The City of Fayetteville’s Economic and Community Development Department, in collaboration with the Office of Community Safety, awarded 20 grants totaling $84,500 for programs focusing on crime reduction through the Empowering Community Safety Micro-Grant Program.
The programs and activities funded by the micro-grants, ranging from youth mentorship to emotional development workshops, are aimed to inspire and boost community crime reduction activities by supporting efforts to prevent crime and violence in Fayetteville.
This cycle’s grant recipients include:
- ROOTS Mentoring
- All in Together Development
- Communities In Schools of North Carolina
- Power Builders: Skills, Strength & Support for Youth
- Money Box Academy Inc.
- Greater Life of Fayetteville (GLOF)
- YouthTHRIVE of North Carolina
- Zenaida Cranford Mentor Mentee Mentorship Program
- Hidden Gems
- Spiritual Ladies After Spiritual Heights
- Outlaws Outreach
- 31 Blessons: N.O. C.A.P. Teen Wellness and Development Facilitator Cohort
- My Future is Brite Inc.
- Empact One Foundation
- Kingdom Way Resources Foundation
- Clean & Care
- Pathways to Purpose: Empowerment & Workforce Readiness for Women
- D3 Delivery
- Carolina Crew FC Incorporated
- Kia Love _ Textile Programming
The recipients who received funding focused on the following categories: Conflict Resolution and Mediation, Community Crime Prevention, Opportunities for Youth, Parents and Families, Family Stability, Addressing Upward Mobility, and Implicit Bias and Diversity…