Since 1996, the Sisters of Mercy of North Carolina Legacy has awarded 2,244 grants totaling more than $100,400,000 to organizations serving unserved or underserved populations in the areas of education, health care and social services.
March 15, 2023 - Sisters of Mercy of North Carolina Legacy Announces $1,144,475 in Grants to 26 Organizations.
Sisters of Mercy of North Carolina Legacy announces grant awards totaling $1,144,475 to 26 non-profit organizations. Of the 26 grants, four were in the area of education totaling $159,903; five supported health care for a total of $230,000; the remaining 17 were for social services totaling $754,572.
The organizations received grants for services in the following 19 counties: Alexander, Anson, Avery, Buncombe, Catawba, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mecklenburg, Mitchell, Polk, Transylvania, Union, Watauga, Wilkes and Yancey Counties in North Carolina and York County in South Carolina.
The following organizations received awards this cycle.
Education
Alexander Youth Network, Charlotte, NC was awarded $40,000 for the salary for a Day Treatment teacher.
Irene Wortham Center, Asheville, NC was awarded $35,000 to supplement the salaries of lead teachers and hourly pay of teacher assistants in the Early Learning Center program.
Right Moves for Youth, Inc., Charlotte, NC was awarded $50,000 for the salary and benefits of a Program Specialist.
York School District One, York, SC was awarded $34,903 for the salary and benefits of a parent educator and related supplies.
Health Care
Aids Leadership Foothills Area Alliance, Hickory, NC was awarded $30,000 to provide operating support, specifically, salaries for medical case management staff.
Charlotte Community Health Clinic, Charlotte, NC was awarded $65,000 for the salary for a triage nurse.
Community Health Services of Union County, Monroe, NC was awarded $50,000 for the salary of a diabetes educator and to defray the cost of diabetic supplies.
NC MedAssist, Charlotte, NC was awarded $60,000 to provide support for the Partner Relations Department's outreach and patient cultivation in western North Carolina.
Prevent Blindness-North Carolina, Raleigh, NC was awarded $25,000 to support the Preschool Photo-Refractive Vision Screening Program.
Social Services
Common Wealth, Charlotte, NC was awarded $55,000 in operating support, primarily salaries and benefits of financial counseling staff, to implement Trauma-Informed Financial Literacy Education and Counseling for low-income families.
Community Action Opportunities, Asheville, NC was awarded $36,500 to support the Life Works Program, specifically, direct financial assistance to help remove barriers to self-sufficiency.
Eblen Charities, Asheville, NC was awarded $55,000 to provide operating support, specifically, salary and benefits of an Intake Coordinator.
Families Forward Charlotte, Charlotte, NC was awarded $40,000 to provide operating support for the Family Success Program.
Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont, Charlotte, NC was awarded $50,000 in operating support for Career Navigation.
Habitat For Humanity of Catawba Valley, Hickory, NC was awarded $35,000 to support the Habitat Repairs! Program, specifically, staff salaries.
Habitat for Humanity of the Charlotte Region, Charlotte, NC was awarded $45,000 to defray the costs of labor and materials for the Critical Home Repair program.
Homeward Bound of Western North Carolina, Asheville, NC was awarded $50,000 to support the AHOPE Program, specifically, salary for a case manager.
International Friendship Center, Highlands, NC was awarded $40,000 to provide operating support, specifically, staff salaries.
MiraVia, Charlotte, NC was awarded $45,000 in salary and benefits support for the Community Outreach Maternity Services Program Assistant.
Mountain Child Advocacy Center, Asheville, NC was awarded $63,000 to support the salaries and benefits of therapists providing evidence-based trauma treatment for young children.
Our Voice, Asheville, NC was awarded $53,072 to provide salary and benefits for a full time Bilingual Case Manager/Advocate.
The Relatives, Charlotte, NC was awarded $50,000 to provide salary support for a Transition Specialist in the On Ramp program.
Supportive Housing Communities, Charlotte, NC was awarded $52,000 to provide operating support contributing to McCreesh Place operations.
Thrive, Hendersonville, NC was awarded $10,000 to provide support for the Housing Case Management Program, including a portion of Coordinated Entry staff salary and benefits.
W.A.M.Y. Community Action, Boone, NC was awarded $40,000 to support staff salaries for the Community Housing Coalition program.
Working Wheels, Asheville, NC was awarded $35,000 to provide operating support, specifically, a portion of staff salaries, auto parts, and professional mechanic labor.
