Cherokee County Grant Awards
Cherokee County Community Foundation
2023 Total Grants: $32,235
$5,000 to Academic Technology and Wellness Academy for their Backpack Buddy initiative.
$1,000 to Boy Scouts of America: Palmetto Council for outdoor education at Camp Conley Clarke.
$5,000 to Boys & Girls Clubs of the Upstate to serve five Cherokee County elementary school-based Kids Clubs.
$1,715 to Cherokee County Clemson Extension for the Down on the Farm Day for local second graders.
$2,500 to Cherokee County Meals On Wheels to assist and advocate for Cherokee County elderly with housing instability.
$1,500 to Junior Achievement of Central South Carolina to support eight JA programs in Cherokee County schools.
$5,000 to The Jerusalem Project to provide home repairs to homeowners in Cherokee County at no cost to the homeowner.
$3,000 to Pure Heart Food Pantry to repair cooler and freezer for cold food storage.
$2,520 to SILAS Steps for equipment to provide adaptive sports programs in Cherokee County.
$3,000 to South Carolina Hunters and Land Owners for the Hungry to provide venison snack sticks to local food pantries and backpack programs.
$2,000 to Upstate Workforce Futures Corporation to support their Cherokee County STEM Summer program.