Frances P Bunnelle Foundation and Clemson University’s

SC Center on Grassroots and Nonprofit Leadership

PO Box 644

46 Professional Lane

Pawleys Island SC 29585

843-240-1777

843-240-1777

843-235-7540

Michael LoVullo Project Director

Infrastructure Improvement Project. Dedicated to the mission of providing free beef to nonprofits in Georgetown County that prepare meals for the less fortunate, the Outreach Farm will be able to improve its infrastructure at the Hemingway Farm. Doing so will increase farm efficiency, reduce cost of operation, expand the capacity to feed the hungry and ensure the safety and quality of their beef. With the award they plan to purchase a front-end loader for the farm’s tractor, a 8 ½ ton grain bin (silo) with auger, a cattle scale, 4 wheeler, one additional freezer and a generator. Their 2006 goal is to double the annual amount of beef to provide 6,000 pounds and to identify additional community nonprofits feeding the hungry that would benefit from the distribution of their free beef. They also will begin to share their story beyond Georgetown County and work with those interested in replicating what they are doing.

500 South Kaminski Street

Georgetown, SC 29440

843-546-2188

843-527-0236 fax

Wilfred Connell and Zach Grate

Leveling the Playing Field Project. The Adult Literacy Council of Georgetown will promote educational opportunities in the rural areas of Georgetown County. Low literacy adult learners will be targeted and invited to participate in Council services aimed at improvement of their reading, writing, language, and job-related communication skills.

3926 Wesley St #104

Myrtle Beach, SC 29579

843-236-900

843-236-9117

Johanna Haynes

Georgetown Expansion Project 2006. With the help of the Compassion award, Careteam intends to 1) increase the number of people living with HIV who access medical care by 10%, 2) increase the number of clients who access dental and vision care by 10%, 3) provide local service options for mental health and substance abuse treatment to increase the number of clients who access those services by 8%. To do this Careteam will first, increase the hours the van is available for transportation from 20 to 30 hours per week. Second, to ensure quality service provision and to develop partners to provide service, Careteam will hire a new Program Service Director. This person’s job will be to identify partners to provide dental, vision and mental health and substance abuse counseling. Last, to ensure that clients are aware of the additional service provisions in the Georgetown area, Careteam will print new brochures that are specific for this area outlining the services available.

PO Box 912

Myrtle Beach, SC 29578

843-626-7595

843-626-0168

JoAnne Patterson, Project Director

Hispanic Client Services Capacity Building Project. Limited English speaking victims of domestic abuse who need the services offered by CASA have rapidly increased with the increase in the Hispanic population in Georgetown County. Because of language barriers and cultural differences between the these clients and service providers, CASA has determined the need to equip their staff to better understand the Hispanic population’s cultural differences, specific needs and to provide staff with relevant language and cross-cultural communication skills. In addition, they will translate their literature into Spanish and find additional materials already produced nationally for this group.

552 Black River Rd.

Georgetown SC 29440

843-527-3424

843-??

Anna White Buko, Project Director

Helping Hands Office Enhancement Project. With the Compassion award Helping Hands will upgrade their computer equipment and furniture, provide training for staff and volunteers and hire a part-time caseworker. This will allow the Director to have more time to devote to fund development, program evaluation, program service expansion, and board development. The new equipment purchase will allow Helping Hands to take advantage of the 211 program offered by the Georgetown County United Way. This connection will allow Helping Hands link to other agencies in "real time" and standardize their intake procedure. It will also provide an means to establish an effective data management system for client information and services and for program evaluation.

Georgetown County United Way, Fiscal Agent

46 Professional Lane

PO Box 191

Pawleys Island SC 29585

843-235-3185

843-235-3185 fax

Elizabeth R. Marlow, Project Director

Increasing Fundraising Capacity. With a small Compassion award Miss Ruby’s Kids will hire a consultant who will not only write a grant for them but use the opportunity to train the project director in how to write grant, where to find funds, and how to effectively apply for them. They will also have opportunity to secure a subscription to the Online Grants Directory available through the Foundation Center so that their search for funds is more effective and efficient.

510 Tara Hall Road

PO Box 955

Georgetown SC 29442

843-546-3000

843-527-2156 fax

Jim Dumm, Project Director