Decatur Rotary Foundation Provides Grants to Local Non_profits who Support Litaracy and Youth-At-Risk

Decatur, GA announced its annual community grants for non-profits of Dekalb County to support literacy in the community in its meeting at the historic Dekalb Courthouse in Decatur on June 16. At the meeting, checks were awarded and representatives from each organization spoke on how they will use the grant to improve literacy.

Dan DeWoskin, Decatur Rotary Foundation Chair, hosted the event, welcomed representatives from each non-profit and provided checks to support their work to improve literacy.

The Rotary Club of Decatur actively supports Rotary International’s initiative to increase literacy and education worldwide.  According to Rotary International, more than 775 million people over the age of 15 are illiterate. That’s 17 percent of the world’s adult population. Our goal is to strengthen the capacity of communities to support basic education and literacy, reduce gender disparity in education, and increase adult literacy. We support education for all children and literacy for children and adults.

Organizations and their representatives receiving grants included:

·       Creating Our Future: Brittany Moore-Hill

·       Dekalb Library Foundation, Elisabeth Nark

·       Decatur Makers, Kalia Morrison

·       Decatur YMCA, Stacey Stevens & Beth Costello

·       Family Heritage Foundation, Bennett Ekandem

·       Literacy Action, Sara Totonchi

·       Friends of Refugees

·       Our House, Stephanie Lloyd

·       Men Stopping Violence, Mark Bracey