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Local nonprofits thank council for community-assistance grants, outline programs
Summary
Recipients of the council's community assistance grants described volunteer projects, public-health partnerships and youth programs that used the funds, and thanked the council for continued support.
Susan Galloway, speaking for Clinton Canopy, told the council the group's 2024 community assistance grant funded expanded plantings and the 'Daffodils for Remembrance' program. "We used last year's money to expand our daffodils for remembrance project and for plantings near the new park pavilions," Galloway said, noting roughly 40 volunteers planted about 600 bulbs downtown.
Onisha Goldsmith, founder of Commission Global Network (the Ghost Center), said her nonprofit used its grant to upgrade classroom space and support a range of services including a youth lounge, a resource center and a monthly Prisma Health mobile clinic. "The funds we have been allocated will be instrumental in enhancing and upgrading our classroom spaces, procuring supplies for community events," Goldsmith said, describing partnerships with Goodwill and Open Door Ministries.
The comments came during the council's public-comment period after the mayor reminded speakers they had two minutes and must state their names. Both speakers framed the grants as investments that returned volunteer labor, services and programming to Clinton residents. The council did not take formal action on the remarks; the presentations served to inform council and the public how awarded dollars were spent.
The meeting packet referenced additional grant-funded projects (Bailey Foundation and accommodations tax) and an online annual report at plantanopy.org for further detail. No funding changes were proposed during the meeting.
