2024 Grants
2024 Grants
Camber Foundation is honored to have supported the following organizations with grants in 2024.
*Indicates multi-year grants. The amounts for these grants do not represent the amount distributed in 2024.
| Grantee | Grant Amount | Grant Purpose | County(ies) Served |
| A Better Chance, A Better Community (ABC2) | $20,000 | Increasing digital opportunity in the community through the Dawson Resiliency Hub, a community resource center offering free community resiliency courses | Halifax and 16 surrounding Eastern North Carolina counties |
| Albemarle Hopeline, Inc. | $17,500 | 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 |
| Albemarle Hospital Foundation | $25,000 | Supporting continuity of care for the newly Medicaid eligible, assisting them with the application process, and continuing care during transition to their new primary care home | Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Pasquotank |
| Alice Aycock Poe Center for Health Education | $45,000 | Supporting work with the Johnston County Suicide Prevention Task Force to identify the best resilience model for the County, reducing the impact of mental wellness crises | Johnston |
| Array Community Development Corporation | $15,000 | Supporting microenterprises on the entrepreneurial path to create and expand businesses that increase wages and jobs | Carteret and 28 surrounding Eastern North Carolina counties |
| Association of Mexicans in North Carolina, Inc. (AMEXCAN) | $44,000 | Supporting first-generation Latino students and their parents through college applications, FAFSA completion, and connecting them with resources for academic and professional success | Edgecombe, Greene, Lenoir, Nash, Pitt, Wilson |
| Beloved Haven | $15,000 | Supporting expansion of the GRACE jail outreach mental health and addiction services program to more trafficked and exploited women who are currently incarcerated | Camden, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hertford, Hyde, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrell |
| Bertie County Hive House | $15,000 | Providing career exploration and job assistance as well as mental health supports and referrals, food assistance, and transportation | Bertie |
| 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 | $30,000 | Supporting workforce development for those 14 -21 years old facing barriers to employment through the Summer Employment Program | New Hanover |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Coastal Plain | $45,000 | Providing intensive support for social-emotional development, a social recreation skill-building curriculum, and a nutritional education program for Club youth | Greene, Lenoir, Martin, Pitt |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Wayne County | $17,500 | Supporting academic achievement with improving math and English scores and planning with high school students for their postsecondary educational paths | Wayne |
| Brunswick Novant Medical Center Foundation | $15,000 | Providing tele-behavioral health services to students in all Brunswick County public schools | Brunswick |
| Cancer Services of Eastern North Carolina | $17,500 | Bringing mammography to residents of rural areas of NC facing barriers to healthcare access such as lack of insurance and transportation | Pitt and 23 surrounding Eastern North Carolina counties |
| Cape Fear Literacy Council | $15,000 | Tailoring instruction for adults in basic skills, English as a Second Language (ESL), and increasing digital opportunity by improving digital literacy | Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Foundation | $45,000 | Purchasing an x-ray system for a rural health clinic opening in Elizabethtown in Bladen County providing primary and urgent care | Bladen |
| CarolinaEast Foundation | $15,000 | Expanding access to affordable healthcare by fulfilling eligible patient assistance requests | Carteret, Craven, Jones, Onslow, Pamlico |
| Casa Azul de Wilson | $25,000 | Increasing postsecondary education attainment in the Latinx community through outreach and assistance with the college application process, FAFSA completion, college fairs, and campus tours | Edgecombe, Lenoir, Nash, Wayne, Wilson |
| Children’s Cancer Partners of the Carolinas | $35,000 | Providing support and treatment access for children and their caregivers through financial assistance, camps, special events and support beyond treatment including for relapses and after-effects | All Eastern North Carolina counties |
| Coastal Horizons | $15,000 | Ensuring accessible, inclusive, and culturally sensitive mental health support by employing bilingual therapists supporting the Hispanic community | Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender |
| Columbus County DREAM Center, Inc. | $17,500 | Providing services that promote holistic health for youth and families through education, resources and support with services that enhance their quality of life | Columbus |
| Community Care Clinic of Dare | $25,000 | Providing a dental clinic for expanded hours to serve regional patients in underserved areas | Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hyde, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrell |
