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$17K in grants fuel local nonprofits

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From food security and youth enrichment to mental health and animal welfare, the Duplin County Community Foundation is putting dollars directly into the community. On Oct. 2, the foundation announced that it has awarded $17,370 in grants to 14 local nonprofits and programs that are making a meaningful impact throughout Duplin County.

The funding came from DCCF’s community grantmaking fund and the Duplin Foundation for Youth Advancement. Notable grants include $2,000 to Rones Chapel Area Community Center for tutoring programs, $1,870 to the Duplin County Sheriff’s Office for its D.A.R.E. program, and over $2,000 to Duplin Christian Outreach Ministries for school and summer food support for children.

Additionally, smaller but significant grants have been provided for mental health initiatives, emergency pet food,  hygiene support, and local arts programming.

“This year’s grantees exemplify the kind of meaningful work we’re proud to support, and we’re excited to see the continued impact they’ll make,” said Ed Emory, Duplin County Community Foundation advisory board president. DCCF’s advisory board, composed of local volunteers, carefully evaluates and selects grant recipients based on community needs and available funding through endowment earnings.

The foundation will host a community celebration to honor its 2025 grantees on Nov.19 at 5:30 p.m. Community members are invited to attend and learn more by visiting nccommunityfoundation.org. DCCF encourages ongoing support and donations to help continue its work.

The following organizations received funding:

  • $2,000 to Rones Chapel Area Community Center (RCACC) for Tutor to the Top

  • $1,870 to Duplin County Sheriff’s Office for D.A.R.E. Program

  • $1,250 to Wallace-Rose Hill Friends of the Arts for Charlotte Blake Alston, storyteller and musical artist

  • $1,250 to Duplin Christian Outreach Ministries for Feed Our Hungry Children Backpack Ministry School Year Backpacks

  • $1,000 to Duplin Christian Outreach Ministries for Feed Our Hungry Children Backpack Ministry Summer Backpacks

  • $1,000 to Diaper Bank of NC for hygiene products for Duplin County adults and individuals in need of menstrual support

  • $1,000 to Diversity Nurtures Achievement (DNA) Community Youth Center for the Surviving to Thrive program

  • $1,000 to Diversity Nurtures Achievement (DNA) Community Youth Center for afterschool enrichment programs

  • $1,000 to Pet Friends of Duplin County for low-cost spay and neuter program

  • $750 to Home Health and Hospice Care (doing business as 3HC) for general operating support

  • $750 to Mediation Center of Eastern Carolina for Duplin Kindness Project

  • $750 to Ronald McDonald House of Eastern NC for funding Duplin families

  • $750 to Snow Hill Community Outreach Inc., to procure protein/meat for food boxes

  • $500 to Autism Society of North Carolina for autism resource specialists in Duplin County

  • $500 to Faison Methodist Church for Abundance – Fighting Summer Childhood food insecurities in the north Duplin area

  • $500 to Mediation Center of Eastern Carolina for Duplin Teen Court Ambassadors

  • $500 to Pet Friends of Duplin County for Emergency Pet Food Pantry

  • $500 to Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Triangle for Duplin County Care Fund

  • $500 to Wallace-Rose Hill Friends of the Arts for Noel and Don Gruen and the Atlantic Coast Theatre (ACT) for youth programming.