In 2023, The George Foundation awarded over $19 million in grants to support 103 local nonprofit organizations working across the spectrums of Education, Human Needs, Healthcare, and Community Enhancement within Fort Bend County. These awards included $2.3 million to support access to healthcare for uninsured residents and $2 million to increase access to behavioral health services in local schools and throughout the community. Additionally, $3.1 million was invested to support career readiness for our youth and young adults, and $1.9 million in scholarships were awarded to local, high-performing, students with financial need to help fulfill their higher education dreams.
In addition to grantmaking, The George Foundation acted as a convener, collaborator, and innovator working alongside our grantees to address critical community needs. This collaboration resulted in the planning and securing a combined investment of $4.5 million from local foundations and Fort Bend County for the purchase and renovation of a building that will be transformed into a housing and family resource center called the Flourishment Center. The Flourishment Center will also provide co-location space for community-based services and safe housing units for our most vulnerable residents. The center aims to address the complex needs of our neighbors including youth aging out of foster care, single parents and grandparents with children, the working poor, and young adults pursuing workforce certifications and higher education.
The George Foundation continued our work with the LINC initiative which is anticipated to launch in 2024 and will leverage technology and systems to make it easier to connect Fort Bend residents with rental assistance and other critical resources within our community. The LINC initiative and the Flourishment Center both utilized human-centered design thinking, organizations, and collaboratives to create innovative solutions to Fort Bend County’s most pressing challenges.
The George Foundation invests in Fort Bend County, Texas, to enhance our community and the quality of life of those in need. Through grants to local nonprofits and scholarships to aspiring students, the Foundation positively impacts the lives of thousands of our neighbors in Fort Bend County every year.
For more information about The George Foundation, visit our recently updated website http://www.thegeorgefoundation.org/.
