EnergyUnited Foundation provides more than $200,000 in community assistance

Posted on by Mike Fuhrman

Special to Iredell Free News

The EnergyUnited Foundation provided more than $200,000 of community assistance funding for individuals, families, households and nonprofit organizations during the first quarter of 2024.

Through March, the Foundation approved 58 individual, family and household requests and four nonprofit applications. Heating Assistance grants were provided for 181 individuals and families, totaling more than $30,000. These grants offered critical support for shelter, utility bill assistance and other humane needs.

“Through the continued collaboration between the Foundation, the cooperative and its members, together we are making a positive difference in each community we serve,” said LaQuisha Parks, vice president of energy services and corporate communications for EnergyUnited. “We are thankful to be a part of neighbors helping neighbors.”

The EnergyUnited Foundation is a voluntary, member-funded non-profit organization supported by EnergyUnited’s Operation Round-Up program. More than 80,000 EnergyUnited members choose to participate in the program by rounding up their electric bills each month. The maximum monthly contribution for an individual member with one account is 99 cents. These contributions are pooled together in a single fund managed by the EnergyUnited Foundation to support needy individuals, families, and essential nonprofit organizations.

Pictured (from left) are Hannah Blake, member support specialist, EnergyUnited; Debbie Crutchfield, executive director, Storehouse for Jesus; and Marie Crandall, founder, advisor & administrative assistant to director, Storehouse for Jesus.
Pictured (from left) are Debra Citta, program coordinator, EnergyUnited; Dorothy Woodard, treasurer, Chestnut Grove Community Center; Sarah Kivett, EU Foundation Board Member; and Hannah Blake, member support specialist, EnergyUnited.
Pictured (from left) are Debra Citta, program coordinator, EnergyUnited; Nicole Sutton, program support specialist, ICPYC; Lisa Familo, executive director, ICPYC; Lisa Pullis, assistant director, ICPYC; and Joanna Messick, member support specialist, EnergyUnited.
Pictured (from left) are Debra Citta, program coordinator, EnergyUnited; Dave Byers, Sleep in Heavenly Peace; Connie Byers, Sleep in Heavenly Peace; Bob Chambers, Sleep in Heavenly Peace; Richard Beck, EnergyUnited Foundation Board Member; Jack Benyon, Sleep in Heavenly Peace; and Carroll Rempe, Sleep in Heavenly Peace.