Tri-Coastal Community
Outreach, Inc.
Receives $85,500 Grant from
The Community Foundation of South Alabama
to Help Communities Affected by BP Oil Spill
The Community Foundation Awards Over $1.5
Million To Assist Communities Struggling To Recover From the Deepwater
Horizon Oil Spill
Mobile, Alabama,
September 23, 2011 – Tri-Coastal Community Outreach, Inc. has
received a $85,500 grant from The Community Foundation of South Alabama
to address the unmet needs of individuals, families, and children
significantly affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and its
aftermath. The grant was made possible by a contribution received from
the Fund for Gulf Communities, a program of Rockefeller Philanthropy
Advisors.
The Fund for Gulf
Communities was created through an anonymous donation to Rockefeller
Philanthropy Advisors to enhance the resiliency of diverse communities
along the Gulf Coast. The Fund will achieve this goal by working with
nonprofit organizations, such as The Community Foundation of South
Alabama, that have strong ties to the community-based organizations
providing direct services to people in need.
Tri-Coastal will use the
funds granted to focus our attention on community services that address
hunger, health and financial literacy, disaster preparedness, mental
health, school supplies, Christmas assistance and basic home repair
skills for families impacted by the DWH oil spill with unmet basic
needs; because families and communities do better when they
possess the tools to empower themselves.
Tri-Coastal will also make referrals to appropriate agencies when
necessary.
About Tri-Coastal
Community Outreach
Our Mission is to advocate for and educate
impoverished, underserved individuals, families, and communities
fighting for a fair and equitable recovery, while providing holistic,
supportive, diversified social services.
Since 2005 Tri-Coastal Community Outreach has been on a mission to
provided immediate and long term humanitarian services to low-moderate
income, venerable families.
Our clients are predominately low to moderate income desiring to fulfill
the American dream and live their lives with dignity.
Tri-Coastal promotes interventions that emphasize community engagement
and multi-level collaborative partnerships. We work to develop
culturally competent interventions for vulnerable populations; promoting
policy to develop best health practices that lead to individual, family
and community behavior change, and health security for communities.
A community is only as good as the knowledge it possesses. Therefore,
poverty reflects a need for a better coordinated response to disaster
management and crisis faced in today’s communities.
In 2010 Tri-Coastal Community Outreach served 19,344 people.
806,091.00 in non cash donated goods were distributed to needy families.
A total of 8554 volunteer hours were given in 2010.
Contact: Carolyn Thompson
Phone: 251-865-9731
Email:
Carolyn@tricoastalcommunity.org
About The
Community Foundation of South Alabama
The Community Foundation of South Alabama is a nonprofit foundation
that plays a key role in meeting the needs of South Alabama through
leadership and grants. More than $60 million in grants have been awarded
since 1976 by the Foundation to nonprofit organizations to support
programs that make life better in our community. The Community
Foundation builds lasting endowments to ensure grants are available to
support the community forever.
For more information visit www.CommunityEndowment.com
Contact: Stephanie Ryan
Phone: 251-438-559
Email: communication@communityendowment.com
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