2008 Grant Recipients
Thank you to all of the organizations that applied for a grant from the High Point Community Foundation and congratulations to those awarded funds in 2008.
| Organization | Amount | Purpose of Grant |
| Big Brothers/Big Sisters Central Pied | $10,200 | Develop and implement parental training system |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater HP | $2,800 | Upgrade computer equipment |
| Brothers Organized to Save Others | $14,400 | Support group home for troubled youth |
| Child Enrichment First UMC | $18,400 | Scholarships for low-income children |
| Communities in Schools of High Point | $14,100 | Support position of Outreach Coordinator |
| Communities in Schools of Randolph Cnty | $20,900 | Support position of Area Coordinator |
| Community Clinic of High Point | $17,900 | Access to prescription medicine |
| Community Outreach of Archdale Trinity | $20,000 | Mentoring program to transition unskilled to jobs |
| HP Alliance for Workforce Preparedness | $30,300 | Improve education, economic and employment |
| High Point Public Library Foundation | $7,800 | Fund New Children’s Entrance to building |
| Horsepower, Inc. | $6,400 | Therapeutic riding for disabled students |
| HP Citizens Police Academy Alumni Assoc | $700 | Fund “Community Day” expenses |
| Junior League of High Point | $21,000 | Retire debt on renovated Briles House |
| Lifespan Employment & Enrichment of HP | $10,000 | Pottery project for developmentally disabled |
| Low Income Housing Opportunities | $5,700 | Supplies for “Back to School” celebration |
| Nia Community Action Center | $9,300 | Space expansion to better serve community |
| Open Door Ministries(Emergency Asst Net) | $33,600 | Administrative expenses to support project |
| Reading Connections | $8,000 | Free adult literacy services |
| River Landing @ Sandy Ridge | $4,000 | Expansion of Health Care Facility |
| Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club of HP | $15,200 | Upgrade and expand technology program |
| Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul | $12,400 | Capital funding for new convent |
| Tom A Finch Community YMCA | $10,000 | Financial assistance for childcare programs |
| Triad Health Project | $10,500 | HIV/AIDS Case Management Services |
| United Methodist Agency for the Retarded | $4,900 | Purchase of lift chairs and new flooring |
| United Way of Greater HP | $30,900 | Early Care and Education Scholarships |
| Ward Street Missions | $10,600 | Music lab – computers, equipment, staff |
| TOTAL | $350,000 | |
| Piedmont Environmental Center | $4,800 | Cory McInnis Fund |
| Principals’ Fund | $5,200 | Cory McInnis Fund |