The TEGNA Foundation, the charitable foundation sponsored by TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA), and KHOU 11, TEGNA’s CBS affiliate in Houston, announced today they will award eight area nonprofit organizations with community grants each totaling $11,000. The community grants in Houston address pressing needs, including education, infant and childhood hunger, support for at-risk youth and aim to make a difference in communities in the region.
Among the grant recipients are:
Bo’s Place. The grant will provide free grief and mental health support to children in both English and Spanish.
Camp For All Foundation. The grant will support a week-long camp experience at eight Houston area hospitals to serve children and youth with challenging illnesses or special needs.
Lunches of Love. The grant will help fill the gap for children living in food insecure homes.
“Our employees are driven by our strongly-held purpose to serve the greater good of our communities and to make a difference in our work, our company and our communities,” said TEGNA president and CEO Dave Lougee. “We’re very proud to partner with our local stations to help address important community needs and support the well-being of our neighbors.”
“In our commitment to serve and celebrate with our community, we are thrilled to award these grants that will go towards making Houston a better place to live,” said KHOU 11 president and general manager Robert Springer. “We received grant applications from over one hundred and forty organizations. This was such a tough decision because we have so many deserving nonprofits doing great work in our community.”
TEGNA Foundation Community Grants support the diverse needs of the communities where TEGNA does business, with the majority of distributed grants falling into four of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Categories: Good Health and Well-Being, Quality Education, No Poverty, and Zero Hunger. Grants are vetted by a committee of employees at each station, including the station general manager, and approved by the TEGNA Foundation Board of Directors. For information on how to apply for Round Two of the TEGNA Foundation Community Grants, click here.
(This post was taken from a release sent to me by KHOU)
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