JEFFERSON - Four local organizations serving area citizens have been awarded $35,500 in grants by the Jackson EMC Foundation, a charity funded by the members of the cooperative through their contributions to Operation Round Up.<br />
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Community Helping Place in Dahlonega awarded $10,000 for its Food Pantry and Summer Food Program, which provide food for families monthly as well as breakfast, lunch and a snack for at-risk children when school is out, and its Medical Clinic, which provides the uninsured working poor with primary and acute care, laboratory services, medication assistance and referrals. <br />
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Hall County Health Department awarded $10,000 to provide women in Hall and Lumpkin counties who are low income, do not qualify for Medicaid benefits and who are unable to pay for Prenatal Care Clinic services with high-quality care, including physical exam, ultrasound, non-stress test, medications and lab work that will decrease the number of low birth weight babies and help ensure the health of babies and mothers.<br />
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