AmFirst, which has a branch in Vestavia Hills at 1112 Montgomery Highway, in December awarded 14 grants, totaling more than $60,000, to organizations across Alabama.
The grants ranged from $2,500 to $7,500 and included:
- $7,500 to the Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama for its education and career pathways program
- $5,000 to Blanket Fort Hope for its nutritional health program
- $5,000 to Bundles of Hope Diaper Bank for its Walk-in Wednesday program
- $5,000 to the Hoover Public Library for its summer feeding program
- $5,000 to Ronald McDonald House Charities of Mobile for its Taste of Hope Family Meals program
- $5,000 to Shelby Emergency Assistance for its utility assistance program
- $5,000 to Smile-A-Mile for general programming
- $5,000 to The Link of Cullman County for its Onward Workforce program
- $5,000 to Three Hots and a Cot for a mattress refresh at its veterans’ center
- $2,500 to Butterfly Bridge Children’s Advocacy Center for its “Restore” pillar programming
- $2,500 to Christian Love Pantry for holiday food distributions
- $2,500 to the College Choice Foundation for its Bateman Scholars Program
- $2,500 to The Power of Life Foundation for community-based programs
- $2,500 to United Ability for its pre-apprentice training initiative
For more information about AmFirst, go to amfirst.org.
