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2023 Project GrantWinners:

1st Place: Path to Prosperity by Starkville Strong ($5,000) - This program will focus on building on the progress made, data gathered and method of process we implemented in the Path to Stability program. We will continue our educational and mentoring outreach to assist our clients in finding ways to maintain and sustain stability, while providing them with a continuum of care that creates individualized plans to meet the needs of their situational circumstances. The focus will be long-term planning and goal-setting with a focus on supporting our clients in finding stability and thriving beyond.

2nd Place: Workforce Apprenticeship Project by The J. L. King Community Center ($4,000) - Through our Workforce Apprenticeship Program, we will enlist the resources of the Mississippi Apprenticeship Program, a program devised by the Mississippi Department of Labor and Department of Employment Security to provide on-thejob training and classroom instruction relating to one’s desired field of employment interest. By participating in Registered Apprenticeships, our students will be able to earn nationally recognized credentials and certification for top jobs in careers such as education, medicine, construction, manufacturing, and more.

3rd Place: Life Skills Enhancement Program by Safe Place Foundation, Inc. ($3,000) - This program will offer training in culinary arts, painting, investing in stocks, budgeting, improving interview skills, building resumes, social skills, & so much more. We plan to meet with youth twice per month to teach them new skills that they can use for a life time. This will help to prepare our youth who are entering into the workforce for the first time. This will also help to redirect our at-risk youth by creating new opportunities to learn hands-on skills in a positive environment.

All other applicants will receive $2,000 in 2023: Coding For Kids Camp by The Boys and Girls Club, Mirrors and Windows Diversity Project by Friends of the Library, Kelly Estates Housing by Habitat for Humanity, Series of Writing Classes for Youth by the Starkville Area Arts Council, The Love Project (Laundry Love & Garden Love) sponsored by First United Methodist Church.

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1. 100 women give $100 once a year.

2. They meet for one hour to vote on which local nonprofit organizations to support.

3. $10,000 OR MORE goes into effective local programs.

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