The Diocese of Burlington's Vermont Catholic Charities Inc. has awarded a total of $62,000 in grants to 28 nonprofit organizations that make meaningful differences in the daily lives of individuals and families.
According to a news release, funding for these Bishop deGoesbriand Appeal for Human Advancement grants was made possible through the generosity of parishioners throughout the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington who donated funds through a second church collection in November; 100 percent of the funds were allocated to the grant recipients.
Several Windham County nonprofits shared in the grants:
• Greater Falls Warming Shelter, Rockingham ($2,500): Funding will help provide a safe, warm, overnight shelter during the winter months for those in need.
• Neighborhood Connections, Londonderry ($2,000): Funding will be used to address critical gaps in the community through a multi-component Community Care Initiative, which incorporates health care/wellness for seniors and families in need.
• Our Place Drop In Center, Bellows Falls ($3,000): Funding will be used to support freezing home-cooked meals to be distributed to people who access the food pantry and for the expansion of grocery deliveries to more seniors in the Bellows Falls area.
• St. Brigid's Kitchen and St. Brigid's Pantry, Brattleboro ($3,000): Funding will be used to continue to offer meals to those in need in the Brattleboro community through the soup kitchen and the “Take-A-Bag” program.