November 2021 Blog
unfinished work. . .
In the United States:
*More than 12 million American children are unsure of when they will have their next meal.
*552,830 people experience homelessness on any given night.
*On average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner.
*Five children die every day from child abuse.
*Average of 16.8 Veterans died by suicide each day.
*One study says 800 small businesses are closing a day.
The numbers are shocking!
Community foundations play a crucial role in identifying and solving community problems. In 2020, they gave an estimated $88.55 billion to various nonprofit activities in fields that included the arts and education, health and human services, the environment, and disaster relief.
Community Foundations around the United States are putting grants to work to make a difference in their community.
In our community, we have unfinished work to do, and we cannot do this without generous donors, collaboration, listening, and learning the needs of our community. Therefore, we promote charitable giving and strive to create community impact through our … Grants.
Think the imaginable, no homeless, affordable housing, our children having three meals a day, the women’s shelter close, and our Veterans getting the help they need; it is a lot to imagine. Is it possible?
Last year, the Cadillac Area Community Foundation provided countless volunteer hours and over $500,000 in financial assistance to support a wide variety of needs and opportunities to improve our community.
We invest in leaders of nonprofit organizations through our Leadership Learning Lab to become the best in their field. For example, we partnered with Venture North to assist small businesses with $5,000 grants to not close their doors. In addition, we supported a Facebook peer-to-peer group called Spark in the Dark to address emergency needs quickly.
We are at the table with the city, social services, chamber, economic development, and others to solve community issues.
We are not just investing dollars; we are investing time to make a difference.
Warmest Regards, Doreen
