Searstone/Lutheran Services Carolinas award $656,100 to Wake-area nonprofits
The Searstone/Lutheran Services Carolinas Community Benefit Committee recently announced $656,100 in grants to 19 organizations in Wake County. Transitions LifeCare received a grant for $111,500 for Wake County indigent seniors.
Since 2014, the committee has directed up to five percent of revenues from the operation of Searstone, an independent living community in Cary, to Wake County nonprofit organizations serving seniors, indigent seniors, or other vulnerable populations. The partnership has awarded almost $7.5 million to these organizations since it began.
The following organizations received awards for the last grant cycle: Alliance Medical Ministry, Dementia Alliance of North Carolina, NeighborUp (formerly Dorcas Ministries), Filling in Gaps (FIGS) of Wake County, First Cary United Methodist Church, Habitat for Humanity of Wake County, InterAct, Meals on Wheels of Wake County, Pretty In Pink Foundation, Preserving Home (formerly Rebuilding Together of the Triangle), Shepherd’s Table Soup Kitchen, Ship Community Outreach, Temple’s Table Feeding Ministry, Transitions LifeCare, The Aphasia Project (TAP), Triangle Family Services, Wake Smiles, White Oak Foundation, Inc., and Women’s Center of Wake County.