Great news on the implementation grant!

Here is Lindsy's beautifully written press release:

The duPont Fund recently announced the approval of funding in the amount of $275,000 over a three year period for Visions, a local organization formed to build assets and reduce poverty in the Northern Neck. A series of community conversations on poverty, sponsored by Visions, actively involved area citizens in dialogues that resulted in thoughtful and innovative ideas and strategies to improve lives in our community. "This grant, funded by duPont, directly addresses strategies raised in the community conversations," said VISIONS chairman, Lindsy Gardner. "With this generous funding from DuPont, Visions will hire a full-time director who will oversee future work to build the capacity of existing non-profits, to broaden community conversations around poverty, to leverage local philanthropy dollars to bring more financial resources to the area, to work with an active economic development committee, and to begin a leadership training program," Ms. Gardner continued. Additionally, duPont sponsors the ongoing work of Vision's YouthWorks Summer Employment Program, an initiative that promotes career readiness skills in youth through summer employment opportunities.