DICKSON, TENNESSEE
AGAPE provides foster care, counseling, and social services to children and families in middle Tennessee. This grant will fund 80 “Bags of Love” containing essential clothing, hygiene items, books, and stuffed animals for children entering foster care with no personal belongings.
CASA of the Highland Rim trains and empowers volunteer advocates to represent the best interests of abused and neglected children in foster care across Dickson, Stewart, and Hickman counties. Grant funds will support social media, marketing, and awareness campaigns to recruit volunteers and raise public understanding of the needs of children in foster care, helping CASA serve more youth in these communities.
Dickson Police Department’s DARE Program educates 5th-grade students in four elementary schools about drug prevention, peer pressure, making good choices, and the dangers of addiction. Grant funds will enhance this program by supporting classroom materials and resources preparing 288 students to make responsible decisions as they transition to middle school.
The Fairview Wrestling Club provides students from pre-K to 8th grade the opportunity to participate in wrestling, regardless of their financial situation. Grant funding will supply essential equipment like shoes, headgear, and uniforms, and cover tournament fees, ensuring all children can compete and benefit from this program.
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