JEFFERSON-Three local organizations serving Hall County residents have been awarded $22,000 in grants by the Jackson EMC Foundation, a charity funded by the members of the cooperative through their contributions to Operation Round Up.
Teen Pregnancy Prevention in Gainesville awarded $10,000 to help fund Smart Girls's a program offered in Hall County middle and high schools that offers guidance and support through weekly sessions to provide girls with the knowledge, skills, self-esteem and self-confidence they need to make healthy decisions about sexual activity and dating relationships.
The Salvation Army of Gainesville awarded $10,000 for the Social Services Program which prevents homeless by providing emergency financial assistance for rent and clothing vouchers to individuals and families who have experienced a lack of income or other crisis.
Brenau Nursing Department Community Outreach awarded $2,000 to purchase a Distracted and Impaired Driving kit for use in Gainesville City Schools to demonstrate to teens the effects of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Jackson EMC members fund Foundation grants by having their monthly electric bills rounded up to the next dollar amount through the Operation Round Up program. Since October 2005 this spare change has funded 455 grants to organizations and 171 grants to individuals, putting more than $4.8 million back into local communities.
Any individual or charitable organization in the ten counties served by Jackson EMC (Clarke, Banks, Barrow, Franklin, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson, Lumpkin, Madison and Oglethorpe) may apply for a Foundation grant by completing an application, available online at http://www.jacksonemc.com/Guidelines-for-Funding.106.0.html or at local Jackson EMC offices. Applicants do not need to be a member of Jackson EMC
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