The Grays Harbor Community Foundation has awarded nearly $290,000 in Community Building Grants to 14 organizations, with projects ranging from providing family support for early learning to offering free legal service to local low income clients.

“The foundation has been committed to serving our community for over the past 25 years and now, more than ever, we continue to serve Grays Harbor and our nonprofits to our full capacity,” said Grays Harbor Community Foundation Grants Chair Don Arima. “We have invested close to $25 million in over 25 years into Grays Harbor and are on track to invest close to $3 million into our nonprofits and schools this year thanks to our kind and generous community.”

The organizations that were funded through the foundation’s 2020 Second Cycle Community Building Grants program include:

Child Care Action Council – Early learning and family support

Coastal Community Action Program – Gravity Project HOPE

Coastal Harvest – Freezer and upgrade project

Coastal Interpretive Center – Remodel project

Community Youth Services – Security/safety Rosie’s Place

Connections – Victim’s advocacy/community outreach

Grays Harbor College Foundation – Student success

Grays Harbor Youth Works – Program Coordinator

Hands on Children’s Museum – STEAM learning kits and education

Olympic Area Agency on Aging – Senior funds

Pacific Harbors Council, Boy Scouts of America – Campership and scholarship fund

South Sound Parent to Parent – Virtual health and resources

The Bridge Music Project – Workshops for at-risk youth

Thurston County Volunteer Legal Services – Legal services to low income clients

More information can be found on the foundation website at www.gh-cf.org. The next Community Building Grants deadline is Feb. 1, 2021 at 5 p.m. The next Small Grants Cycle deadline is Nov. 1 at 5 p.m.