St. Andrew's makes outreach grants totaling $21,000

In February, the St. Andrew's Outreach Team approved the carefully considered plan of the steering committee of the Carolyn Lackey Trust to make 2018 allocations as listed below.

Allocations totaling $21,000 were made to beneficiaries chosen with Ms. Lackey's instruction in mind -- that funds be used to assist the needy in our community and beyond, with an emphasis on programs for youth and the homeless.

The first annual distribution of funds was in 2014; these 2018 allocations mark a total of over $100,000 that the Carolyn Lackey Trust for Outreach has distributed to charitable organizations since its inception. The Lackey steering group, a three-person subcommittee of the Outreach Team, follows the principle that "Our money follows our people out into the world."

Importantly, St Andrew's parishioners are active in most of the recipient organizations, compounding the impact of Ms. Lackey's monetary gifts.  (Note that parishioners are welcome to recommend charitable organizations for Outreach Team's future consideration.)

The 2018 beneficiaries are: 

• $4,000 LINK of Hampton Roads - Living Interfaith Network for the homeless, veterans, and those in need 
• $2,800 St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Community Outreach Ministry 
• $800 St. Paul’s Ministry: Reimbursement Fund for Shoppers 
• $1,800 Newsome Bailey Program for at-risk youth 
• $1,200 Menchville House for victims of domestic violence 
• $1,800 Kairos Prison Ministry ($900 for Nottoway prison and $900 for Sussex prison) 
• $1,200 Soundscapes - "Changing young lives through music"
• $1,500 St. Andrew’s Parish Emergency Fund 
• $1,000 St. Andrew’s Episcopal School Scholarship Fund
• $1,500 THRIVE Peninsula - serving the needy on the Peninsula 
• $1,200 Smart Beginnings Early Childhood Program 
•  $2,200 Holy Cross Education Foundation, Belize ($1,200 to the operational budget of Holy Cross School and $1,000 to high school tuition for a graduate of Holy Cross School)

Outreach Team