Jackson EMC has awarded funds to a variety of organizations serving several counties in Northeast Georgia.
According to the Gwinnett Daily Post, $114,919 was awarded in grants by the Jackson EMC Foundation board of directors.
The following amounts were given to these nonprofits:
- $15,000 to For Her Glory, a Gainesville agency that provides breast cancer patients with items that are not covered by insurance, such as wigs, bras, compression sleeves, gloves, and nutritional supplements.
- $15,000 to Mending the Gap, Inc., for its Save Our Seniors Program, which delivers a monthly care package of food, personal care items, cleaning supplies and toiletries to low-income seniors throughout Gwinnett County.
- $15,000 to Nothing but the Truth, Inc., to purchase food for its Weekend Food Bag Program for Gwinnett County public school children who have been identified by counselors as food insecure.
- $15,000 to St. Vincent de Paul Society—Flowery Branch, to fund direct aid for housing assistance to Gwinnett, Hall and Jackson County families in crisis and food for their food pantry.
- $15,000 to Step by Step Recovery, Inc., an addiction recovery organization that provides a safe and structured environment for men and women in Barrow, Gwinnett and Hall counties as they complete a 12-step program for drug and alcohol addiction and helps them provide rent for both the men’s and women’s units.
- $7,500 to NOA’s Ark (No One Alone), for its Trauma Counseling Program, designed to serve adults and children in Gwinnett, Hall and Lumpkin counties recovering from family violence, child sexual assault, and dating violence.
- $5,000 to Burn Foundation of America, to provide patient and family services for burn victims throughout Jackson EMC’s service area.
These grants are made possible by the 208,636 participating cooperative members who have rounded their monthly electric bills through the Operation Round Up program.
Since the program began in 2005, the “spare change” has funded 1,797 grants to organizations and 418 grants to individuals, putting more than $18.7 million back into local communities.
Any individual or charitable organization in the 10 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 https://www.jacksonemc.com/foundation-apply or at local Jackson EMC offices.
Applicants do not need to be a member of Jackson EMC.
