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A $50,000 grant to Cord of Three Counseling Services to support the startup of a Christian-based mental health counseling center in Brantley County. Cord of Three was established in January 2006 to provide professional, Christian counseling services to families and individuals within southeast Georgia in need of mental health and spiritual counseling. Specifically counseling services are designed to help with abuse in the family, adolescent living, anxiety / stress / depression, bereavement and grief, drug and alcohol abuse, family enrichment and relationships.
An $8,000 grant to His Able Hands to underwrite respite care for people with developmental disabilities and their caregivers in fiscal year 2007. His Able Hands, Inc. is an interdenominational ministry providing respite care services to families with disabled individuals and holds events such as Parents Day Out, a Summer Program and Caregiver Banquets.
A $125,000 grant to the Open Door Community Center to support the organization’s fiscal year 2007 operating budget. Open Door is an agency of the South Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church and provides a number of social services to low and moderate-income residents of Muscogee County, Georgia. Services include case management for homeless women, programs for children, youth and senior citizens, a clothing ministry, a community parenting program, a GED program, a transition home for women in crisis and a showering program for the homeless.
An $87,500 grant to Coastal Medical Access Project (CMAP) in support of their sustainability initiative to expand services in southeast Georgia. This represents the second year of a four-year commitment to this project. CMAP provides access to free pharmaceuticals, access to medical service, and chronic disease case management and serves the uninsured and under-insured residents of Camden, Charlton and Brantley counties.
A $400,000 grant to Church World Service to support their efforts to expand the reach of churches and grassroots organizations in meeting the needs of orphans and vulnerable children affected by HIV/AIDS in East Africa. This grant represents a continuation of a 3-year partnership between Church World Service and the St. Marys United Methodist Church Foundation referred to as the Africa Initiative. The goal of this initiative is to protect the rights of and to provide support to orphans and vulnerable children living in the countries of Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya who have been affected by HIV/AIDS, war and famine that they may be empowered to manage their own well being and the stability of their families, to participate in the social and economic development of their communities, and to live in the shelter of hope. The initiative will reinforce the capacity of and support the expansion of church and related organizations to build child-centered programs and networks.
A $500 discretionary grant to MAP International to the Jacob Nyenhuis Memorial fund. MAP International (Medical Assistance Programs) was founded almost 50 years ago as a Christian, non-profit, global relief and development organization serving people living in the world's poorest communities. |
