Community Knights, Inc. awards $5,925 to Hampton City Schools

 

Community Knights, Inc. has awarded $5,925 to six Hampton schools and district programs through their quarterly GIFT grant program. Funding will be used for the Model General Assembly, fashion careers entrepreneurial supplies, books for academic and social emotional growth, and basketball shoes.

 

The awards to Hampton schools and programs are as follows:

 

Bethel High School Youth & Government Club – $1,825 – attending Model General Assembly

Bridgeport Academy – $1,000 – uniforms and hygiene items

Alternative Learning Center – $750 – winter celebration event

Kecoughtan Fashion Careers – $1,000 – fashion careers entrepreneurial supplies

Machen Elementary School/Family Engagement Program – $450 – books for academic and social emotional growth

Phoebus Girls Basketball – $900 – basketball shoes

 

Community Knights is led by President and CEO Jennifer Brown and Treasurer and CFO Teresa Michener. This quarter the organization awarded 28 GIFT grants totaling $25,000 to schools and non-profits. If you would like to learn more about Community Knights, please visit communityknights.org.

 

Community Knights, Inc. Vision Statement:

Community Knights is committed to identifying the needs of small local nonprofit and public school organizations, as well as the populations they serve, and finding innovative ways to help them meet these needs collaboratively. We are also dedicated to identifying service gaps for underserved populations within our community and through the development of nonprofit incubator, support and educate start up organizations to fill unmet needs within our community.