HUB Augusta Collaborative Announces the Completion of the Construction Phase of the HUB for COMMUNITY INNOVATION
April 5, 2022 The Two-Building Campus Will Provide Critical Educational Support, Health Services, Quality Food Options and More to the Harrisburg and Laney Walker Neighborhoods Augusta, GA – Today, the HUB Augusta Collaborative, a coalition led by Community Foundation for the CSRA, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Augusta, and Medical College […]
Pest control founder donates $500,000 to fight illnesses, help children
Jeff Annis’ business model has long provided room to reinvest in Augusta-area charities. On Wednesday, that investment grew. The Community Foundation of the Central Savannah River Area announced the donation of $500,000 to form a fund intended to financially assist local nonprofits that advocate causes most closely embraced by Annis and his wife, Beth. Annis […]
New Augusta fund seeks to aid groups helping children, seeking to end poverty
Allan Soto and Vinea Capital have always tried to do well by serving others, particularly adults with developmental disabilities and underserved children. But he knows there are others out there doing similar work, and he would like to support them as well through a new fund. Soto is starting the Vinea Foundation to give away […]
Local Artist Jay Jacobs Featured in Community Foundation Office
Through a grant from the Porter Fleming Foundation, Augusta-based artist, Jay Jacobs, created this 5-panel polyptych to introduce the community to some of Augusta’s most important creative figures. Augusta’s iconic landscape and architecture are used to ground the loose historical timeline using tertiary imagery to define time and place. As much as this work was […]
2021 Empty Stocking Applications Are Open!
2021 Empty Stocking Fund applications will be accepted Wednesday, October 12th through Friday, November 12th. The Empty Stocking Fund is a charity dedicated to helping those in need during the holidays. In an effort to continue this very important initiative during these uncertain times and stay safe while doing so, all applications must be submitted […]
Shell Berry is One on One with Richard Rogers of WRDW
Want to learn more about the Community Foundation of the CSRA? Shell Berry met with Richard Rogers on WRDW and provided a quick overview. Click on the picture below to link to the video.
Good Things Do Come To Those Who Wait!
In late Fall of 2018, I made one of the most difficult decisions I had faced as an Interim Dean: to temporarily move, and then close, our Magnolia Drive Augusta University Literacy Center due to environmental concerns. Our services moved to the Telfair Public Library, which was an incredible blessing, but wasn’t a long-term solution. […]
Breaking Ground on HUB for Community Innovation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 6, 2021 Community Foundation for the CSRA, Boys & Girls Clubs of the CSRA, and Medical College of Georgia Foundation Break Ground on HUB for Community Innovation, Catalyzing Multi-Year Reinvestment in Harrisburg and Laney Walker Neighborhoods Opening in Spring of 2022, New Project Will Enhance Residents’ Access to Critical Education Support, […]
Community Foundation for the CSRA Announces Community Grants Award Recipients
Augusta, GA, December 17, 2020— The Board of Directors of The Community Foundation for the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) is pleased to announce the 2021 Community Grants Award recipients, comprised of 48 deserving area nonprofit agencies that will receive grants totaling more than $585,000. Each of these nonprofit agencies meets the pressing and evolving […]
Literacy – Why It Matters
Why Literacy? “Literacy is…. The road to human progress and the means through which every man, woman and child can realize their full potential.” Kofi Annan On August 28, 2018, the Community Foundation brought 71 interested individuals together to talk about low literacy rates in Richmond County. Those in attendance came from community nonprofits, the […]