WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (WAVY) — The Williamsburg Community Foundation has distributed more than $24,000 in grants to local organizations that are assisting residents during the coronavirus pandemic.
The money will be used by the local organizations to help families meet their basic needs during economic uncertainty created by the COVID-19 crisis.
Six local organizations received the emergency grant money:
- 3e Restoration: To provide shelter to homeless people during the COVID-19 crisis
- Avalon Center: To continue providing services to people living in their shelter
- Foodbank of the Virginia Peninsula: To provide 375 boxes of food through drive-through distribution and 200 backpacks of food for low-income families
- Grove Christian Outreach Center: To provide food to community members in need
- Williamsburg Area Meals on Wheels: To provide meals to 100 children per week who live in motels and are unable to pick up food at their local schools
- Williamsburg House of Mercy: To provide families with food, diapers, feminine hygiene items, toiletries, and food distribution supplies for their drive-through pantry and community kitchen
The money comes from the Williamsburg Community Emergency Response Fund. Local donors have already raised $100,000 in COVID-19 relief funds, and the next round of grants will be distributed in mid-May.
To contribute to the emergency response fund, click here.