Hill Country Community Needs Council – Food 4 Kids Program
October 2024 | $33,000 Grant funds will support the council’s Food 4 Kids program, which serves under-nourished children with weekend food assistance. Funds will also support the council’s mental health resources for children.
First United Methodist Church Mason – Steady Steps Daycare Program
October 2024 | $129,324 Grant funds for planned expansions of FUMC’s Steady Steps daycare program that provides affordable childcare.
Bethany Lutheran Church Preschool
August 2024 | $100,000 Grant funds will support the preschool’s expansion as they increase capacity to provide early childhood education for more children.
Little Hearts Child Development Center
June 2024 | $90,000 Grant funds will support operations at the Little Hearts Child Development Center.
Mercy Gate Ministries
October 2024 | $5,000 Grant funds for Mercy Gate Ministries will help provide trauma-informed support for victims of sexual exploitation
The Grace Center of Fredericksburg
August 2024 | $70,000 Grant funds will support the Grace Center’s initiatives surrounding youth mental health.
Texas Wine Auction – Wellness Uncorked Program
June 2024 | $150,000 Grant funds will support the Texas Wine Auction’s Wellness Uncorked Program, which promotes mental health for hospitality, service, and retail industry workers through free counseling, educational seminars, and health fairs.
NAMI Texas – NAMI Greater Fredericksburg in Gillespie County
June 2024 | $11,801 Grant funds will support NAMI Texas‘ work to provide mental health resources for Hill Country communities.
The Good Samaritan Center
May 2024 | $45,000 Grant funds will support the Good Samaritan Center’s bilingual counseling service.
May 2024 Scholarship Donations
Create Healthy announced more than $220,000 in scholarship donations for seven local non-profit organizations supporting the educational needs of Hill Country students. FHS Academic Boosters: $86,200 Fredericksburg Noon Rotary: $18,000 Harper PTO: $18,300 Mason ISD Scholarship Foundation: $16,500 Johnson City Community Education Foundation: $17,100 Llano ISD Educational Foundation: $37,200 Comfort
