Helping our neighbors: Pantex in the community
Sixteen nonprofits in the Texas Panhandle will be better able to expand or continue their missions thanks to grants from Consolidated Nuclear Security’s (CNS) Pantex Community Investment Fund, administered by the Amarillo Area Foundation (AAF). On June 25, AAF and CNS Pantex hosted a virtual grant ceremony to award the following organizations:
Nonprofits receiving grants:
- A World for Children – $5,000
- Amarillo Area Court Appointed Special Advocate – $7,500
- Amarillo Children’s Home – $10,000
- Another Chance House – $7,500
- Faith City Mission – $6,000
- Family Care Foundation – $6,000
- Heal the City Free Clinic – $6,000
- Hope Lives Here – $6,000
- Make‑A‑Wish Foundation of North Texas – $7,500
- Martha’s Home – $10,000
- Ronald McDonald House Charities – $10,000
- Sharing Hope Ministry – $10,000
- Texas Ramp Project – $5,000
- The Downtown Women’s Center – $7,500
- Turn Center – $10,000
- Upbring – $7,500
Earlier in June, High Plains Food Bank asked for volunteers, and Pantexans answered that call. On June 12, 10 Pantexans helped sort and pack at the HPFB warehouse. The HPFB partners with over 190 different agencies to help end hunger in the Texas Panhandle. Before the pandemic, HPFB was distributing more than 6,000,000 meals each year. The food bank’s goal during the COVID‑19 crisis is 2,000 meals daily.
