The Arlen B. Cenac Jr. Foundation and the Gheens Foundation have joined forces to assist the Bayou Community Foundation’s Bayou Recovery Fund for COVID-19 Relief by making matching donations in the sum of $50,000.00 each. The intent of the Bayou Recovery Fund is to provide emergency grants to Lafourche Parish, Terrebonne Parish, and Grand Isle nonprofits that serving local residents most impacted by the current health and economic crisis.
Bayou Community Foundation has transformed the community online giving website www.BayouGives.org into BayouGives Emergency Relief to help all of our local nonprofits increase engagement and attract support from current and potential donors and volunteers during these challenging times.
BCF is promoting the BayouGives online giving site and all of our participating nonprofits on the site as part of #GivingTuesdayNow, a global day of giving and unity on Tuesday, May 5. Continue Reading
Bayou Community Foundation (BCF) is now accepting grant requests from qualified 501c3 nonprofit organizations and local government agencies to fill critical unmet needs in Lafourche Parish, Terrebonne Parish and Grand Isle, Louisiana resulting from the COVID-19 health and economic crisis. This is Round 2 of the Bayou Recovery Fund COVID-19 Relief Grants Program. Completed applications for Phase 1 of the COVID-19 Relief grants program are due via email by Friday, May 22, 2020. Continue Reading
The Bayou Community Foundation (BCF) today presented grants totaling $198,845 to 21 non-profit organizations working in Lafourche, Terrebonne and Grand Isle from the Foundation’s Bayou Recovery Fund for COVID-19 Relief. The emergency grants will help nonprofits provide food, health care, housing and utility assistance, and education resources to local residents most impacted by the current health and economic crisis in our community.
The Bayou Community Foundation (BCF) announced today a $100,000 donation from BHP and a $50,000 donation from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana (BCBSLA) Foundation for the Bayou Recovery Fund for COVID-19 Relief. These corporate contributions will fund BCF grants to nonprofits in Lafourche Parish, Terrebonne Parish and Grand Isle serving residents impacted by the current health and economic crisis.
Bayou Community Foundation (BCF) is now accepting grant requests from qualified 501c3 nonprofit organizations and local government agencies to address critical unmet needs in Lafourche Parish, Terrebonne Parish and Grand Isle, Louisiana resulting from the COVID-19 health and economic crisis. Completed applications for Phase 1 of the COVID-19 Relief grants program are due via email by Monday, April 13, 2020.
The Bayou Community Foundation announced today a $100,000 donation from Chevron to the Foundation’s Bayou Recovery Fund for COVID-19 Relief to help fill critical needs in Lafourche Parish, Terrebonne Parish and Grand Isle resulting from the current health and economic crisis. Continue Reading
March 17, 2020
Bayou Community Foundation has activated the Bayou Recovery Fund to provide grants to local nonprofits who are providing food, health care, child care and counseling to Bayou Region residents impacted by COVID-19 and the related economic downturn.
YOU CAN HELP US HELP THE NEEDY IN OUR COMMUNITY DURING THIS CRISIS WITH A GIFT TO THE RECOVERY FUND!
YOUR tax-deductible contributions will be granted out quickly to local nonprofits to meet the needs of our most vulnerable residents right away. WITH ONE GIFT, YOU WILL HELP MANY!
The 2020 BayouGives community giving event originally scheduled for April 28 has been postponed until further notice so you, your nonprofit and donors can focus on what is most important at this time – protecting yourselves and providing help to those most impacted by the pandemic and the resulting economic downturn.