2 Decatur Charities Earn $5,000 In Grants From Delta Community

DECATUR, GA -- Two Decatur-based charities recently received grants from the Delta Community Philanthropic Fund to further serve metro Atlanta residents, Patch has learned. The charities -- The Community School and The Global Village Project (GVP) -- received a combined $5,000 to continue their programs that enrich the community.

Delta Community Credit Union’s CEO Hank Halter and Reina Short, the credit union's community development representative, presented the charities with the grants during a recent ceremony. (To get notified of more local news like this, click here to sign up for the Decatur Patch. Or find your Atlanta-area town here. Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app.)

A $3,000 grant was given to the Global Village Project to support its Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) program, which combines core educational disciplines with studies of the arts for young teenage girls who migrated from 12 different countries around the world, including Ethiopia, Somalia, Bhutan, Nepal and Syria.

“For these girls, who have experienced loss and displacement, interrupted education, and do not have the language skills to grasp STEAM concepts, arts integration provides a valuable medium for expression and empowerment in an often disconnected and disconcerting new world,” GVP’s Amy Pelissero said in a news release. “We are deeply grateful to Delta Community for this generous investment in our community.”

The Community School, which advocates and educates young adults with autism, got a $2,000 grant, earmarked to go toward the facility's Outdoor Program.

“Engaging participants in physically and socially challenging outdoor activities helps them stay better regulated,” The Community School’s Jasmine Camp was quoted as saying. “It also develops social, emotional, communication, problem-solving and team-building skills – in addition to increasing their level of physical activity.”

This year alone, the Delta Community Philanthropic Fund will invest $100,000 in 22 nonprofit organizations in metro Atlanta.

Image courtesy of Delta Community CU