{"id":58181,"date":"2017-11-07T21:18:03","date_gmt":"2017-11-07T21:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/?p=58181"},"modified":"2017-11-07T21:18:03","modified_gmt":"2017-11-07T21:18:03","slug":"community-foundation-announces-hurricane-relief-rapid-response-block-grants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/?p=58181","title":{"rendered":"Community Foundation Announces Hurricane Relief Rapid Response Block Grants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\"><span class=\"\">The Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands (CFVI) announced on Tuesday the expansion of its long-standing &#8220;Rapid Response&#8221; grant program in the modified form of &#8220;Hurricane Relief Rapid Response Block Grants&#8221;, funded through the\u00a0<i class=\"\">CFVI Friends and Family Fund for USVI Renewal<\/i>\u00a0(FNF).\u00a0 The FNF Fund was established in the wake of Hurricanes Irma and Maria to accommodate donations from CFVI&#8217;s family, friends, existing Fund donors, Angels and other partners, the nonprofit said.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\"><span class=\"\">According to the release, the fund is administered by CFVI&#8217;s board of directors with an emphasis on immediate grass-roots needs in the community and support for long-term solutions in some of the Foundation&#8217;s main areas of focus (e.g., early childhood, youth development, volunteerism, the elderly, emergency needs of families).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\">The purpose of the Hurricane Relief Rapid Response Block Grant Program is to enhance the capacity of these nonprofit partners to meet the needs of individuals in the aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, CFVI said. Three non-profit agencies operating Territory-wide will each receive a block grant of\u00a0$25,000: Catholic Charities of the Virgin Islands, Methodist Training and Outreach Center, and VI Partners for Healthy Communities.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\">Priority for the individual grants will be given to vulnerable populations (e.g., elderly, caregivers responsible for young children or the elderly, individuals with disabilities or medical conditions, etc.) and those with needs that cannot be met by other sources (e.g., FEMA, unemployment assistance, medication supplement programs, etc.).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\">Residents in need of financial assistance are encouraged to contact the grantee organizations directly. Each of the organizations has locations on both St. Croix and St. Thomas (also serving St. John and Water Island residents).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\"><u class=\"\"><span class=\"\">Catholic Charities of the Virgin Islands<\/span><\/u><span class=\"\">\u00a0works toward poverty reduction, supporting families and empowering communities.<u class=\"\"><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\"><u class=\"\"><span class=\"\">Methodist Training &amp; Outreach Center, Inc.<\/span><\/u><span class=\"\">\u00a0provides support services and housing placement for the homeless, Veterans and low-income families.<u class=\"\"><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\"><u class=\"\"><span class=\"\">VI Partners for Health Communities<\/span><\/u><span class=\"\">\u00a0provides service integration, outreach, education and increased access to the public health care system to high-risk pregnant women and residents diagnosed with diabetes and\/or high blood pressure.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\"><span class=\"\">To learn more about CFVI\u2019s hurricane relief efforts, including how you can support, visit CFVI\u2019s website at\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfvi.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"\">http:\/\/www.cfvi.net\/<\/span><\/a><span class=\"\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Feature Image: Debris pile up at Frederiksted Pier following Hurricane Maria. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/irenealiphotography\/?ref=ts&amp;fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">(Credit: Irene Ali Photography)<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands (CFVI) announced on Tuesday the expansion of its long-standing &#8220;Rapid Response&#8221; grant program in the modified form of &#8220;Hurricane Relief Rapid Response Block Grants&#8221;, funded through the\u00a0CFVI Friends and Family Fund for USVI Renewal\u00a0(FNF).\u00a0 The FNF Fund was established in the wake of Hurricanes Irma and Maria to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":57797,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[628,147],"tags":[7583,1423,1424],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Community Foundation Announces Hurricane Relief Rapid Response Block Grants - V.I. 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