LA GRANGE The Fayette Commu - nity Foundation (FCF) held a ceremony for 11 recipients of the 2023 Community Impact Grant Nov. 15 at Frisch Auf! Val ley Country Club in La Grange.
Starting this year, the Community Im- pact Grant was funded by FCF's com - munity-led and community-driven pro - grams, The Red Door Fund for Mental Health and The Green Door Fund for Workforce Development & Education. Each organization was presented with its grant and given the opportunity to speak briefly about what their organization is planning to do with the funds.
Since the inception of the Communi - ty Impact Grant Program in 2015, FCF has invested $43,500 in local nonprofit programs enhancing local arts, culture, social welfare, health, conservation and education. This year, the Community Impact Grant Cycle awarded a total of $47,120 between six mental health pro -
grams and five workforce development and education-oriented programs, bring -
ing the year-to-date total to $90,620 in vested into the most pressing needs of our community. The organizations granted through the Red Door Fund for Mental Health were Turtle Wing Foundation for counseling scholarships, Guiding Hearts Counsel -
ing for salaries for interns to expand their capacity, the Fayette County Sher - iff's Office to be used for mental health crisis intervention for the deputies of the Fayette County Sheriff's Office, Schulenburg ISD for a therapy dog pro gram, and Weimar ISD for use toward the random acts of kindness guidance program at Weimar ISD.
The organizations granted through the Green Door Fund for Workforce Development and Education were The Alliance for College and Career Student Success for their Career Quest program, St. James Preschool for an Internship Program, the La Grange Education Foundation for new welding booths, Boys & Girls Club of Champion Valley for upgraded technology at the club, And Then a New Day for operations support of a Transition and Workforce Coordi nator, and Hesed House to install new technology in their Connected Learning Center.
FCF is committed to fostering posi - tive community development in Fayette County and beyond. If your organization needs funding that does not fit in either of these focus areas, please reach out to Susannah Mikulin at susannah@fay - cofoundation.com to inquire about our Donor Response Program, a quarterly grant cycle that aims to connect caring philanthropists to help fill unmet needs. The Community Impact Grant and the Donor Response Program are made possible through the generosity of com - munity members. If you share our com -
mitment to advancing the mission of the Fayette Community Foundation, we in - vite you to visit www.faycofoundation. com to make a donation and contribute to the betterment of our community.
