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CCGF announces 2019 grant cycle, expanded focus

The Communities of Coastal Georgia Foundation (CCGF) is pleased to announce its 2019 Community Impact Fund grant cycle. The application period begins January 2 and proposals are due by February 28. Awards will be announced in early June.

The Foundation will continue to focus on agencies working with at-risk youth and demonstrating measurable results. In addition, this year the Foundation will expand its focus, taking into consideration that the success of young people is connected in-part to the success of their caregivers. Using a two-generational approach, the CCGF will also consider proposals from agencies that support the parents, guardians and caregivers of at-risk youth.  

“Our Board has decided to expand our focus this year in an effort to provide a continuum of services to families in need,” says Paul White, President and CEO of the Communities of Coastal Georgia Foundation. “By working with agencies that serve caregivers and children, we work to break the cycle of poverty, one family at a time.” 

The Foundation will accept proposals for up to $5,000 from agencies with:

1) Programs serving at-risk youth and which specifically address one of these areas: Early Childhood Literacy and/or Quality-Rated Child Care; Teen pregnancy and births to unwed young mothers; Juvenile Crime and Gang Activity; High School Graduation and Workforce Readiness; Youth Development and Innovative Education Strategies; or Risk Reduction, including child protective, substance abuse, and/or mental health services.

2) Services that concentrate on parenting, job skills and financial security for adults.

With any questions about the Community Impact Fund, the process for applications, or the Foundation, please call Ellen Post, Grants and Operations Manager: 912-268-4442 or email epost@coastalgeorgiafoundation.org.

Click HERE to apply beginning January 2. 

Upcoming Event - November 1 Coastal Funders Roundtable

Join the Georgia Center for Nonprofits and area funders to learn about systems for collecting program data and generating impactful success stories.
 
Lucas Ramirez, executive director of The Gathering Place, will discuss his organization’s focus on data and outcomes, sharing lessons learned and benefits gained, alongside local funders Paul White of the Communities of Coastal Georgia Foundation, Jeff Barker of the St. Marys United Methodist Church Foundation, and Virginia Brown of the United Way of Coastal Georgia.
 
Don’t miss this free opportunity to learn how to create a data driven culture in your own organization.
 
To learn more and register, click here

Community Foundation hires new communications director

Anna M. Hall has joined the Communities of Coastal Georgia Foundation (CCGF) as its director of communications and marketing. Anna has over 15 years of experience in nonprofit management, donor services and communications. She and her family have lived on St. Simons Island for six years. “We are thrilled to be adding new expertise to our staff,” said President and CEO Paul White. “Anna will dramatically increase the effectiveness of our messaging and she will help us better tell our story and the stories of both our grantees and fund holders as well as how the Foundation ‘solves problems’ on the Coast of Georgia.” The addition of this position, the third for the Foundation, was a strategic decision by the Board of Directors and will support CCGF’s goal to strengthen effective and meaningful philanthropy in Glynn, Camden and McIntosh counties.

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CCGA Student earns GA Class of 69 Scholarship

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“This scholarship will make a difference in my life and help me achieve my dream.” — Alexis Ronning

Glynn High School Graduates Awarded Correll Scholarships

By DANNY MCARTHUR
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Five recent high school graduates from Brunswick were given a monetary assist in pursuing their college goals thanks to scholarships from the Correll Scholars program at the Communities of Coastal Georgia Foundation.

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Episcopal Women Award Scholarship

The Brunswick News July 12, 2018 by Lauren McDonald

The Episcopal Church Women of Christ Church Frederica recently awarded its first scholarship from the “Scholarship for Women Fund,” which has been years in the making and aims to support the educational endeavors of local young women.

2018 ECW Scholarship Maggie Holt

Maggie Holt, second from left, has been awarded the first scholarship from the Episcopal Church Women of Christ Church Frederica recently established “Scholarship for Women Fund.”

Maggie Holt, who will start her sophomore year at the University of Georgia this fall, has been awarded the fund’s first scholarship.  “We could not be more pleased to have Maggie Holt selected as our first recipient,” said Jane Watson, President of Episcopal Church Women, in a press release. “Few young women have demonstrated a greater commitment to their church and broader community while maintaining an impeccable academic record than has Maggie.”

Holt, a member of Christ Church Frederica, graduated from Frederica Academy in 2017. She’s a former member of the Pirates of the Spanish Main, a local service sorority for high school students, and served as president of her high school’s service council. She also volunteered with The Gathering Place’s youth ministry, as well as through her church.

“Perhaps the most impactful lesson I have taken away from my time in the Episcopal Church is how to serve and love one another,” Holt said in the release. Over the past 15 years, women at Christ Church have made donations to help establish the scholarship program for local female students. In partnership with the Communities of Coastal Georgia Foundation, the initiative provides a $2,500 scholarship to a female high school graduate pursuing a degree at an academic or technical college or university. The student must be Episcopalian and a resident of Glynn or McIntosh counties.

“This effort is a great example of how the Coastal Georgia Foundation can work with other organizations and individuals in our community to accomplish meaningful, impactful and, often, complicated objectives,” said Paul White, president and CEO of the Communities of Coastal Georgia Foundation. “I am so proud that we could be a part of the team that made this scholarship a reality, not just for this year, but in perpetuity.” Watson said Holt perfectly exemplifies the kind of young woman the Episcopal Church Women of Christ Church Frederica aimed to help through this initiative.“Maggie embodies precisely what we were hoping to accomplish through this effort,” she said.

Foundation Provides Nearly $100,000 in Grants

 

The Brunswick News by Lauren McDonald June 26, 2018

The Communities of Coastal Georgia Foundation will give out a record-setting total in grants this year to programs that serve some of the community’s most vulnerable populations.

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