第一能源基金会拨款11.5万美元助住房稳定：宾夕法尼亚州14家机构受益、布莱克本中心获5000美元
宾夕法尼亚州威斯特摩兰县格林斯堡市传出公益消息：第一能源基金会10月30日宣布，向宾夕法尼亚州14家提供住房援助与支持服务的机构投资11.5万美元，帮助面临无家可归、家庭暴力及其他住房困境的个人与家庭。
其中，服务威斯特摩兰县家庭暴力与其他犯罪受害者近50年的布莱克本中心获得5000美元，用于庇护所运营、基本生活必需品和关键项目。第一能源宾夕法尼亚公司总裁约翰·霍金斯说，布莱克本中心近50年来一直在威斯特摩兰县为遭遇困境的个人与家庭提供安全庇护与关键资源。公司员工还组织捐赠活动，收集庇护所急需物品。布莱克本中心执行主任蕾妮·赖茨说，中心非常感谢这笔慷慨捐赠，捐款与物品将帮助满足服务对象需求、维持紧急庇护项目运转。
其他受助机构包括伯克斯县的机会之家与希望救援团、中心县的住房过渡组织、北安普顿县的山谷青年之家，以及伯克斯、布莱尔、伊利、默瑟、门罗、沃伦和约克等县的多家家庭暴力庇护所。
这笔拨款是第一能源基金会“庇护、安全与稳定”倡议的一部分，该倡议今年资金从10万美元增至50万美元，覆盖基金会五个州的服务区。自2020年以来，该基金会已为庇护与住房需求捐赠逾160万美元。
来源：GSM·美国
FirstEnergy Foundation Announces $115,000 for Housing Stability across Pennsylvania: 14 Organizations Funded, Blackburn Center Receives $5,000
Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania — The FirstEnergy Foundation announced on October 30 that it is investing $115,000 in 14 Pennsylvania organizations that provide housing assistance and supportive services to individuals and families facing homelessness, domestic violence and other housing challenges.
Among the recipients, the Blackburn Center, which has served survivors of domestic violence and other crimes in Westmoreland County for nearly 50 years, received $5,000 for shelter operations, basic necessities and vital programs. FirstEnergy Pennsylvania President John Hawkins said the center has provided safe shelter and critical resources in the county for nearly 50 years. Company employees also organized a donation drive for the shelter's most-needed items. Blackburn Center Executive Director Renee Reitz said the center is grateful for the generous donation, which together with the donated items will help meet clients' needs and sustain the emergency shelter program.
Other recipients include Opportunity House and Hope Rescue Mission in Berks County, Housing Transitions in Centre County, Valley Youth House in Northampton County, and domestic violence shelters across Berks, Blair, Erie, Mercer, Monroe, Warren and York counties.
The grants are part of the foundation's Shelter, Safety and Stability initiative, whose funding increased this year from $100,000 to $500,000 across the foundation's five-state service territory. Since 2020, the foundation has donated more than $1.6 million toward shelter and housing needs.
Source: GSM America
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图片来源：图：The Pennsylvania State Capitol in Fall (22158965144)。来源：Wikimedia Commons（Governor Tom Wolf from Harrisburg, PA，CC BY 2.0）
