Camber Foundation is excited to announce a total of $1,280,000 in grants to 30 organizations as a result of this year’s Grant Program supporting Eastern North Carolina in the areas of access to healthcare, mental health services and programs, postsecondary education attainment, workforce development, entrepreneurship, and digital opportunity.

Grantee	Grant Amount	Grant Purpose	County(ies) Served
Albemarle Hopeline	$37,500	Providing no-cost, specialized therapy and comprehensive case management to survivors of intimate partner violence, improving their mental and physical health and well-being	Camden | Chowan | Currituck | Gates | Pasquotank | Perquimans
Alice Aycock Poe Center for Health Education	$40,000	Increasing community and individual resiliency skills in Johnston and Harnett counties through educational programs and youth empowerment initiatives in order to reduce the impact of mental health crises	Harnett | Johnston
Bertie County Rural Health Association	$27,250	Providing transportation to patients without an automobile or access to a ride, helping patients make their appointments with no out-of-pocket fees	Bertie | Chowan | Hertford | Martin | Northampton | Washington
Better Health of Cumberland County, Inc.	$35,000	Providing access to healthcare through prescriptions, dental extractions, vision exams/eyeglasses, gas vouchers to out-of-town medical appointments, and medical supplies	Cumberland
Blue Ribbon Commission	$44,000	Supporting workforce development for those 14 -21 years old facing barriers to employment through the Summer Employment Program	New Hanover
Cancer Services of Eastern North Carolina	$50,000	Bringing mammography to residents of rural areas of Eastern NC, who face barriers to healthcare access, such as lack of insurance and transportation	Pitt and 20 surrounding Eastern North Carolina counties
Casa Azul de Wilson	$50,000	Increasing postsecondary education attainment in the Latinx community through outreach and assistance with the college application process, FAFSA completion, housing applications, and course planning	Cumberland | Edgecombe | Greene | Hyde | Jones | Lenoir | Nash | Pender | Pitt | Sampson | Wayne | Wilson
Columbus County DREAM Center, Inc.	$37,500	Providing health screenings, job readiness and skills trainings, adult computer classes, and fostering mental health through addiction recovery to address health holistically	Columbus
Dress for Success	$27,250	Supporting the Wilson, NC office and Eastern North Carolina mobile services with comprehensive programming dedicated to helping women secure employment, build a network, gain confidence, create a sustainable and meaningful career, and become financially independent	Cumberland | Edgecombe | Johnston | Nash | Pitt | Wayne | Wilson
Hispanic Federation, Inc.	$45,000	Reducing health disparities through preventive care, mental health, wellness, and insurance access education and digital health literacy through their Mt. Olive computer lab, teaching participants to navigate online health portals, and through direct services, including their bilingual hotline, health fairs, and referrals	Bladen | Duplin | Edgecombe | Greene | Harnett | Johnston | Jones | Lenoir | Nash | Pender | Pitt | Sampson | Wayne | Wilson
Hope Clinic	$50,000	Providing healthcare for the un- and under-insured, including expansion of services with daytime clinics, the Worksite Wellness program, and increasing case management services	Beaufort | Carteret | Craven | Pamlico | Pitt
Kids First, Inc. Child Advocacy Center	$50,000	Providing wrap-around evidence-based services to traumatized children and their caregivers who have suffered from abuse and/or neglect	Camden | Chowan | Currituck | Dare | Gates | Pasquotank | Perquimans
Kinston Community Health Center	$50,000	Increasing healthcare access through mobile health services, providing preventative care and patient education on chronic disease management, reaching communities who may struggle with reliable transportation	Craven | Duplin | Greene | Jones | Lenoir | Onslow | Pitt | Wayne
Koinonia Community Solutions	$50,000	Providing career and entrepreneurship training and financial literacy through resume writing, interview prep, skills assessment and coaching, budgeting, apprenticeships, and digital literacy workshops	Beaufort | Hyde | Martin | Pitt | Tyrrell | Washington
Marius Maximus Foundation for Mental Health, Inc.	$40,000	Supporting mental health, suicide prevention, and social-emotional learning through peer support, education, and advocacy, providing safe spaces, resources, and inclusivity	Cumberland | Robeson
Men and Women United for Youth & Families, CDC	$50,000	Providing programming to encourage youth entrepreneurship through workforce development training and resources, and career exploration	Bladen | Brunswick | Columbus | New Hanover
Miller’s Crew	$50,000	Providing employment, skills development, training, and connection to additional community resources for the adult special needs population via Miller’s Brew Coffee Shops and support programming	Bladen | Cumberland | Harnett | Hoke | Robeson | Sampson
NC FIELD, Inc.	$50,000	Providing access to addiction, mental health, and care management services through a Licensed Substance Abuse Counselor (LSAC) Supervisor and a Community Health Worker (CHW)	Lenoir and 14 surrounding Eastern North Carolina counties
North Carolina Farmworkers’ Project, Inc.	$45,000	Improving healthcare access and outcomes for farmworkers, using culturally-competent outreach, deep community roots, and high-quality case management	Cumberland | Duplin | Harnett | Johnston | Sampson | Wayne
Ocracoke Health Center, Inc.	$50,000	Providing comprehensive healthcare services where, otherwise, there would be none due to profound healthcare shortages, focusing on low-income, underinsured, and/or chronically ill residents	Dare | Hyde
Partners in Ministry	$30,000	Supporting postsecondary education attainment and workforce development for youth in Scotland and Robeson counties, including the YES (Youth Empowered to Succeed) program and Upward Bound college preparatory program	Robeson | Scotland
Prevent Blindness – North Carolina	$30,000	Supporting the Community Vision Program in Eastern North Carolina, delivering free retinal imaging and diagnoses of vision diseases to low-income adults	Bertie | Craven | Cumberland | Dare | Edgecombe | Hyde | Johnston | Lenoir | Nash | Pitt | Sampson | Wayne | Wilson
Ripple Effects Group	$47,500	Providing a supportive environment for students facing behavioral and learning challenges through trauma therapy, family counseling, and in-house mental health services to further support their students’ mental health needs	Edgecombe | Halifax | Nash | Wilson
Safe Haven of Pender	$35,000	Providing integrated mental healthcare for domestic violence survivors and their children	Duplin | Pender
StepUp Wilmington	$35,000	Supporting low-income and unemployed adults and youth to gain training, personalized support, and employment	Brunswick | New Hanover | Pender
Strategic Twin Counties Education Partnership	$50,000	Increasing education attainment and credentialing and providing quality work experiences in order to equip graduates with competencies to meet industry needs and build a stronger economy	Edgecombe | Nash
The Partnership for Children of Wayne County, Inc.	$50,000	Increasing the early childhood workforce through the Child Care Academy by training participants to start a career in childcare	Johnston | Wayne
Tyrrell County Community Development Corporation	$40,000	Providing training and education to aspiring entrepreneurs through mentorship, support, and resources to realize their business dreams	Bertie | Chowan | Hyde | Martin | Tyrrell | Washington
Wilson Education Partnership	$40,000	Preparing students for college and the workforce through the expansion of their Career Connections Program, increasing student opportunities to prepare them for the workforce	Wilson
Wilson Youth United, Inc.	$44,000	Enhancing emotional learning, well-being, and social skills through music therapy and improving reading fluency	Wilson