by Traci Petty
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City of Danville – Department of Social Services, 2020 CFDRR Competitive Grant Recipient
According to DSS: This year has been extremely difficult for many families due to job loss and/or reduced hours resulting from the effects of COVID-19. The funds provided by CFDRR made it possible to assist seventy-five adults and fifty-four children to avoid homelessness by providing them with adequate housing.
by Traci Petty
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The Community Foundation of the Dan River Region announces today two new scholarship funds established by area donors: The Caswell County Schools Scholarship Fund and Virginia Ann Miller Garmon Memorial Scholarship Fund are The Foundation’s newest funds of 2021.
by Traci Petty
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Halifax County – South Boston Public Library, 2020 CFDRR Summer Reading Program Grant Recipient
According to HCSBPL: Without the funds from this grant, the library would not have been able to acquire the number of new books for children and teens that were purchased. We would not have been able to buy the craft kits and craft supplies that the children enjoyed. This grant enabled our 2020 Summer Reading Program to withstand the pandemic.