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For Immediate Release
October 24, 2007
For more information contact:
Erica L. Petty
epetty@fairbankscd.org
317.572.9354
317.340.4245
UPS Foundation helps Fairbanks with Kresge challenge grant
INDIANAPOLIS – Fairbanks, alcohol and drug treatment facility was awarded a $500,000 Capital Challenge grant from the Kresge Foundation. With a capital campaign goal of $6.6 million, Fairbanks has $1 million left to raise for the Fairbanks Recovery Center, and the UPS Foundation has contributed $25,000 toward the goal.
"We have 14 months to raise the funds to meet the Kresge challenge," said Helene Cross, president and CEO of Fairbanks. "We are grateful to the UPS Foundation and optimistic that other corporations and individuals will join them in supporting us. These gifts will assist thousands of individuals in their quest for long-term recovery success."
The Fairbanks Recovery Center houses Hope Academy, a charter school offering recovery support, outpatient addiction programming for adults and adolescents, recovery management services, and a volunteer-supported coffee shop.
Established in 1951 and based in Atlanta, Ga., The UPS Foundation identified specific areas where its backing clearly impacts social issues. In 2006, The UPS Foundation distributed over $45 million worldwide through grants that benefit organizations or programs such as Fairbanks, and provide support for building stronger communities.
The Kresge Foundation is a $3 billion national foundation that seeks to build stronger nonprofit organizations. It concentrates its programming on capital campaigns as a key opportunity for nonprofit growth. Its Capital Challenge Grant Program has helped communities across the country build libraries, schools, hospitals, museums, community centers and food banks.
Fairbanks is a nonprofit organization that focuses on recovery from alcohol and drug problems. Since 1945, the organization has helped to improve the well-being of individuals, families and communities by offering hope and support through its programs and services. For more information about Fairbanks, please visit www.fairbankscd.org.
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