Georgia Family Connection Collaboratives Receive $140,000 to Support Hurricane Relief Efforts

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Taliaferro County Family Connection helped distribute hot food and supplies.

Georgia Family Connection Collaboratives in Burke, Columbia, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Screven, Taliaferro, Warren, Washington, and Wilkes counties are receiving $140,000 to support hurricane relief efforts from the Central Savannah River Area Community Foundation’s Hurricane Helene Community Crisis Fund.

The $140,000 will be divided among these 14 counties to fill gaps in getting communities the supplies and resources they need as they continue to recover from the hurricane.

The Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) Community Foundation established the Hurricane Helene Community Crisis Fund in September to support immediate and long-term recovery needs after the devastating impact of Hurricane Helene on the Augusta region.

CSRA Community Foundation team has been working in close collaboration with local leaders, community partners, nonprofit organizations, and impacted individuals to assess the immediate response and get a sense of evolving priorities and unmet needs.

CSRA is distributing its first round of rapid relief and response grants totaling $1,595,000 to:

  • ACTS
  • Augusta Locally Grown
  • Black Farm Street
  • Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Augusta
  • Community Ministries of North Augusta
  • Georgia Family Connection
  • The Family YMCA
  • Golden Harvest Food Bank
  • 143 Ministries
  • Ronald McDonald House
  • The Salvation Army of Aiken
  • The Salvation Army Augusta Area Command
  • United Way of Aiken County
  • United Way of the CSRA

“These nonprofits are working daily on the front lines of this disaster, tarping roofs, cutting down trees, feeding and housing people, supplying generators and fuel, providing child care so parents can get back to work, and so much more,” said Shell Berry, president and CEO of the Community Foundation. “While the stories we hear are heartbreaking, at the same time we see our nonprofit, business, and volunteer community coming together, rolling up their sleeves, and pitching in wherever needed. Although the need is almost beyond comprehension, basic needs are being met and miracles are happening each day.”

Over the next months, the Community Foundation will move into the recovery and stabilization phase to further the path to rebuilding and community resilience.

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Krystin Dean
GaFCP Communications Specialist
706-897-4711
krystin@gafcp.org

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