Grants Awarded Since Formed....
At our April Celebration, BWF awarded $28,750 in grants to
General Grants Awarded in 2016
Assure the Future - "Circles De Esperanza" $1,250
Burke Arts Council - "TOSS" $1,200
Burke Literacy Council – “Growing Healthy Living Skills” $2,000
Burke United Christian Ministries – “Feeding the Masses” $3,000
Catawba Science Center - "GALS - Girls All Love Science" $4,000
Good Samaritan Clinic - "Improving the Health of Women" $4,500
Oak Ridge Baptist Church - "Compassionate Hearts Clinic" $2,500
Options - "Taking Care of Business" $1,000
South Mountain Children and Family Services – “Summer Fun” $1,000
Strategic Alliance for Burke Youth – “Burke Girls’ Empowerment Summit” $1,000
The Meeting Place, Inc. – “Services and Case Management Enhancement” $3,500
Focus Grants Awarded in 2016
Girl Scouts Peaks to Piedmont - "Camp Sunshine" $1450
The History Museum of Burke County - "The Desegregation of Burke County Public School Systems" $2150
2015 General Grants
Burke Charitable Properties – “Lighting Up For Safety” ($2,832)
Burke Literacy Council – “Literacy on the Move” ($5,000)
Burke United Christian Ministries – “Collaborative Food Pantry” ($7,000)
First United Methodist Church, Valdese – “Children’s Feeding Ministry” ($3,000)
The Meeting Place – “Women’s and Children’s Shelter Staff Expansion” ($5,500)
Southmountain Children and Family Services – “SPARCS of Light for Troubled Teens” ($1,200)
Strategic Alliance for Burke Youth – “Burke Girls’ Empowerment Summit” ($1,000)
2015 Focus Grants
Habitat for Humanity – “Woerner Way Gardens” ($5,000)
Waldensian Presbyterian Church – “Burke County Community Gardens Initiative” ($5,500)
St. Matthews Baby Closet Supply” ($5,000)
Valdese First Christian Church – “Dry Bottoms Diaper Ministry” ($5,000)
2014 General Grants
Searching for Success–Options ($3175)
The Children’s Feeding Ministry–First United Methodist Church, Valdese ($4000)
After School Program–The Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club of Morganton ($5000)
Footprints on My Heart–Burke Hospice and Palliative Care($2098)
Purchase of Forklift–Burke United Christian Ministries ($5539)
2014 Focus Grants (Building Children’s Self Esteem)
Burke County Circle Initiative–Teen Circles ($927)
Lean In, Go Far! Blue Ridge HealthCare Foundation/Forest Hill Elementary School ($3000)
Sweet Delights Bakery–Burke United Christian Ministries ($5000)
2013 General Grants
At Risk Family Stress, Mimosa Christian Counseling Center($5000)
Beyond the Treatment, Blue Ridge HealthCare Foundation ($3500)
Burke County Circles Initiative, Blue Ridge Community Action ($900)
Feed the Children, Burke United Christian Ministries ($7500)
Growing Catawba Valley Healthy Families, Barium Springs ($7000)
Managing the Triple Threat of Diabetes, Good Samaritan Clinic ($4000)
Providing Feminine Hygiene, Waldensian Presbyterian Church($4000)
Safety Goggles, Options ($5000)
2013 Focus Grants
Women Building for Women, Foothills Service Project ($2640)
Project Independence, Burke United Christian Ministries ($5000)
2012 Grants
Barium Springs Home for Children “Catawba Valley Healthy Families” ($3,300)
Burke County Literacy Council “Project Flower” ($3,300)
Blue Ridge Healthcare – BCPS Nurse Program “More for Moms” ($2,500)
Burke United Christian Ministries “Project Warmth” ($8,000)
Good Samaritan Clinic “Teeth in Need” ($2,000)
Meeting Place One “Burke Women’s Shelter” ($5,000)
Options “In-House Therapy” ($7,500 )
Salvation Army “After School/Summer Childcare – Mountain Crest” ($5,000)
2011 Grants
Burke United Christian Ministries “Project Dignity” ($5,000)
First United Methodist Church – Valdese “Children’s Feeding Ministry” ($4,000)
Good Samaritan Clinic “Physical Exams for Female Patients” ($5,000)
Meeting Place One “FACES” (Transitional Housing for Homeless Women and Children) ($9,600)
Options “Opportunities to Empowerment”( $2,000)
Salvation Army “After-School and Summer Childcare at Mountain Crest Elementary” ($5,000)
2010 Grants
Appalachian Family Innovations (aka Barium Springs Home for Children)
($1,500) “Stewards of Children Training”
Burke County Literacy Council “Project Flower” ($1,000)
First United Methodist Church – Valdese “Children’s Feeding Ministry” ($2,000)
