Wednesday, December 03, 2008
NEWS
RCI Awards Two CASE Grants
The Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving (RCI) awarded two Carter Academic-Service Entrepreneur (CASE) Grants recently for service projects to be conducted by students at Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW).
The $1,000 Academic-Service grants are administered by the Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Partnership Foundation, and sponsored by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. The RCI served as a host site for grant administration.
To be eligible for the RCI CASE grants, the GSW student is required to work in partnership with a community non-profit organization on a community-service project related to the student’s studies. The grant funds will be used to support innovative student projects that help build supports for individuals with chronic illnesses, disabilities or limitations of aging AND/OR their caregivers, and benefit the Americus/Sumter County community.
Grant winner Andrea Walker submitted a proposal for a project entitled “Feed the Need to Read.” This project will benefit special needs students in Sumter County schools and their caregivers.
Kimberly Jones also received a grant for her project, “Homework Help.” The grant funds will provide a computer and educational software to tutor children enrolled in GSW’s Relative Caregiver Program.