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The mission of Refuge Services is to enhance the physical, mental and spiritual functioning of individuals, families and groups. This is achieved by providing opportunities to develop skills for solving problems, overcoming obstacles and reaching individual and group goals through equine-assisted therapeutic activities. Refuge serves a 100-mile radius of Lubbock. Refuge Services program funds are for children and veterans needing financial needing financial assistance in cove

Friends of Camp Mary White (FCMW) is an organization that was established in 2003 to provide girls and women a rustic outdoor experience where they can foster confidence, independence, and leadership. They provide camperships, with funds from the Community Foundation of West Texas, to financially disadvantaged girls in the South Plains. FCMW’s ability to attend camp provides an opportunity to remove the financial barrier that families face when providing a summer camp experie

What is the Parenting Cottage? The mission of the Parenting Cottage is to build a strong community by first building strong families. Since 1982, the focus and scope of programs for children and families at the Parenting Cottage has evolved to address new and continued unmet needs within the community as well as changes in societal norms and family dynamics. The agency has a primary focus on its parenting initiatives to address the preventative component of child abuse and ne

The Plainview Area Endowment, an affiliate of Community Foundation of West Texas, was created in 2010 to give the people of Plainview and surrounding counties the opportunity to build a pool of permanent resources exclusively for the benefit of their communities. Today the endowment has over $930,000 and supports funds for 12 designated organizations. To date, the endowment has given 110 grants and scholarships totaling $134,449.56 to area non-profits and schools. Each year,

The Community Foundation of West Texas is pleased to announce the awarding of Mini-Grants for Teachers totaling over $28,000.00 to 37 South Plains Area elementary and secondary school teachers for the implementation of creative classroom projects during the 2018 – 2019 school year. These projects will provide exceptional educational opportunities for more than 5,000 students. Mini-Grants for Teachers is a program that recognizes the commitment of great teachers and awards gra

The East Side Arts Camp is giving children an opportunity to have a fun, carefree summer while honing in their creative abilities at this we