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Park Place Outreach – Youth Emergency Shelter received a $750 grant on July 15 from the York Children’s Foundation through Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors.
The York Foundation is the charitable arm of leading casket manufacturer, The York Group, dedicated to awarding grants to non-profit organizations committed to serving the needs of children. Each time a casket is purchased at Fox & Weeks, a portion of the money is donated to the York Children’s Foundation in the name of the deceased.
Fox & Weeks is the only funeral home in the area participating in the York Children’s Foundation program, and eligible charitable organizations in Savannah and Chatham County may apply for grants quarterly at www.yorkgrp.com.
“We thank both the York Children’s Foundation and Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors for this very generous grant,” Hilts said. “The grant will be used to help fund our various programs that assist at-risk youth.”
The York Children’s Foundation was established in 1992 and is affiliated with the Mathews International Corporation casket division. The organization has contributed more than $2.5 million to mostly community-based children’s charities throughout the country via quarterly grants, including a $750 grant in 2012 to Savannah/Chatham Court Appointed Special Advocates through Fox & Weeks.
“We’re thrilled to be able to support a facility like Park Place Outreach that has helped troubled youth in our area for such a long time,” Weeks said. “Fox & Weeks is a family owned business, and the families we serve are our friends and neighbors. We are excited about being able to participate in this program with the York Children’s Foundation, because it gives us ongoing opportunities to give back to important organizations serving the needs of our community’s youth.”