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Upstate Giving, March 22
Staff Report //March 22, 2021//
Listen to this articleSpartanburg County Foundation hosts annual meeting Tuesday
The Spartanburg County Foundation will announce the 2020 Mary L. Thomas Award for Civic Leadership and Community Change winner at its virtual Annual Meeting on Tuesday from 6:15 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
The event will be streamed live from the Robert Hett Chapman III Center for Philanthropy on The Spartanburg County Foundation’s Campus. The theme of the event, “Responding to the Call” will set the tone for an evening of celebration, reflection and recognition of those who impact Spartanburg through philanthropy, according to a news release. Musical entertainment will kickoff the program, followed by a pnel discussion with an update from foundation trustees and staff.
The Mary L. Thomas Award for Civic Leadership and Community Change honors an individual who has demonstrated outstanding commitment to improving the quality of life in Spartanburg County and has developed innovative solutions to critical community issues with compassionate leadership and commitment.
Community members are welcome to register for the event at https://spcf.org/annual-meeting/.
AIM and Anderson County launch rental assistance program
AIM, in partnership with Anderson County government, is stepping in to aid residents in need with rental and utility payments through a newly created COVID Relief Fund.
Anderson County received more than $6 million from the U.S. Department of the Treasury for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, which AIM will allocate from its Anderson headquarters and through various partner agencies across the county.
“There is a tremendous amount of need for this type of assistance in our area”, AIM Executive Director Kristi King-Brock, said in a news release. “We were fortunate to be able to offer some level of rental assistance through earlier COVID response programs, but the need far exceeded what we had available. These dedicated funds will help ensure that we can properly stabilize housing situations for those in need.”
