Community Foundation awards charity fund grants
The Community Foundation of Fayette County recently awarded more than $12,000 in grants from its charity fund to local charities.
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of the Laurel Region received a $5,000 grant for school-based mentoring programs in the Brownsville Area, Connellsville Area and Uniontown Area school districts.
The Fayette County Community Action Agency received a $2,200 grant for its “Cooking at Home” program, which introduces healthy food preparation and cooking habits to first-time mothers enrolled in the Nurse-Family Partnership Program.
The Fayette County Cultural Trust received a $5,000 grant for vouchers for low income residents to purchase produce at Farmer’s Markets and to help establish a “Victory Garden” with the Connellsville Canteen.