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 […]
Partnership to Make Positive Impact in Harrisburg, Laney Walker Neighborhoods
MCG Foundation, Community Foundation for the CSRA and Boys & Girls Clubs of the CSRA Partner to Make Positive Impact in Harrisburg, Laney Walker Neighborhoods Media invited to an announcement ceremony at St. Luke United Methodist Church, 309 Crawford Ave, Augusta, Georgia, 30904 Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at 3:00 pm AUGUSTA, GA – The Medical […]
First time Masters Participant Victor Perez to Support Augusta Community
Victor Perez to make GainsForGood in his Masters Tournament debut Ahead of his debut in the 2020 Masters Tournament, Victor Perez has announced his new initiative, GainsForGood, aimed at assisting the greater Augusta, Georgia, community and supporting its economic recovery amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The GainsForGood initiative will see France’s top golfer donate $1,000 for […]
Creative Grant Making During a Pandemic
Anyone who reads this doesn’t need to be told that we are all struggling to figure out what normal looks like. The Community Foundation is no different. We understand that our nonprofit community is being challenged to keep up with the demands placed on them as so many are in need of their services. In […]