| Cumberland HealthNET | $17,500 | Improving access to healthcare by providing health assessment and education events focused on high-risk individuals | Cumberland |
| Diversity Nurtures Achievements Community Youth Center | $17,500 | Providing academic-enrichment resources and support to students through afterschool, structured learning, and summer enrichment programs | Duplin |
| Families First, Inc. | $40,000 | Providing trauma-informed services to survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault with therapy, trauma-informed yoga sessions, and Brown Girls Create aimed at increasing self-esteem in young girls | Bladen, Columbus |
| Feast Down East | $25,000 | Increasing healthy food access to food insecure areas via a mobile farmers’ market while providing additional outlets and supports to local farmers and the agricultural economy | Pender and 12 surrounding Eastern North Carolina counties |
| First Responders Peer Support Network | $15,000 | Supporting first responders and their family members through mental health wellness training/debriefing and resources | All Eastern North Carolina counties |
| Hill Family Farm Education Center, Inc. | $20,000 | Supporting youth education and enrichment to help close the learning gap with STEM programming, walking classrooms, physical activities, career exploration, and food access | Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash |
| Hope Clinic | $25,000 | Providing healthcare for the un- and under-insured and expanding access via a mobile clinic, reaching more rural areas and reducing transportation barriers | Beaufort, Craven, Pamlico |
| Kids First, Inc. Child Advocacy Center | $17,500 | 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 access to healthcare by providing weekly mobile clinics for public housing communities, reaching patients who may struggle with reliable transportation | Craven, Duplin, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow, Pitt, Wayne |
| Kinston Teens, Inc. | $20,000 | Providing youth-led and community-centered initiatives in East Kinston to foster a safe, vibrant, and attractive neighborhood for residents and businesses and continuing training, workshops, and educational opportunities through the Kinston Teens Neighborhood Hub | Lenoir |
| Koinonia Community Solutions | $25,000 | Expanding educational programming by offering literacy tutoring and career coaching along with increased enrichment programs to grades K-8 | Martin, Pitt |
| Kramden Institute | $46,000 | Supporting increased digital access and literacy skills with the Train-the-Trainer Program and planning for expansion in Eastern NC | Wayne, Wilson |
| Lower Cape Fear LifeCare | $15,000 | Providing comprehensive support for dementia patients and their caregivers, including educational resources, training, support groups, and respite services | Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender |
| Marius Maximus Foundation for Mental Health, Inc. | $50,000 | Supporting a comprehensive strategy to address suicide prevention in Cumberland County, engaging with high-risk groups such as youth, veterans, and the LGBTQ+ population | Cumberland |
| Mediation Center of Eastern Carolina | $38,000 | Educating youth and adults on how to resolve conflicts peacefully, improve decision-making, and develop positive peer associations through a series of educational and interactive workshops and trainings | Duplin, Edgecombe, Lenoir, Sampson, Wayne, Wilson |
| Men and Women United for Youth & Families CDC | $25,000 | Providing programming to encourage youth entrepreneurship through workforce development training and resources, and career exploration | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender |
| Methodist University Cape Fear Valley School of Medicine | $50,000 | Supporting the development of an educational pipeline program for the new Methodist University Cape Fear Valley Health School of Medicine | Bladen, Columbus, Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland |
| Miller’s Crew | $35,000 | Providing employment, skills development, training, and connection to additional community resources for the adult special needs population via Miller’s Brew Coffee Shop and support programming | Bladen, Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Robeson, Sampson |
| My Kids Club | $35,000 | Supporting Club youth with building skills to grow academically, socially, and emotionally through math and literacy instruction, and health and wellness programming | Johnston |
| myFutureNC | $50,000 | Closing the educational attainment gap in Eastern NC by increasing FAFSA completion rates | 21 Eastern North Carolina counties |
| NC Association of Free and Charitable Clinics | $125,000 | Supporting a planning initiative for a mobile primary healthcare clinic in Northeast NC | Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, Pasquotank, Perquimans |
| NC FIELD, Inc. | $25,000 | Increasing healthcare access for the farmworker community through mobile health clinics | Duplin, Greene, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Nash, Wayne, Wilson |
| NC State University Juntos Program* | $408,000 | Supporting expansion of the Juntos Program in Eastern NC to ensure high school graduation and broaden postsecondary academic and career opportunities in the Latino community | Bladen, Lenoir, Pender, Wayne |
