Half a million dollars of help for Palm Beach County nonprofits

Half a million dollars of help for Palm Beach County nonprofits

Half a million dollars of help became a reality for a handful of local nonprofits.

Each will receive a six-figure grant in an effort to make a difference within their community.

COUNTY.

TONIGHT THAT MONEYBECAME A REALITY FOR LOCALNON-PROFITS.

SOME RECEIVING 6-FIGURE GRANTS IN AN EFFORT TOMAKE A DIFFERENCE WITHIN OURCOMMUNITY.

WPTV NEWCHANNEL 5'STODD WILSON SPOKE WITH ONE OFTHE RECIPIENTS ABOUT TIMPACT THIS MONEY WILL HAVE.<< (SOT 1:33:38) 5 SEC THIS ISJUST SUCH A BIG MOMENT IN THEHISTORY OF CITY HOUSE.

NATS:(VO) CHARLIE TORANO IS THEPRESIDENT OF "CITY HOUSE," ANORGANIZATION DEDICATED TOHELPING HOMELESS SINGLEMOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN INDELRAY BEACH.

(SOT 16:33:05) 7SEC AND THE $100,000 GRANTGOES TO "CITY HOUSE" DELRAYBEACH HOME AND HOPE PROJECT.NATS: (VO) THURSDAY THEY WEREAWARDED $100,000 TO FUND ANEXPANSION OF THEIR SERVICESINTO BOCA RATON.

THE MONEYCOMES FROM A WOMEN'S NONPROFITORGANIZATION CALLED " IMPACT100 PALM BEACH COUNTY." THEAGENCY FUNDS LOCAL NONPROFITINITIATIVES IN SOUTHERN PALMBEACH COUNTY.

THEIR GRANTSCOMMITTEE RECEIVED 110APPLICATIONS FOR $565,000 OFAVAILABLE FUNDS.

(SOT 02:07:04)(HOLLY DAVIDSON -SCHUTTLER)10 SEC OUR GRANT COMMITTEESREVIEW THEM AND NARROWED THEMDOWN TO 26 FINALISTS.

THENTHEY GO OUT TO SITE VISITS ANDNARROW THAT DOWN TO OUR TENFINALISTS.

NATS: (VO) HOLLYSAYS FIVE $100,000 GRANTS WEREAWARDED TO GROUPS LIKE THECOMMUNITY GREENING CORPORATIONTO FAU'S FOUNDATION INC.DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC.

THEREMAINING FINALISTS EACHWALKED AWAY WITH A $13,000MERIT GRANT.

(SOT 14:00:43) 9SEC WE ACTUALLY HAVE ACONTRACT THAT THEY SIGN BUTFIRST WE GO THROUGH ACOMPLIANCE MATRIX WHERE THEREARE 13 GUIDELINES THAT HAVE TOBE MET.

NATS: (VO) TORANO SAYSTHE MONEY WILL HELP WITH THEIRPARTNERSHIP BOCA RATONCOMMUNITY CHURCH TO PROVIDEHOUSING FOR 10 FAMILIES.

(SOT2:41:27) 11 SEC WE'RE A PLACEWHERE WE INVEST TIME,RESOURCES, ENERGY AND LOVE TOHELP WITH WHAT WE THINK ISREALLY THE MOST VULNERABLEPEOPLE IN OUR SOCIETY .

..HOMELESS SINGLE MOMS. NATS:(VO) IN PALM BEACH COUNTY,TODD WILSON.