Fall 2024 - Grants totaling $96,555
The Bascom - $1,300 for supplies, travel and personnel expenses associated with its Highlands art programs.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Western North Carolina - $2,500 for general operating support.
Boys & Girls Club of the Plateau - $8,000 to expand academic programming at its new Highlands location.
Child Medical Collaborative - $8,000 to provide medical evaluations to victims of child abuse and maltreatment in Macon County.
Children's Cancer Partners of the Carolinas - $3,155 to support Highlands and Macon County children needing cancer treatment.
Community Care Clinic of Highlands-Cashiers - $8,000 to provide necessary prescription medications to uninsured patients at no cost.
Counseling Center of Highlands - $9,000 to expand outpatient counseling offered to residents of Highlands.
Four Seasons the Care You Trust - $4,000 to address unfunded care needs of people living with life-limiting or terminal illnesses in Jackson and Macon counties.
First Presbyterian Church of Highlands - $2,500 to offset the cost of providing Sonshine, its free afterschool care for children.
Gordon Center for Children - $9,000 to continue providing a free afterschool program for elementary school-aged students in the Highlands community.
Town of Highlands - $2,300 toward an all-abilities playground at the Highlands Recreation Park.
Highlands Community Child Development Center - $2,500 to fund critical repairs to its playground, which serves 74 children daily.
International Friendship Center - $9,000 to support its Highlands Food Pantry.
The Literacy & Learning Center - $8,000 to expand and enhance its afterschool programs to address the ongoing need for accessible and affordable educational opportunities in Highlands.
Performing Arts Center - $1,300 to extend the PAC Educational Theatre to all area students and adults.
Pisgah Legal Services - $9,000 to support free civil legal assistance and advocacy to low-income survivors of domestic violence and child abuse who live and work in and around Highlands.
REACH of Macon County - $9,000 to enhance and expand services for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and human trafficking in Highlands.