| North Carolina Public Television Foundation* | $329,000 | Supporting the Rootle Ambassador Program in Eastern NC providing for early learning resources for local communities based on their specific needs | All Eastern North Carolina counties |
| Ocracoke Health Center, Inc. | $50,000 | Providing comprehensive healthcare services where, otherwise, there would be none due to profound healthcare shortages in rural, remote areas, focusing on low-income, underinsured, and/or chronically ill residents | Dare, Hyde |
| Partners in Ministry | $15,000 | Closing the academic achievement gap by providing social and emotional learning programs and increasing proficiency in state educational assessments and postsecondary education attainment | Robeson, Scotland |
| Prevent Blindness North Carolina | $25,000 | Supporting the Community Vision Program in Eastern North Carolina delivering free retinal imaging and diagnoses of vision diseases to low-income adults | Beaufort, Bertie, Craven, Cumberland, Dare, Edgecombe, Hertford, Johnston, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, Pasquotank, Pitt, Sampson, Scotland, Washington, Wayne, Wilson |
| RIP Medical Debt (now: Undue Medical Debt) | $98,268 | Relieving existing medical debt for qualifying individuals in Eastern NC | All Eastern North Carolina counties |
| Ripe for Revival | $50,000 | Addressing food insecurity through a mobile market bus program, increasing markets for farmers’ products, and providing educational programming at local schools | Beaufort, Craven, Edgecombe, Halifax, Lenoir, Nash, Northampton, Pitt, Wilson |
| Ripple Effects Group | $25,000 | Providing a learning environment for students challenged in traditional classroom settings, equipping them with the knowledge and skills to pursue higher education, enter the workforce, or engage in entrepreneurship | Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash, Wilson |
| Roanoke Chowan Community Health Center, Inc. (RCCHC) | $48,000 | Supporting a workforce development project hosting paid summer interns with the goal to increase the number of health professionals working in the community | Bertie, Gates, Hertford, Northampton, Washington |
| Rural Investment Collaborative | $25,000 | Improving capacity and access to capital for small towns and rural communities in Eastern NC through technical assistance | Beaufort, Halifax, Tyrrell |
| Rural Opportunity Institute (ROI)* | $350,000 | Providing for an expansion of mental and behavioral health school supports in Eastern NC through technical training assistance to leverage existing funding streams | All Eastern North Carolina counties |
| Safe Haven of Pender, Inc. | $17,500 | Providing integrated mental healthcare for domestic violence survivors and their children | Duplin, Pender |
| Simply Girls | $17,500 | Providing afterschool and summer enrichment programming for underserved girls ages 5-18 including reading, STEAM, and Girls on the Move programs | Cumberland, Harnett, Johnston, Sampson |
| Strategic Twin Counties Education Partnership | $25,000 | Increasing educational attainment and credentialing as well as quality paid work experiences in order to equip graduates with competencies to meet industry needs in the community | Edgecombe, Nash |
| Tar River Community Development Corporation | $50,000 | Supporting entrepreneurs to scale so they can offer more jobs via a business and training cohort that will equip them with knowledge, resources, and accountability to be successful | Edgecombe, Nash |
| The CARE Clinic, Inc. | $25,000 | Providing doctor visits and prescription medications to low-income, uninsured patients | Bladen, Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Robeson, Sampson |
| 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, Hyde, Martin, Tyrrell, Washington |
| UNC Chapel Hill | NCGrowth* | $393,000 | Supporting expansion of entrepreneurship programming, providing customized technical assistance for economic development projects in Southeastern NC | 24 Eastern North Carolina counties |
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke Foundation* | $125,000 | Supporting entrepreneurship in Eastern NC through the Thomas Entrepreneurship HUB Small Business Lending Program and its Southeastern NC Small Business Loan Fund | Bladen, Columbus, Robeson, Scotland |
| WakeMed Foundation* | $500,000 | Supporting access to mental healthcare for Eastern NC through the development of the WakeMed Mental Health and Well-Being Hospital | All Eastern North Carolina counties |
| Wilson Education Partnership | $30,000 | Preparing students for college and the workforce via Communicating with Confidence and Career Connections to help prepare students for their futures | Wilson |
| Wilson Youth United, Inc. | $40,000 | Increasing reading fluency and comprehension, improving vocabulary and word recognition, and boosting student confidence through the SPOT Reader’s Theater program | Wilson |
| YWCA Lower Cape Fear | $40,000 | Providing support and treatment access for children and their caregivers through financial assistance, camps, special events, and support beyond treatment, including for relapses and after-effects | Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender |
