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Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare receives $10,000 grant to help prevent underage, high-risk drinking
Read full article: Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare receives $10,000 grant to help prevent underage, high-risk drinkingA local nonprofit is getting $10,000 to help prevent underage and high-risk drinking.
Amid heatwave, local nonprofit helping families in need keep A/C on
Read full article: Amid heatwave, local nonprofit helping families in need keep A/C onRoanoke Area Ministriesโ RAM House is a day shelter for people experiencing homelessness and serves about 150 meals a day. The nonprofit also provides rent and electric bill assistance.
Jubilee Family Development Center giving out free school supplies in Lynchburg
Read full article: Jubilee Family Development Center giving out free school supplies in LynchburgโWe try to eliminThere was a lot of excitement in the air Friday afternoon at the Jubilee Family Development Center as kids get ready to go back to school in Lynchburg.ate excuses.โ
Alleghany Highlands shelter helping domestic violence, sexual assault victims needs communityโs support
Read full article: Alleghany Highlands shelter helping domestic violence, sexual assault victims needs communityโs supportALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS, Va. โ A nonprofit in the Alleghany Highlands that helps victims of domestic violence and sexual assault needs your help to continue protecting the community. Safehome Systems has seen an increase during the pandemic of people escaping unsafe situations. The nonprofit provides shelter and counseling to victims. With donations down and the need up, the nonprofit is hosting a silent auction on social media. If you would like to support Safehome Systems, click here.
Gleaning For The World thanks Lynchburg community for helping with mission
Read full article: Gleaning For The World thanks Lynchburg community for helping with missionLYNCHBURG, Va โ A nonprofit in Lynchburg is thanking the community this week for helping them respond to natural disasters. Gleaning for the World passed out candy and other treats at the Samโs Club in Lynchburg. Staff at the nonprofit typically ask for donations at that location before going to areas hit by natural disasters, so they wanted to thank the community for its generosity. โAnytime hurricanes or tornadoes, wildfires or floods hit, weโre up here at Samโs club with our truck the folks are so good to just come and support us and gift our nation with non-perishable food or hygiene items,โ communications director Teresa Davis said. The nonprofitโs donations have been hit hard by the pandemic, but organizers say it was important to find a small way to say thank you.
Beyoncรฉ foundation donates $500K to families facing eviction amid coronavirus pandemic
Read full article: Beyoncรฉ foundation donates $500K to families facing eviction amid coronavirus pandemicBeyoncรฉ is working to help folks deeply affected during the COVID-19 pandemic through her nonprofit BeyGOOD. The nonprofit announced on its website that it will provide $50,000 for individuals impacted by the housing crisis in Phase 2 of the BeyGOOD Impact Fund. โThe housing moratorium is set to end on December 26th, resulting in mortgage foreclosures and rental evictions,โ the nonprofit wrote in a press release. โMany families are impacted, due to the pandemic that resulted in job loss, sickness and overall economy downturn.โThe $5,000 grants will go to 100 individuals and families who are facing foreclosures or evictions. Round 2 of the grants will open in Feburary.
Nonprofits are facing an unprecedented need this Giving Tuesday
Read full article: Nonprofits are facing an unprecedented need this Giving TuesdayROANOKE, Va. โ After record spending on a weekend dedicated to shopping, the focus has now turned to giving. This Giving Tuesday, local nonprofits are asking for your help more than ever before. In a challenging year for everyone, nonprofits have been some of the hardest hit. The clinic is seeing record numbers of patients coming through its doors seeking its services, but the funding to support that demand is struggling to keep up. Click here to find a list of organizations participating in Giving Tuesday.
Special Olympics Virginia asks for support to help those with intellectual disabilities
Read full article: Special Olympics Virginia asks for support to help those with intellectual disabilitiesROANOKE, Va. โ In a year where the value of life has made headlines across our nation, Special Olympics Virginia hopes to continue that fight into 2021 with your help. The nonprofit works to improve the lives of children and adults with intellectual disabilities through sports. For every dollar donated, 89 cents goes right into the program to help athletes. For the second year, WSLS 10 is a proud partner of Special Olympics Virginia, raising money for the nonprofit as part of its Polar Plunge. Click here if youโd like to donate.
Move to Martinsville: The push to attract people to area
Read full article: Move to Martinsville: The push to attract people to areaMARTINSVILLE, Va. Theres a new nonprofit working to encourage people to move to Southwest Virginia. Downtown Martinsville (WSLS)The goal is to use social media to promote Martinsville and the surrounding area to people who live in more densely populated places, like northern Virginia, and who can work remotely and live wherever they want. Move to Martinsville board vice-chairman Dean Johnston said Martinsvilles location makes it an ideal place to live. It offers small-town quality of life, but within an easy 45 minutes is connected to most metropolitan conveniences, Johnston explained. Johnston also emphasized that Move to Martinsville is not trying to compete with other groups efforts to promote the area.