CFWT Grant Story: Parenting Cottage
The Parenting Cottage Inc. provided 183 families with car seats through their education and assistance program and funding from the Community Foundation of West Texas. Additionally, the organization says the “car seat technicians employed by the Parenting Cottage were able to provide car seat checks and assistance in helping to install car seats correctly to the over 200 families served through the Parenting cottage’s home visitation program.” A Parenting Cottage representati
Slaton Area Endowment Grant Story: Santa Red and Blue
The City of Slaton Emergency Services Santa Red and Blue project provided elements of a Christmas dinner, as it has done for over 40 years, to approximately 130 families in 2019 with help from the Slaton Area Endowment. The organization teamed up with members of the Police, Fire, and EMS to deliver boxes door-to-door. Items such as canned foods, blankets, turkey, and toys for children are boxed and given to those in need in the community. The organization said volunteers "are
Hockley County Endowment Grant Story: Levelland ISD Foundation for Excellence
With a grant from the Hockley County Endowment, the Levelland ISD Foundation for Excellence (LIFE) helped 72 students pay for their dual credit courses during the 2019-2020 school year. A LIFE Foundation rep says, “with the investment from the Hockley County Foundation, we were able to fund $24,190 of dual credit expenses.” The LIFE Foundation consists of a volunteer board that raises funds to pay for up to 18 dual credit hours for Levelland High School students. Students pay
CFWT Grant Story: Refuge Services
Refuge Services served over 250 veterans and their families, in 2019, with funding from the Community Foundation of West Texas. More than 75 of the veterans and family members were involved in the organization's 40-week therapy program--others participated in Refuge Services' outreach events that support family time with other veterans at the ranch. A Refuge Services rep wrote, “Due to 2019 state grant reallocations through Texas Veterans Commission, this program was in jeopa
CFWT Grant Story: Community Health Center of Lubbock
The Community Health Center of Lubbock partnered with the City of Lubbock Health Department and other local agencies to produce video and social media ads about COVID safety and the vaccine with a grant from the Community Foundation of West Texas. The organization also provided vaccine recipients with educational handouts in both English and Spanish. With consistent messaging and the partnerships listed above, the CHCL was able to get updated and accurate COVID-19 information
CFWT Grant Story: Science Spectrum
With financial assistance from the South Plains COVID-19 Response Fund, the Science Spectrum was able to care for and feed their live animals, as well as, created COVID-friendly learning experiences for children. Due to the pandemic, the Science Spectrum was closed for four months with little to no income. The museum had to retain its staff in order to feed the live creatures and meet the care requirements of their Department of Agriculture Permits. With in-person visits no l
Plainview Area Endowment Mini-Grants for Teachers Grant Story: Plainview Christian Academy
With a mini-grant from the Plainview Area Endowment, a Plainview Christian Academy 4th grade teacher purchased items to create an Experimentation Station for their students. Items included in the Experimentation Station: electricity activity lab, simple machines activity lab, magnet activity lab, solar system activity tub, and many more. These educational kits “put science into the hands of the students and made difficult concepts tangible,” the teacher reported. The PCA teac
Post-Garza County Endowment Grant Story: Post Animal Refuge Center
Post Animal Refuge Center ensures that all animals adopted from their organization are spay/neutered and up to date on shots, heartworm preventatives, and flea/tick treatments with funding from the Post-Garza County Endowment. The Post Animal Refuge Center was founded in 2010 and has placed over 850 animals in their furever homes since then. A PARC member says that the “medical bills have always been our largest expense as well as the most important” and that the “only soluti
Post-Garza County Endowment Mini-Grants for Teachers Story: Garza County Regional Detention Center
With funding from Post-Garza County Endowment’s Mini-Grants for Teachers, the Garza County Regional Detention Center Campus purchased five new Chromebooks for student use. This grant enabled the Center to have enough laptops for every student in all seven sections of online math classes: 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade math, algebra 1, geometry, and math models. A Garza County teacher says, “The mini-grant for the five Chromebooks and licenses will eliminate the almost daily liabilit