Dominion Energy Supports Critical Community Needs by Giving More Than $1 Million to Charity
Dominion Energy Supports Critical Community Needs by
Giving More Than $1 Million to Charity
- Focus is on essential needs for shelter, access to health care, and food security
in communities served by Dominion Energy
Interfaith Community Outreach Awarded Access to Health Care Grant
Picture from left: Lou Williams, Dominion Energy Employee, Jenniffer Albanese, ICO Executive Director, Mike Pringle, ICO Board Member, Pam Pekrun Dominion Energy North Carolina External Affairs Manager, Dominion Energy Services, Inc.
As part of its ongoing commitment to communities, Dominion Energy is jump-starting the new year with more than $1 million in Critical Community Needs grants to help feed, shelter and care for people in need across the company’s footprint. Donations will be shared by 161 nonprofit organizations providing critical community services in 11 states. In North Carolina six organizations will share $55,000 for meeting essential community needs:
Interfaith Community Outreach, Inc. was awarded a $20,000 grant to be used to provide a much needed service to help residents have access to health care and to provide cancer outreach for transportation, medical assistance, and other services for cancer clients. ICO’s Mission is to
Provides Assistance to Individuals Facing a Temporary Emergency Crisis in Dare and Currituck Counties, “bridging the gap in our community” where no one will face an emergency crisis alone. ICO provides emergency gap services to our neighbors in need who live in Dare and Currituck Counties who have no other place to turn for help. ICO’s 13th years of services in our community has made a big impact, over 7,000 families served and over $2,000,000 in monetary outreach given back to our community.
“While many of us look forward to a new year, we recognize that many people in our communities struggle to afford the basics needed for a secure, healthy and productive life,” said Hunter A. Applewhite, president of the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation. “These grants will help fill critical needs for nutritious food, safe shelter and the medical care essential for a better future.”
This is the third year that the company has given more than $1 million in Critical Community Needs through its charitable arm, the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation.
Dominion Energy (NYSE: D), headquartered in Richmond, is one of the nation’s largest producers and transporters of energy. The Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation is dedicated to improving the physical, social and economic well-being of the communities served by Dominion Energy. The foundation supports nonprofit causes that meet basic human needs, protect the environment, promote education and encourage community vitality.
ICO would like to extend a sincere thank you to Dominion Energy North Carolina for helping to improve the physical, social and economic well-being of our community. If you know of anyone in crisis, please have then call 480-0070 or come to the office, 115 Mustian Street, Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948.
