Responsive Cycle Recipients

Application Deadline:  Spring 2010
$188,350 Awarded:  July 2010

Big Brothers Big Sisters Heart of Georgia 
Support for the Mentoring Children of Promise program, for children in Bibb County who have at least one parent in prison.

Boys and Girls Club of Central Georgia 
Support for the "Be Great: Graduate" program that promotes on-time grade progression and high school graduation for academically at risk middle school youth.

City of Milledgeville/Baldwin Co. Development Authority 
Support to provide underprivileged Baldwin County students in Advanced Placement courses with the digital tools and equipment they need for success.

Community Health Works 
Support for the Prescription Pharmaceutical Assistance Program that assists un/under-insured Bibb County residents who need prescribed medications.

Façade Squad 
Support for graffiti cleanup, replacing damaged windows and creative use of empty store front, which combats negative perceptions in downtown Macon.

Georgians for Passenger Rail 
Support to promote the development of a passenger rail system in Georgia, with a Macon to Atlanta passenger line as a first priority.

Golden Rule 
Support for new computers, software and sobriety related DVDs for educational programming and to purchase a dependable used vehicle to facilitate collaboration with Flint Technical College Annex.

Habitat for Humanity – Macon Area 
Support for Habitat's new facility on Holt Avenue, which expands the ReStore and allows organization to serve additional customers.

Hay House 
Support for the restoration of the grand piano in the Music Room that will allow for new musical and cultural programming while maintaining the historic integrity of the piano.

Loaves & Fishes Ministry of Macon
Support for the Transitional Housing Program which helps people gain and maintain permanent housing, and the Jack Steppe Day Life Center which provides essential basic human services.

Macon State College Foundation 
Support for the restoration of the Waddell Barnes Botanical Gardens, which were destroyed in the May 2008 tornado, through the Re-Leaf Macon State Campaign.

Medcen Community Health Foundation, Inc. 
Support for the campaign to renovate and expand the current Intensive Care Units into a Critical Care Center which will offer the latest technology in a family-friendly atmosphere. 

Motivating Youth Foundation
Support to build a playground so younger children enrolled in the afterschool and summer programs have a safe and fun place to play.

Museum of Arts & Sciences 
Support for a community collaborative exhibit and related programming focusing on Macon architecture and building styles and local architects.  

Museum of Aviation
Support to expand the current educational programs and provide supplies and equipment for a newly built education room in the World War II Hangar.

Rebuilding Macon 
Support for the Emergency Home Repairs Program that provides critical emergency home repairs to low-income elderly or disabled homeowners.

Rehoboth Life Care Ministries, Inc. 
Support to purchase equipment and supplies to provide quality dental care to the disadvantaged in Crawford, Peach, Taylor, and Houston Counties.

Tubman African American Museum 
Support for the John Oliver Killens Workshop, which is a collaborative educational workshop for at-risk, economically disadvantaged elementary school students to help them raise their scores in state-mandated yearly tests.  

Wesleyan College 
Support to revive the Wesleyan College Arboretum and expand its functions to benefit the campus and Central Georgia community.

The Community Foundation would like to recognize the following unrestricted funds that help make the Responsive Grant Program possible: L.D. and Minnie Lee Brown Fund, Fickling Family Fund, Ross and Geneva Gardner Fund, William S. Hutchings Fund, Jones Freeman Ross Family Fund, Kruger Fund, Olson Fund, Hazel Elizabeth Rogers Fund, John F. Rogers, Jr. Fund, Emily Walker Fund, Walters Family Fund, and The Zuver Fund.