AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Texas Methodist Foundation (TMF) has awarded $440,000 to 42 churches, schools, and nonprofit organizations during its Fall 2023 grant cycle. This cycle’s recipients are making positive social impacts through innovative faith-based initiatives that are lifting up communities by focusing on the personal and financial wellbeing of individuals and families in those communities.Recipients are improving communities in innovative ways, engaging both spiritual growth and positive life outlook along with access to resources and services. They provide avenues to address and improve mental health, grow food to share with food-insecure neighbors, train youth to excel in new job opportunities and build a financial future, and break the cycle of poverty for single mothers, among other activities. These organizations are directly serving the needs of individuals in ways that strengthen the social fabric of neighborhoods and nurture a sense of possibility and belonging.“We are proud to partner with each of these organizations as they improve the lives of those they serve,” said Wendy Abel, TMF’s vice president of Grants Ministry. “They understand the neighborhoods they serve in detail and are learning how to build on the assets those neighborhoods already have, giving the grants we provide the greatest possible impact.”The recipients listed below provide an example of the great work being done by all the recipients. To learn more about the recipients, visit TMF’s Partners in Ministry page.Amarillo Wesley Community Center , Inc

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