Fayette Youth Protection Home Awarded Grant
Fayette Youth Protection Homes (FYPH) recently received a $5,000 grant award
from The Clothes Less Traveled Thrift Shop as well as a bonus check for $3,000
in honor of Heather Dognazzi and Chuck Powers. Heather is a dedicated member of
the Clothes Less Traveled Board of Directors, and Chuck is a volunteer recently
recognized for his Above and Beyond Service to the Clothes Less Traveled. Both
Heather and Chuck selected Fayette Youth Protection Homes as their preferred
charity for 2011.
Fayette Youth Protection Homes will use the grant award to cover general
operating expenses. FYPH is a non-profit organization which provides shelter and
support to children and youth who have been the victims of abuse, neglect or
other tragic circumstances. At the Friday-Johnson Home, a residential group home
located in Brooks, GA, school-age children receive protection and healing
through a structured and homelike environment, counseling, and most importantly,
lots of hugs. FYPH also operates a private foster parenting program and a
clothing resource center known as Gracie’s Closet which provides free clothing
and supplies to children living in foster care on the south side of metro
Atlanta.
Established in 1997, the Clothes Less Traveled Thrift Shop is a non-profit
organization located in Peachtree City that resells gently used clothing and
household items and then disburses the profits, after expenses, to needy
organizations in the community.
FYPH Executive Director Becky Davenport states, “The Clothes Less Traveled
Thrift Shop has been such a blessing to Fayette Youth Protection Homes, and we
are so grateful to volunteers like Heather and Chuck who make such a positive
difference in their community.”
For more information about the Clothes Less Traveled Thrift Shop, call
770-486-8517 or visit their website at
www.clotheslesstraveled.org.
For more information about Fayette Youth Protection Homes, contact Becky
Davenport at 770-461-7020 or visit their website at
www.fyph.org.
