Satchel’s awards $12,000 to GRACE with a Satch Capital Grant
Satchel’s Pizza is proud to award their 2019 Satch Capital Grant
award to GRACE, a project of the Alachua County Coalition for the Homeless and
Hungry. GRACE is a one-stop assistance center and emergency shelter on a
mission to end homelessness in Alachua County. The Satch Capital Grant is funded
by Satchel’s customers who give their support to local nonprofits by using
Satchel’s ATM machines. GRACE was one of 12 applicants for this year’s award.
GRACE
provides supportive services, emergency shelter, and permanent solutions to
people without housing. Since 2014, GRACE has moved nearly 1,000 people into
permanent housing, reducing homelessness by 36% in Alachua County. GRACE will
use the award to purchase a box truck to deliver furniture to people as they
move into housing. The truck will also be used to pick up donated food,
furniture, and household items.
“We’re
thrilled to have Satchel’s as a part of Team GRACE,” said GRACE Executive
Director Jon DeCarmine. “Their support means the difference between moving
people into a house, and moving them into a home.”
GRACE
housed 406 people in 2019, and will move another 500 people into housing
in 2020. The agency received nearly 100,000 pounds of
food from Bread of the Mighty Food Bank in 2019, and served more than 135,000
meals to people in crisis.
Satchel’s gives back to the community in a variety of ways. Satchel’s
Giving Programs offer donations in the form of gift cards, quarterly Satch
Grants and yearly Satch Cash and Satch Capital awards. All applicants must be a
non-profit entity (501c3) that provide charitable, environmental, or
educational services to the people of Alachua County. For more information on
Satchel’s community giving, visit https://www.satchelspizza.com/grants/. For more information
on GRACE, visit gracemarketplace.org.
