Impact Alamance provides $150,000 in grants to help area non-profits serve the community

The following investments were approved on June 9:

• Alamance Meals on Wheels — $34,000 for Meals on Wheels renovation. Funding will be used to provide new kitchen cabinets and kitchen appliances for the organization’s building.
• Becoming Grace — $30,000 for Empowerment and Enrichment Summer Camp 2022. Funding will help purchase computer and audio-visual equipment for digital literacy activities, a large refrigerator, prep table for meals, bookcases, art supplies, and indoor/outdoor physical activity equipment for summer camp for underprivileged children ages 5-12.
• Burlington Homes Inc. — $10,000 for Burlington Homes Connects. In addition to three desktop computers on each floor, funding will allow the organization to purchase digital blood pressure monitors and other accessories to aid in My Chart virtual doctor visits for residents.
• Mayco Bigelow Community Center — $22,500 for Celo Faucette Community Garden. Funding will be used to purchase tillers, soil, galvanized metal for raised beds, a fence, benches, and gravel for a pathway to meet accessibility requirements for a community garden. The garden will be located at North Park in East Burlington.
• Positive Attitude Youth Center — $12,500 for Digital Learning Center. After receiving funding, 25 laptops and headphones will be purchased to implement digital literacy programming for youth in the afterschool program.
• Roots & Wings of Person County — $25,000 for Roots & Wings Alamance Youth. Funding will allow the organization to purchase a van to transport teen participants to teen court and to organizations for service/restitution activities.
• The Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club — $16,000 for Creating an Environment of Discovery. With funds, the club will purchase wobble stools, sensory boards, light filters, speakers, white noise machines and interactive tablets. The club wants to actively engage children in their learning environment to stimulate learning, curiosity, and vision.

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