Cherokee County Grant Awards

Cherokee County Community Foundation

2024 Total Grants: $29,500

$2,500 to Academic Technology and Wellness Academy to support the BackPack Buddies program that provides students with healthy easy-to-prepare food during the school year.

$5,000 to Boys & Girls Clubs of the Upstate to support after-school programming.

$3,000 to Cherokee County Meals on Wheels to support their nutritional assistance program for seniors.

$3,000 to Junior Achievement of Central South Carolina to provide learning experiences focusing on workforce readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy.

$5,000 to The Jerusalem Project to provide exterior home repairs to homeowners in Cherokee County.

$5,000 to South Carolina Hunters and Land Owners for the Hungry to provide food for people experiencing food insecurity.

$1,000 to Palmetto Council, Scouting America to provide STEM programming at their Goucher Summer Reading Camp.

$5,000 to United Way of Piedmont to support their SC 2-1-1 Resource Referral and Information line that connects individuals to local, state, regional, and national resources.