The Charlottesville Area Community Foundation’s Governing Board (CAFC) announced its third Catalyst Grant today. The foundation awarded $75,000 to the Charlottesville Police Department Foundation (CPDF) to expand its Housing Program for local police officers.
"Of the 117 sworn officers on the force, less than a dozen currently live in the city, and of those, only a small number own their own homes. We are pleased to provide this year’s grant to CPDF, to assist police officers with a down-payment on a home in the City of Charlottesville," said CACF President John Redick in a press release.
CPDF President Randy Castleman said that the grant will allow the foundation to give local police officers "more than just a down payment – they will receive clear evidence that their community values their service and wants to support them. And the benefit to the Department and the community of having police officers call the city they protect ‘home’ is immeasurable."
CACF last year provided $4.2 million in grants to area’s organizations.
