The Salvation Army

Programmatic support to fund the implementation of a pilot project call the "Diversion Tool". The Salvation Army has been selected by the local Continuum of Care to pilot implementation of the Diversion Tool locally. Diversion is a strategy that prevents homelessness for individuals seeking shelter by helping them identify immediate alternative housing arrangements. The goal is to reduce the number of families becoming homeless, decrease demand for shelter beds, cut the size of program waiting lists, and empower individuals maintain control of their lives.

Grant
May 2018
Local Impact in Forsyth County
$226,859

Neighbors for Better Neighborhoods

Programmatic funds to continue support for community capacity-building initiatives primarily for financially-disadvantaged marginalized communities. Funds will provide support for the small grants administrator, support to increase capital support for its small grants fund (that supports neighbors with safety projects and beautification), and support to help with the hiring of a full-time TimeBanking coordinator. TimeBanking is an asset-based community development tool that individuals and organizations use to exchange services and resource sharing across community members. It is used to operationalize NBN’s process for asset mapping; asset mapping is the method for discovering the gifts, skills, and talents that many neighborhood residents already possess to offer others.

Grant
May 2018
Local Impact in Forsyth County
$226,111