Community Foundation of Henderson County Invites You to Vintage Carolina 2018

Hendersonville, NC, February 23, 2018:  Community Foundation of Henderson County is grateful for the community’s support of Vintage Carolina, CFHC’s annual gala which will be held on Monday, March 5^th from 6 to 9 pm at Hendersonville Country Club.

Cumberland Community Foundation Opens Community Scholarship Season

$166,000 in Education Awards Available

New Scholarships Available

Martin County Community Foundation announces new board member

The board of advisors of the Martin County Community Foundation announces new advisory board member Dr. Deryl Davis Fulmer, Ph.D., according to Lucia Peel, board president.

Alison Chism Awarded Betty Taylor Memorial Award

Hendersonville, N.C., February 20, 2018 – During a recent reception at The Gallery at Flat Rock, the Community Foundation of Henderson County and The Arts Council of Henderson County had the privilege of presenting artist Alison Chism with the Betty Taylor Memorial Award.

Lee County Community Foundation announces Man & Woman of the Year

The Man & Woman of the Year Dinner is Lee County Community Foundation’s signature annual event to recognize outstanding local leaders and raise funds to support local community grantmaking.
 

The Duke Endowment: Bringing New Hope to Neighborhoods

For decades, Spartanburg’s Northside community and Charlotte’s Boulevard Homes neighborhood grappled with the same problems.

They endured high poverty and crime rates, poor educational outcomes and substandard housing. They gained reputations as magnets for inner-city blight.

Thankfully, they now share a more hopeful distinction. They’re part of the Purpose-Built Communities network, a national redevelopment model that targets troubled neighborhoods with a holistic array of social services. The idea is to break the cycle of intergenerational poverty by mounting sustained, systematically coordinated interventions in neighborhoods where poverty’s roots sink most deeply.

The Duke Endowment: Supporting Foster Parents in the Carolinas

As new foster parents, their child’s frequent tantrums concerned them. Not only were the episodes extreme, the triggers were unpredictable. They connected the little girl’s behavior to the trauma she had experienced before joining their family, but it was hard to know how best to respond.

In North Carolina, a new program is helping foster parents learn how to support the special needs of children in their care by better understanding trauma and its consequences. Called ARC Reflections, the skills-building model has been piloted in six child welfare agencies, including five in North Carolina.

With promising results from the test sites, The Duke Endowment is now funding expansion in South Carolina. There’s more to learn, says Phil Redmond Jr., director of the Endowment’s Child Care program area, “but we believe ARC Reflections will help agencies provide a valuable new resource for helping foster families thrive.”

Community Foundation of Henderson County accepting applications for Arbuckle Scholarship

Hendersonville, N.C., February 9, 2018 – Community Foundation of Henderson County announces the deadline to apply for The Pisgah Chapter of Trout Unlimited William L. Arbuckle Memorial Scholarship is April 1, 2018. 
 

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC Foundation Application Opens for 2018 Nonprofit Leadership Academy

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation invites applications to the fourth class of the Nonprofit Leadership Academy, an intensive leadership learning lab to help nonprofits develop the leadership, culture, and strategy needed to adapt and thrive in today's changing context.
 

Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation: Becoming Explicit about Equity

Recent history and troubling current events are turning a glaring mirror on America, fueling the urgency to shape a more equitable future, to put more shoulder behind that bending moral arc. We’ve watched in horror as white supremacists snake through our streets spewing violence and hatred with impunity. We’ve witnessed the rise of elected leaders who unapologetically express racist attitudes and enact policies that target communities of color and exacerbate inequality. We’ve seen state after state pass laws intended to disenfranchise entire populations; one court found North Carolina’s voting procedures “target African-Americans with almost surgical precision.”