hands – Food pantry;
  25. 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;
  26. Tri-Dam Lions Community Service Corporation – Well improvements;
  27. 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.