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Black Philanthropy Initiative has announced their Impact Grant recipients — $10,500 in grant support to help strengthen Black communities in Forsyth County. Learn more below!As #BlackHistoryMonth comes to an end, let’s remind each other that our BPI community celebrates and lifts up local Black leaders all year long! Thanks to our d…onors who come together and contribute their time, talent, and treasure, we are able to invest in Black-led organizations making an impact in our community. Today, we’re announcing $10,500 in grants awarded through our Impact Grants program to the following groups: Delta Arts Center: $1,000 to provide a free summer music camp for youth in east Winston-Salem Dream The Impossible: $1,000 to provide mental health education and programming to raise suicide awareness among youth Dreamers Student Athlete Counseling: $500 to provide college tours to approximately 20 student athletes Hope to Thrive: $1,000 to provide four weeks of coaching on wealth building, health awareness and entrepreneurship Journee Bees Village: $1,000 to offer wellness workshops for families and youth involved with the criminal justice system My FACE, Inc. (Males and Females Acting in Empowerment): $1,000 to provide wholistic mentoring and support to low-income female heads of household PUCC: Konnoak Community Freedom School: $1,000 for a field trip and enrichment experience for middle school scholars participating in the Freedom School summer program Read, Empower, and Distinguish (READ): $1,000 to train and equip parents with tools and resources to further support their children’s literacy TCJ Motivations, Inc.: $1,000 to provide programming to promote academic excellence among male high school students Urban Steam Foundation: $1,000 to expand curriculum and train teachers for a weekly afterschool and summer STEAM program Virtual & in-Person Nonprofit Tutoring: $1,000 to support a youth-led tutoring and mentoring program Congratulations to these amazing nonprofit partners! We’re so proud to support your work and impact. To learn more about our Impact Grants program, visit: https://www.bpiws.org/our-work/impact-grants #BlackPhilanthropy #RethinkingPhilanthropy