The Southeast Alabama Community Foundation (SACF) awarded $49,000 in Community Trust Grants to Wiregrass-area nonprofits during a ceremony held on Thursday, May 15, 2025, at the Dothan Country Club.
The event recognized local nonprofit organizations selected through SACF’s 2025 Community Trust Grant Cycle. These grants support initiatives that address critical needs and create lasting opportunities throughout Southeast Alabama. SACF’s mission is to strengthen communities by supporting organizations dedicated to improving lives and promoting positive change.
Recipients of the 2025 SACF Community Trust Grant Cycle are listed below. SACF is proud to partner with nonprofits dedicated to building stronger, healthier communities and looks forward to celebrating the impact of their essential work.
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COMMUNITY TRUST GRANT RECIPIENTS
Education Grants ($21,000.00)
$3,000.00 to Alabama Shakespeare Festival – to provide tickets for 300 students in Coffee, Dale, and Geneva counties to participate in SchoolFest, a comprehensive student matinee program
$3000.00 to Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Alabama – to support the Active Futures Project and enhance the outdoor recreational space at the newly renovated Teen Center.
$3,000.00 to Dothan Houston County Library System – to support the Summer Reading Program, which encourages students to continue to read during summer months to prevent learning loss and provides incentives as they reach milestones and at completion of the program
$3,000.00 to Exchange Center for Child Abuse Prevention – to provide parenting classes for 100 parents with a focus on the impacts of adverse childhood experiences and trauma
$3000.00 to Southeast Alabama Child Advocacy Center – to provide education material and training for schools, childcare facility workers, law enforcement and any other person working with children on the mandatory reporting practices of child abuse.
$3,000.00 to Vivian B. Adams School – to fund the installation of a shaded eight-foot commercial swing set to support the sensory, social and physical needs of children with Autism.
$3,000.00 to Wiregrass Museum of Art – to support First Saturday Family Day, a monthly free art workshop for all ages
Social Services Grants ($28,000.00)
$3,000.00 to Alabama Kidney Foundation – to provide financial assistance for medication, medical equipment, crisis and treatment transportation, utilities and other basic needs of low-income kidney patients in Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, and Houston counties
$3,000.00 to Coffee County Family Service Center – to support the Building Blocks Home Visitation Program, that provides transportation cost for home visits, group meetings to teach parenting skills and assess child well being and devise a plan for family.
$2,000.00 to Girls Inc. of Dothan – to provide funding for the RISE Program that provides trauma informed mentoring and counseling to girls that have experienced trauma.
$2,500.00 to Mary Hill Family Service Center – to help fund the costs of a consultation and counseling room for teenagers and adults that need extra care for counseling services or private case management.
$3,000.00 to Salvation Army of Dothan – to support the cost of the Utility Assistance Program by helping provide emergency assistance to low income families in crisis.
$3,000.00 to Time Youth of Dothan – to support the cost of the afterschool mentorship and exposure program that provides tutoring, computer/internet access, arts, field trips and other afterschool activities.
$2,500.00 to Wiregrass 2-1-1 – to support the cost of the Coordinated Entry Program, to help people deal with homelessness, and connect them with programs that may help create opportunities for stable housing.
$3,000.00 to Wiregrass Angel House – to provide crime scene clean up for families who have lost a loved one to homicide or suicide.
$3,000.00 to Wiregrass Area Food Bank – to support the cost of the Brown Bag Program providing a week’s worth of groceries for 46 participants each month for a year.
$3,000.00 to Wiregrass Hope Group – to help fund the pregnancy resource and emergent support program that provides services to pregnant clients with parenting classes, food assistance, transportation, along with baby needs. (diapers, formula)