2008 Fall Grants
The Community Foundation of West Alabama
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The Community Foundation of West Alabama,
established in 1999, is a charitable organization which supports
various cultural, health, social and educational programs in Bibb,
Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Marengo, Pickens, Sumter, and
Tuscaloosa counties. A grants committee selects grant recipients.
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The Community Foundation of West Alabama (CFWA) recently announced
that a $500.00 grant has been awarded to The Tuscaloosa Children’s
Center. Established in 1987, the Tuscaloosa Children’s Center
provides counseling for child victims of physical and sexual abuse.
Regardless of income, all services are provided to children and
their supportive family members free of charge. Timely mental
health therapy is a crucial factor in helping a child recover from
abuse and the Tuscaloosa Children’s Center provides a safe
environment in which children can come for counseling. The
warm staff, cozy waiting room covered with children’s handprints and
friendly atmosphere all help to alleviate the fears of children
traumatized by abuse. The Center also provides community
education programs to schools, churches, and after-care programs
concerning child abuse prevention, anger management and teen
pregnancy prevention. |
Community Foundation Awards Grant to the Tuscaloosa Children's
Center
Pictured from left to right: Davis S.
“Buddy” Burton, Chairman of the Board for the Community Foundation
and Patricia R. Steele, Executive Director of The Tuscaloosa
Children’s Center. |
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This grant was funded by the P.D. & Anna E. Brown Education, Health
& Welfare Fund of CFWA. |
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The Community Foundation of West Alabama
recently announced a $500 grant to the Tuscaloosa Pre-K Initiative. |
Pictured left to right: Glenn
Taylor, President of CFWA, Missy Stephens, Director of Elementary
Education for the Tuscaloosa City Schools, Shelley Jones, Board
Member for CFWA, and Loo Whitfield, Adopt A School Coordinator for
the West Alabama Chamber of Commerce. |
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