Community relief effort distributes $237K in latest round of grants
The latest round of rapid relief grants distributed by the Mid-south COVID-19 Regional Response Fund totaled $237,000 and went to 13 Mid-south nonprofit organizations.
The Community Foundation of Greater Memphis announced last week total grantmaking from the fund has reached $1,777,000 since March 18. To date, individual, corporate, and foundation donors have contributed $3,019,397 to the fund, according to a Community Foundation press release.
The most recent round of grants went to the following groups:
❚ Block Party for Peace/our Grass Our Roots ($10,000 to support the Masks for Memphis project).
❚ City of Memphis ($18,000 to purchase and distribute PPE to essential workers in government, business, and nonprofits).
❚ Families Matter ($10,000 to provide mental health support to families and children in ZIP codes with the highest number of administered tests and positive COVID-19 results).
❚ First Congregational Church (Memphis: $2,500 to support COVID-1 response work for immigrants being done by Mariposas Collective).
❚ For the Kingdom ($10,000 to feed youths, seniors, and first responders Monday-friday with a goal of expanding to three apartment complexes in 38128).
❚ Hospitality Hub ($15,000 to work with Community Alliance for the Homeless, Memphis Housing & Community Development, and MIFA to provide shelter-in-place, case management, and supportive services to those experiencing homelessness in three locations).
❚ Love Doesn't Hurt ($1,500 to support LGBTQ+ victims of domestic violence with emergency services and case management).
❚ Memphis Area Legal Services ($50,000 to assist individuals who are unemployed due to COVID-19 avoid eviction or foreclosure, receive SNAP and unemployment benefits, and receive relief from Covid-19-related scams).
❚ Memphis Artists for Change ($15,000 to provide food and shortterm internet access for 300+ people in Whitehaven, North Memphis, and South Memphis, and to distribute PPE to high-risk populations).
❚ Memphis Health Center ($25,000 to support COVID-19 testing and associated expenses).
❚ One Family Memphis, Memphis Rox ($10,000 to prepare and serve of 150 lunches Monday-friday to the Soulsville community and families impacted by COVID-19).
❚ Whole Child Strategies ($50,000 to provided coordinated response for families in eight neighborhoods).
❚ Women's Foundation for a Greater Memphis ($20,000 to provide COVID-19 response in 38126).
The grant committee allocates 60% of available funds to immediate needs and reserves 40% for recovery and resilience funding in the coming months. The fund seeks contributions from concerned Mid-southerners. To donate online and learn more about the fund, including its weekly grant distributions, visit cfgm.org/covid.