First Presbyterian Church, Galveston

Outreach Grant Fund Ministry

 

2012 Grant application information coming soon!

 

As an act of stewardship, the First Presbyterian Church has created an Outreach Fund using interest earned from Trust Funds. 

The grants which may be given to qualified applicants are for:

• Support for long-term projects that strive to respond to basic life needs of those who reside in Galveston County

• Projects that address gaps in social services not provided by other Galveston County agencies.

The Outreach Fund awards between $35,000 and $50,000 annually, for 6 to 15 small grants, usually not exceeding $5,000. each. 

The Outreach Fund Ministry, a sub-committee of the Mission Ministry of First Presbyterian Church, Galveston, receives, reviews and makes recommendations on qualified proposals.  Members of our church are involved in many community organizations; significant preference will be given to allocations where members of our church also donate their personal time, effort, and resources.

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2010 Outreach Fund Ministry Grants:

Acting on the deliberations of the Mission Outreach Fund Board, the Missions Ministry on August 1, 2010, recommended for Session approval the awarding of grant funds to the following applicants:  Bolivar Peninsula Community Outreach to start-up a thrift shop to help sustain the initiatives; East End Preschool to complete playground with tricycle path; Gulf Coast Big Brothers-Big Sisters for their grandparents raising grandchildren program;  Gleanings from the Harvest for expansion of warehouse; National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) for start-up of thrift shop for sustaining, and supported client employment; Pregnancy and Parenting Support Center for purchase of educational materials for expectant and new parents; R House, Inc. for upgrade of kitchen appliances; St. Augustine Episcopal Church of Galveston for construction of community garden, in stages as they have the funding; St. Vincent’s House for food pantry augmentation and Thanksgiving dinner; Salvation Army for purchase of 20 single beds; Seafarers Center of Galveston for completion of cost of exterior painting; and William Temple Foundation for expansion and upgrade of kitchen.        

2009 Outreach Fund Grants:

East End Preschool & Kindergarten (replace equipment lost in Hurricane Ike); Gulf Coast Big Brothers & Big Sisters ("Mentoring Children of Prisoners" program); NAMI Gulf Coast (support campaign for new multi-service center); Pregnancy & Parenting Support Center (replace 125 infant car seats damaged in Ike); R House (replace transitional beds lost in Ike); Salvation Army (replace equipment lost in Ike); Seafarers' Center of Galveston (pressure wash, prime & paint building); St. Vincent's House (for food for Food Pantry & Annual Thanksgiving Feast.)

 

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