Here is the list of nonprofits and the grants they received:
A Place of Restoration: $7,500 for cooking equipment and food supplies to prepare hot meals for the needy.
Bayou Civic Club: $7,500 to replace the air-conditioning system in the Larose Civic Center gym.
Bunkhouse Shelter: $10,000 to provide emergency shelter and meals for homeless people in Terrebonne and Lafourche.
CASA of Lafourche: $4,000 to recruit and train CASA volunteers for the program, which help children from broken homes navigate the court system.
CASA of Terrebonne: $6,000 to recruitment and train volunteers and support a tutoring program.
Catholic Community Center: $6,000 for food bank shelving and storage and distributing food and supplies to needy residents.
Bayou Community Foundation Grants $226,000 to 30 Local Nonprofits - The Times of Houma/Thibodaux
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Here s how many Houma-Thibodaux residents have gotten their COVID vaccines and where you can get yours this week
About 15% of Terrebonne and Lafourche s residents have completed their COVID-19 vaccines as Louisiana officials continue to expand the list of those who qualify.
In Terrebonne, just over 17,000 of the parish s 110,000 residents are fully vaccinated, according to state data released Monday. About 7,300 others have received the first dose and are awaiting a second.
In Lafourche, just over 15,000 of the parish s roughly 98,000 residents have completed the shots. About 6,800 others have received the first dose and are awaiting a second.
Statewide, just over 834,000 people have completed the shots, about 18% of all residents. Just over 430,000 others have received one dose and are awaiting a second.