Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro
Six-foot-tall metal “F-O-L-K,” letters delivered by an 18-wheeler and planted at the downtown Depot, will serve as a focal point for the upcoming NC Folk Festival in Greensboro.
The design, and craftsmanship came from GTCC welding students. Festival organizers used a grant for the materials.
Most nonprofit organizations work to help people. They’re set up so that individuals can come to them for help when they’re homeless or when they’re experiencing domestic violence. They’re set up so that children can come in when they need help with schoolwork or need a safe place to socialize.
Thousands of local public school students will head to the theater this fall as part of a new community initiative called Every Child Center Stage.
Parents know it’s not always easy to find a reliable babysitter, and when you do find one, it can be expensive.
That means a lot of parents miss out on attending events. That includes voting or participating in civic events, such as meeting political candidates or attending a school board meeting. One nonprofit is trying to change that.
When someone’s health is failing, when they’re diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease or dementia, or when they have an intellectual or developmental disability, they’re still a valuable member of society.
Goodwill is about more than re-purposing clothes at a bargain price. The nonprofit helps people develop computer and job skills, and it helps people who’ve been in prison through a program called Careers On The Outside. It’s a job and life training for people after incarceration.
Studies show children who learn math skills early do better in school and tend to have better success later on in their careers.
One agency in the Piedmont Triad ensures that happens for thousands of students.
This year’s recipient is Jaelle Garvin, a graduating senior in Guilford County who’ll attend North Carolina A&T State University in the fall. Stewart says after reading all the scholarship applications, she recognized something of her mom’s spirit in Garvin.
Children who have to leave school because they’re sick miss valuable time in the classroom and miss important educational opportunities.
Their parents miss time from work and may face large medical bills, but a program in Guilford County Schools is helping to change that.
Dismantling barriers and empowering women to step into male-dominated roles. A nonprofit called She Built This City trains women in carpentry, painting, plumbing, and wiring, and it’s with the help of the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro.
