Foundation Announces Nonprofit Adaptation Grants

The Winston-Salem Foundation announces 83 Nonprofit Adaptation Grants totaling $335,236 that were made to assist organizations in adapting their operations during the early stages of the COVID-19 crisis in March and April 2020.

a/perture cinema – $1,025 for virtual and streaming capabilities
ABC of NC – $5,000 to provide virtual education and behavioral services for students on the autism spectrum
Action4Equity – $5,000 for digital engagement software
Applied Family Services – $2,500 for virtual behavioral therapies
Arts Council of Winston-Salem – $5,000 to migrate services to an online platform
Authoring Action – $1,908 for adapting to remote service delivery
Bee Geek – $5,000 for technology
Bethesda Center for the Homeless – $5,000 for safety equipment and remote technology
Bookmarks – $3,700 for work from home technology
Cancer Services – $4,810 to provide digital support group services
Child Care Resource Center – $5,000 to adapt to a virtual service delivery
Children's Law Center – $3,330 for work from home technology
City with Dwellings – $5,000 for modifications to continue serving individuals who are experiencing homelessness
Community Care Center – $5,000 to increase staff time to respond to the COVID-19 crisis
Crisis Control Ministry – $5,000 for facility modifications
Crosby Scholars Community Partnership – $5,000 for virtual learning
Crossnore School & Children's Home – $5,000 to increase bandwidth to service clients and engage children on campus in school activities
Delicious by Shereen – $5,000 to adapt operations to a delivery model
Delta Arts Center – $1,500 for technology and marketing
Disability Advocates of NWNC – $3,000 for remote work technology
Down Syndrome Association of Greater Winston-Salem – $4,500 for remote work technology
Downtown Arts District Association – $3,000 to adapt to a virtual art gallery
Dress for Success Winston-Salem – $1,426 for a virtual coaching platform
Eliza's Helping Hands, Inc – $4,500 for technology to offer services remotely
The Enrichment Center – $5,000 for technology for staff to work remotely
Experiment In Self-Reliance – $5,000 to allow staff to work from home
Family Services – $5,000 for adapting to remote service delivery
Financial Pathways of the Piedmont – $5,000 for e-signature technology
Forsyth Humane Society – $5,000 for animal foster care
Forsyth Jail & Prison Ministries – $5,000 for an ex-offender case worker
HandsOn Northwest North Carolina – $3,000 for a virtual service platform
Hispanic League – $4,000 for work from home technology
Honorable Youth – $3,000 for work from home technology
Hoops4 L.Y.F.E. – $4,502 to adapt to a virtual service delivery
Horizons Residential Care Center – $3,000 for staff support
HUSTLE Winston-Salem – $5,000 to adapt to a virtual model
iCan House – $1,800 to adapt to virtual service delivery
IFB Solutions – $5,000 for work from home technology
Journee Bees Village – $3,000 for technology to adapt to remote working conditions
Kaleideum – $5,000 for the Kaleideum at home program
Latino Community Development Center – $2,434 for protective equipment for staff and members
LEAD Girls of NC Inc. – $5,000 for virtual LEAD sessions and a bilingual support specialist
Legal Aid of North Carolina – $5,000 for work from home technology
Leadership Winston-Salem – $3,740 for remote working software
Little Theatre of Winston-Salem – $659 for a digital platform for team meetings and live presentations
Love Out Loud – $5,000 for remote working software
Lutheran Services Carolinas – $5,000 for protective equipment
Moji Coffee and More – $4,500 for technology and marketing
Neighbors for Better Neighborhoods – $5,000 to adapt to a virtual community development model
North Star LGBTQ Community Center – $3,847 to adapt to virtual service delivery
Old Hickory Council, Boy Scouts of America – $630 to adapt to a virtual service delivery
Old Salem Museums & Gardens – $5,000 for victory gardens
Piedmont Craftsmen – $4,763 to adapt to virtual service delivery
Piedmont Opera – $5,000 to adapt to virtual service delivery
Reynolda House Museum of American Art – $5,000 for security measures
RiverRun International Film Festival – $1,575 for a digital streaming platform
Riverwood Therapeutic Riding Center – $3,500 to adapt to virtual service delivery
Ronald McDonald House of Winston-Salem – $1,500 for virtual workplace equipment and expanded heath and safety provisions
Samaritan Ministries – $5,000 for health and safety adaptation
Sawtooth School for Visual Art – $5,000 for online class demos
Senior Services – $5,000 to shift administrative staff to home work environments
Shalom Project – $1,145 for remote work technology
Shepherd's Center of Greater Winston-Salem – $5,000 to support positions and work previously performed by volunteers
Spring Theatre – $2,100 for a digital performance project
Sunnyside Ministry of the Moravian Church – $5,000 for staff to fulfill volunteer duties
The Centers for Exceptional Children – $4,725 to provide distance learning opportunities for infant, toddler, and preschool programs
The Korner's Folly Foundation – $5,000 to create online educational resources
The Parenting PATH – $5,000 to deliver services remotely
The Salvation Army of Greater Winston-Salem – $5,000 to enable staff to work remotely
Theatre Alliance – $4,400 for a virtual performance platform
Trellis Supportive Care – $4,141 for safety equipment and adaptation
Triad Restorative Justice – $2,430 for remote work technology
Trinity Center – $1,243 for technology and adapting to remote working conditions
Twin City Harm Reduction Collective – $1,000 for delivery adaptations and protective supplies for volunteers
UMAR Services – $5,000 for technology for participants and staff
United Way Forsyth County – $5,000 to support shelter-in-place expenses for the homeless community
Whole Man Ministries of NC – $5,000 for work from home technology and safety supplies
Winston-Salem Festival Ballet – $5,000 for an online studio platform
Winston-Salem Street School – $5,000 for distance learning equipment
Winston-Salem Symphony – $5,000 for distance learning and virtual artistic engagement
Winston-Salem Urban League – $5,000 for work from home technology
World Relief Triad – $5,000 for work from home technology
YWCA of Winston Salem – $4,400 to produce digital fitness classes