TOTAL AWARDED TO DATE: $616,770.
Report: Impact of COVID Relief Grants Rounds 1&2
Round 3 Grants – October 20, 2020
The Bayou Community Foundation awarded $175,090 in grants to 27 Bayou Region nonprofits in Round 3 of the Bayou Recovery Fund for COVID-19 Relief grants program.
Grantees include:
FOOD, MASKS & SUPPLIES DISTRIBUTED TO NEEDY IN COMMUNITY – $75,700
Bayou Council Behavioral Health Services, $8,000 –food and sanitation supplies provided to 300 needy families
Beacon Light Community Development Organization, $8,000– commercial freezers & storage for food pantry in Gray
Bunkhouse Shelter, $7,200 – emergency shelter and hot meals for homeless in Terrebonne
Faith Ministries International, $5,000 – food and sanitation supplies for 100 needy families
Helio Foundation, $2,500 – food for Mom’s Pantry at Village East Elementary School in Houma
Hope Center, $3,000 – hot meals distributed to 600 needy residents in South Lafourche
Lifted by Love, $6,000 – baby supplies, school supplies, clothing and masks to needy families
Lifting Hands Ministry, $5,000 – food boxes delivered to needy households in quarantine
Plymouth Rock Baptist Church, $7,000 – food and sanitation supplies to needy residents in Houma
Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe, $10,000 – food assistance for 50 tribal families in need
Second Harvest Food Bank, $10,000 – food for Bayou Region food bank and food pantry partners
Terrebonne Churches United Food Bank, $4,000 – food boxes delivered to needy households in quarantine
ENHANCEMENTS FOR CRITICAL NONPROFIT PROGRAMS IMPACTED BY COVID – $54,390
Bless Your Heart, $5,500 –digital thermometers for teachers at Lafourche Parish Schools
Crossroads Pregnancy Resource Center, $10,000 – online parenting program and counseling sessions, emergency financial assistance for needy expectant mothers, bassinets and car seats
Friends of PACT Place, $3,500 – masks and sanitation supplies for facility, staff and clients
Girls on the Run Bayou Region, $5,000 – virtual activity kits for girls in foster care and juvenile detention center
Hope Extreme, $2,500 – masks and sanitation supplies for Houma after-school program for at-risk youth
Hope Restored Pregnancy Resource Center, $7,540 – building renovations and repairs required to provide services to needy expectant mothers
Lafourche Parish Library, $4,350 – masks and sanitation supplies for libraries, staff and clients
MacDonell Childrens Services, $2,500 – plexiglass dividers and sanitation supplies for group home
Rev. Lloyd Wallace Community Center, $2,000 – food, masks and sanitation supplies for student after-school program in Lafourche Parish
Houma Fire Department, $1,500 – masks and filters for HPD personnel working COVID testing centers
The Haven, $10,000 – purchase of a van to transport clients to court and medical appointments
RENT/MORTGAGE/UTILITY ASSISTANCE FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS IN NEED – $ 20,000
South LA Veterans Outreach, $10,000 – rent/mortgage/utility assistance for local veterans
St. Lucy Catholic Church, $10,000 – rent/mortgage/utility assistance and food vouchers for needy residents
EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE – $ 25,000
Dulac Community Center, $5,000 –Indian Development Senior Community Service Employment Program
Fletcher Foundation, $20,000 – pipefitting and ship fitting training for displaced workers
Round 2 Grants – June 11, 2020
The Bayou Community Foundation awarded $242,905 in grants to 32 Bayou Region nonprofits in Round 2 of the Bayou Recovery Fund for COVID-19 Relief grants program.
