Category: Education
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Smart Start of Transylvania County
The power of Smart Start of Transylvania County (SSTC) is the ability to deliver outcomes via local community collaboration. In partnership with families, organizations, and individuals, Smart Start influences the well-being of children.Smart Start envisions a community in which every young child in Transylvania County is thriving and families are maximizing their health and well-being. […]
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Let’s Go Boys and Girls Inc.
While all students are capable of academic achievement, too many do not have equitable access to informal STEM learning experiences that empower them towards educational and professional success in the 21st century information age. LETS GO Boys and Girls Mission: “Break the Cycle of Poverty through STEM Education andWorkforce Development”. LETS GO partners with schools […]
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Lake Toxaway Community Club
Grant funding from Lake Toxaway Charities has contributed in recent years to fortifying this community gathering place with several upgrades including: expanding the children’s playground, repairs to the picnic shelter, adding additional lighting for evening activities. New plastic play structures were added for toddlers, and two climbing walls and a wooden tree house plus a tire […]
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Friends of Gorges State Park
Grant Funding from Lake Toxaway Charities will be used to encourage and attract students to the Gorges State Park for on-site environmental education classes. Grades to be included are K-12. With primary focus on the western half of Transylvania County. Schools to be included are public, private, and home. Funding will help cover transportation and […]
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Centro Comunitario Hispano Americano
El Centro Comunitario Hispano-Americano of Transylvania County (CCHA) is a Latino-led non-profit organization that serves the Hispanic community. Their purpose is to create a bridge between the Spanish and English speaking people in a community in which justice and equality are highly valued. Grant funding will offer supplemental support for El Centro’s primary educational program, […]
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Blue Ridge Community College Educational Foundation
The mission and purpose of Blue Ridge Community College Educational Foundation is to aid, strengthen, and further in every proper and useful way the work and services of Blue Ridge Community College and to provide broader educational opportunities to its students, staff, faculty, and to the residents of Henderson and Transylvania Counties. Grant funding from […]
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Jameson’s Joy Memorial Service Foundation
Jameson’s Joy recognizes the importance of parents being involved in the lives of their children, and how the lack of a father figure hurts many children. Jameson’s parents, both teachers, see daily the positive effects on children that loving mother and father figures in the home provide. Due to a passion for creating opportunities for […]
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Through the Trees
Through the Trees assists community members obtain internet access in homes or businesses through rural broadband expansion and hotspot deployment. More than ever, people are reliant on internet access for basic necessities, but driving to free WiFi is not always feasible. Through the Trees helps remove barriers and support those in need. There are three […]
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Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas
The mission of the Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas (VHMC) is to honor our nation’s veterans, to educate the public about our country’s military history and the contribution of our servicemen and women, and to preserve important and unique historic artifacts. The VHMC reflects a love of country and gratitude to those who serve […]
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Handshake America
The Handshake America Scholarship Program consists of eight scheduled sessions between the Students and their Handshake Coaches over the course of a year. The sessions are mostly workshop-type group discussions focusing on the Handshake 5Practices: Perseverance, Passion, People, Positivity, and Presence. Students learn from their Handshake Coaches, peers and special guests who provide different perspectives […]