Announcing Our Latest Grants!

F4DC is excited to announce our recent grant recipients. In this second grant cycle, we awarded a total of $30,000 to 13 organizations in support of what we believe are outstanding community-focused programs. The following programs received grants for their dedication to strengthening communities through authentic democratic practices:

100 Leaders was awarded a grant to support the work of identifying, developing, and networking community leaders for more effective and sustainable community involvement and advocacy.

Caregiver Village’s grant will support a strategic plan to guide a partnership between the Piedmont Heights community and the Center for Women’s Health and Wellness at UNCG.  Their collaboration will combine scholarship, education, and community action to promote the health, wellness, and quality of life of the community’s residents.

The Spirit House Choosing Sides violence prevention program amplifies the voices of young people impacted by violence, provides academic and cultural enrichment, develops young leaders, and offers life-skill lessons to help participants avoid destructive behavior.

The Crack Intervention Research Project will use their grant to improve and build on crack interventions developed through the Yale School of Public Health and the Harm Reduction Crack Institute.  Tailoring crack intervention to the needs of local crack users will decrease the incidence of HIV, hepatitis C, and other infectious diseases.

The F4DC grant to Future Leaders will provide living wage stipends for young interns from different countries to learn community organizing.  Through translating, they will help immigrants communicate with landlords and mortgage companies and help empower their immigrant communities to assert their rights as tenants and as home buyers.

Healing the Hurt plans to provide a program of professionally-guided support groups, counseling services, and community outreach social programs for families experiencing physical, emotional, and psychological abuses, including death, by law enforcement.

The Greensboro Health Disparities Collaborative will plan and hold public forums to increase community knowledge and facilitate discussions about racial disparities in breast cancer care.

The HIVE Youth Committee was awarded a grant to begin organizing a HIVE Youth Committee and to support initial programs and outreach.

Homekeeping Mortgage Default Counseling will use its grant to train and certify additional housing counselors and to help expand and develop its Board of Directors.

Los Artistas Greensboro art program promotes self-confidence, motivation, and self-expression for Latino/a youth and helps transform diversity into a platform for understanding and learning through art.  The funds will support staff compensation, mileage reimbursement, and needed resources.  Visit The Center for Visual Artists-Greensboro for more information on the Los Artistas program.

The Peace and Justice Network connects and mobilizes local progressive organizations and individuals to impact policy and social outcomes in Greensboro.  PJN will use its grant to take its programs and processes to the next level:   creating stronger alliances, leveraging expertise, and enhancing skill sets to create a dynamic community that functions more cohesively.

SURGE will provide skills training to young progressive activists around the state, focusing on campus and community organizing, media engagement, direct action, and other skills.  Go here to learn more about the SURGE Network.

The American Friends Service Committee’s Truth in Recruiting project aims to increase youth awareness in North and South Carolina about alternatives to military service and opt-out options, and to build the capacity of local community groups to work for peace and create alternatives to war and militarism.  Their grant will be used for travel costs and printed materials.