During its recent meeting, the Jackson EMC foundation's board of directors awarded $100,000 in grants to organizations.
The following breaks down the $35,000 total amount received by agencies serving Hall County.
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$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, to provide rent for short-term and long-term recovery units.
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$10,000 to Acceptance Recovery Center, a nonprofit long-term recovery residence in Athens that supports individuals recovering from substance use disorders to purchase beds and mattresses for residents from all counties served by Jackson EMC living at its residential living facilities.
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$10,000 to Ferst Readers of Hall County, a nonprofit organization focused on addressing the growing problem of children, many from low-income communities, entering kindergarten without basic literacy skills and school readiness to fund 476 children to participate in its Improving Childhood Literacy Program in Hall County.
Grants are made possible by the 218,810 participants of the Operation Round Up Program. These members have their monthly electric bills rounded up to the next dollar amount, and with the “spare change” collected have funded over 2,000 grants. Giving back over $20 million to local communities since its initiation back in 2005.
Any individual or charitable organization within 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 online by clicking here. Applicants do not need to be a member of Jackson EMC.
