VERO BEACH — Daniel E. Somers, President of The John’s Island Foundation, announced that the Board of Directors has awarded $493,665 in grants to 22 local non-profit agencies in Indian River County for its 2011-2012 fiscal year.
The 22 agencies that will receive grants for capital projects ranging from $4,100 to $50,000 are:
Abilities Resource Center Catholic Charities – Samaritan Center
Dasie Bridgewater Hope Center Education Foundation
Every Dream Has A Price Gifford Youth Activity Center
Guardians For New Futures Harvest Food and Outreach Center
Homeless Family Center Indian River County Volunteer Ambulance Squad
Mental Health Association Plumbago Volunteer Services
Restoration Ministries SafeSpace
St. Vincent DePaul Society Substance Awareness Council
Sun Up of Indian River The Learning Alliance
The Mental Health Collaborative The Source
Treasure Coast Community Health Treasure Coast Food Bank
“We are thankful for the continued support of our fellow John’s Island community members. Their generosity has enabled us to provide funds to non-profit organizations who serve the neediest of our community.
Through a thorough vetting process lead by dedicated John’s Island volunteers, we have been able to fund essential capital needs such as replacing a roof for a women’s shelter or renovate a kitchen that serves hundreds of meals to those who are food insecure or establish a client tracking system to monitor mental health client services from one organization to another,” said Mr. Somers.
“Since our inception 13 years ago, The John’s Island Foundation has provided close to 300 grants totaling over $6.9 million to local non-profit agencies in our community,” Mr. Somers stated.
The John’s Island Foundation was established in 1999. Its mission is to raise funds from the John’s Island community for the purpose of making grants to fund capital requirements to agencies serving the economically disadvantaged in Indian River County.
The Foundation seeks to make grants to agencies whose programs are primarily directed toward supporting basic human needs such as food, shelter, assistance with disabilities/health issues, and safety from abuse.
