2nd Quarter Satch Grant 2019 awarded to three different organizations
WGOT Gainesville wins $200 to help ensure their online streaming. WGOT 100.1 FM aims to take back the public airwaves by providing a fresh, engaging, and empowering approach to news, entertainment, cultural and educational programming. By expanding the radio station's limited reach through online streaming they hope to encourage greater listenership and direct participation from the entire community.
The Veteran's Recreational Program (VRP) through Volunteers of America of Florida, Inc. has won a $650 Satch Grant. Studies have shown that outdoor recreational activities can provide powerful therapeutic and healing benefits as well as camaraderie for veterans struggling with combat-related injuries or post-traumatic stress. The VRP serves as an outlet for veterans in our community to learn from one another, most notably the veterans will be taught recreational therapy that can be used as treatment for PTSD. This grant will help VRP take several veterans on fishing, kayaking, golf and/or movie trips.
GRACE Grows has also been awarded a $650 Satch Grant. GRACE Grows mission is to empower people experiencing homelessness through community development, horticulture therapy, and education. The gardens and classrooms are on the property of GRACE Marketplace, the low-barrier homeless shelter with housing and services for transition to homes for guests. This grant will help pay certification for a couple members of GRACE Grows to complete their Horticultural Certification through the Florida Nursery Landscape and Growers Association.
