The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the South Fork (UUCSF) in Bridgehampton has awarded East End nonprofits High Impact Community Outreach (HICO) grants for the second year.
“East End Food Institute partnered with the Padoquohan Medicine Lodge in 2020-21 to create a program that assisted 25 families who were in need of a dignified way to access healthy food,” Kate Fullam, executive director of the East End Food Institute, a 2020 grant recipient, said. “Using the HICO grant, we purchased and processed high quality local produce so that the families could access the bounty of local farms without leaving the Shinnecock Reservation. The HICO grant helped us establish a stronger relationship with our partners at Padoquohan Medicine Lodge, and we distributed more than 1,200 pounds of frozen produce over the course of 10 weeks during the winter of 2020-21.”
HICO’s second cycle continues to welcome the high quality of the grant applicants as well as the dedication and creativity of the individual projects.
“We are very pleased to announce the names of the five institutions that will be this year’s grant awardees,” said the Reverend Kimberly Quinn Johnson, UUCSF minister. “They are: Centro Corazon de Maria, Hampton Community Outreach, Maureen’s Haven, Southampton African American Museum and The Retreat.”
The projects vary from supporting challenges including mental health, offering COVID-19 vaccinations, parenting and education. The total amount of the awarded grants was $31,000.
The East End community can continue to support the HICO program by donating directly at bit.ly/uucsfHICO. A full description of the HICO program and each of the funded projects can be found at uucsf.org/hico-overview.
27east on Aug 17, 2021