Grantees include:
FOOD, MEDICINE, MASKS, CRITICAL SUPPLIES DISTRIBUTION TO COMMUNITY – $116,500
Al Copeland Foundation – meals and snacks to front-line workers, $5,000
Ascent Health – mask distribution to community agencies, $5,000
Assumption Parish Housing and Community Development –masks and hand sanitizers to poor and elderly, $7,500
Bless Your Heart – thermometers and sanitation supplies for teachers at Lafourche Parish Schools, $10,000
Faith Ministries International – food bank, $4,000
Good Samaritan Food Bank at Holy Rosary, Houma – mobile food pantry, $10,000
Hail Mary Rescue – pet food distributed at Lafourche Parish food banks, $5,000
Hope Extreme – hot meals, food, toiletries, clothing for the homeless, $5,000
Lafourche Animal Society – pet food distributed at Lafourche Parish food banks, $5,000
Lifted by Love – baby supplies and meals to at-risk mothers and children, $5,000
Lifting Hands Ministry – hot meal distribution, $10,000
Louisiana Nurse Practitioner Foundation – medication distributed to the needy, $10,000
Plymouth Rock Baptist Church of Houma – food bank, $10,000
Terrebonne Churches United Food Bank – food bank, $5,000
Terrebonne Council on Aging – hot meal distribution to shut-in elderly, $10,000
Thibodaux Chamber Foundation – blood drive and food distribution to essential workers, $10,000
RENT/MORTGAGE/UTILITY ASSISTANCE FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS – $45,000
Catholic Charities Individual and Family Assistance – $10,000
Nicholls State University Student Assistance Program – $10,000
Salvation Army, Houma – $5,000
South Louisiana Veteran Outreach – $10,000
St. Lucy Church – $10,000
HEALTH/SAFETY ENHANCEMENTS TO DELIVER CRITICAL PROGRAMS DURING COVID – $71,405
Assisi Bridge House – residential services expenses during stay at home order, $2,705
Crossroads Pregnancy Resource Center – sanitation supplies for in-house programs, telehealth technology, $7,000
Fletcher Foundation – PPE supplies and equipment for Allied Health and Nursing student programs, $5,000
Gulf Coast Social Services – PPE for direct care workers and sanitation supplies for facility, $5,000
Lafourche ARC – PPE and sanitation supplies for direct care staff, $8,700
MacDonell Children’s Services – PPE, sanitation supplies and food for staff and residents, $8,000
Mary Bird Perkins TGMC Cancer Center – technology for telemedicine for local cancer patients, $5,000
St. Lucy Child Development Center – PPE for staff and students, sanitation supplies for facility, $10,000
Terrebonne Parish Library – shields for service desks, sanitation supplies for libraries, $10,000
The Haven – technology for nonresidential counseling offices to serve abused women and children, $10,000
MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS – $10,000
New Life Counseling Center – subsidized counseling sessions for local residents with financial need, $10,000
Round 1 Grants – April 23, 2020
The Bayou Community Foundation awarded emergency grants totaling $198,845 to 21 nonprofits working in Lafourche, Terrebonne and Grand Isle today from the Bayou Recovery Fund for COVID-19 Relief.
List of BCF COVID Round 1 Grants
Grantees include:
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux – $25,000
- Rent, mortgage and utility assistance for needy individuals and families
Catholic Community Center, Galliano – $17,000
- Rent, mortgage and utility assistance for needy South Lafourche and Grand Isle residents, gas cards for transportation to medical appointments
Start Corporation – $13,300
- Triage nurse to facilitate COVID-19 screening and testing at Start Community Health Center in Houma
Terrebonne Council on Aging – $11,000
- Cleaning and disinfectant supplies to sanitize buses and vans between each transport of seniors to medical appointments and dialysis
The Haven – $11,000
- Flexible housing program for victims of domestic abuse/sexual assault, enabling the nonprofit to serve more clients while social distancing guidelines are followed in the primary shelter
Al Copeland Foundation – $10,000
- Program using local restaurants and food vendors to provide meals, snacks and household supplies to health care workers at local hospitals
Fletcher Technical Community College Foundation – $10,000
- Student Emergency Relief Program to provide financial assistance to students in need
Good Samaritan Food Bank, Raceland – $10,000
- Food distribution to the needy
Lafourche Chamber Foundation – $10,000
- PPE, medical supplies, snacks and quick meals for essential health care workers in Lafourche Parish
Second Harvest Food Bank – $10,000
- Food and supplies for 12 or more food banks and food pantries in Lafourche, Terrebonne and Grand Isle expecting to serve 10,000 families during the crisis
St. Vincent de Paul Tri Parish Community Pharmacy – $10,000
- Medicine for the poor and elderly, serving over 200 needy clients per month
Terrebonne Churches United Food Bank, Houma – $10,000
- Food distribution to the needy
Nicholls State University – $8,545
- Purchase of annual subscription of software to allow for proctored exam administration for over 6,000 students in the current virtual learning environment
Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe – $8,000
- Food assistance for needy members of the tribal community
Faith Ministries, International – $5,000
- Food distribution to the needy in Terrebonne and Lafourche Parish
The Foundation for TGMC – $5,000
- Employee assistance fund for needy health care workers
Gulf Coast Baptist Church, Golden Meadow – $5,000
- Food distribution to the needy in South Lafourche and Grand Isle
Holy Rosary Emergency Relief Group, Houma – $5,000
- Meals distributed at homeless shelters, food delivery to the elderly and shut-in, individual assistance to the poor
Lifted by Love – $5,000
- Bag lunches, non-perishable food and baby care items distributed to high-need mothers and expectant mothers
Salvation Army, Houma Service Center – $5,000
- Rent, mortgage and utility assistance for needy individuals and families
United Houma Nation – $5,000
Medicine and health care for elderly and shut-in tribal members