Deadline: 10-Mar-22
The Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina is pleased to announce the Immediate Needs Grants Program for nonprofit organizations that work to reduce poverty in South Carolina.
The grant funding is intended to support the work of organizations working to meet the immediate needs of people experiencing poverty, break the cycle of poverty and/or strive to change the systems that are considered to be drivers of poverty.
Focus Areas
- Access & Participation: Examples include programs that provide access to reliable transportation, access to information, legal services, assistance obtaining identifying documents, free or affordable child care, and assistance navigating systems essential to participating in daily life.
- Education & Skills: Examples include organizations that provide quality basic childhood education, promote literacy, offer technical training, executive functioning support and acquisition of life skills/essential skills.
- Life & Health: Examples include programs providing health care, end of life care, safe and sanitary housing, quality mental health support or treatment, food/ access to quality nutrition, safety and security, and crisis assistance.
Funding Information
Immediate Needs Grants are for organizations with annual operating budgets less than $500,000.
Criteria
- Has identified and is filling a gap in resources within a community.
- Regularly solicits feedback from participants and uses feedback for improvement.
- Programs have clear measure of success.
For more information, visit Sisters of Charity Foundation.
For more information, visit https://sistersofcharitysc.com/grantmaking/immediate-needs/