Hello Neighbor & The Walmart Foundation Award Over $50,000 to Grassroots Nonprofits
Regrants for capacity-building leverage national philanthropic support in local communities supporting refugees and immigrants
Hello Neighbor and The Walmart Foundation have awarded capacity-building grants to 22 nonprofits across the nation working with refugees and immigrants. The Hello Neighbor Network is a coalition of nearly two dozen grassroots organizations across the U.S. working with refugees and immigrants and organizations can apply for regrants as members.
The fellowship to membership network developed its regrant program last year as part of the broader strategy of the Network to build capacity and connections for young organizations leading in the field. Through the regrant program, the Hello Neighbor Network leverages national philanthropic support in local communities.
The most recent contribution by the Hello Neighbor Network to nonprofits supporting refugees and immigrants was made possible by a grant from the Walmart Foundation. Organizations in the Network were eligible to apply for capacity-building grants of up to $2,500. Those awarded grants will focus funds on capacity-building within their programs and operations.
Organizations receiving the grant include:
- Bismarck Global Neighbors (Bismarck, ND)
- Break Bread, Break Borders (Dallas, TX)
- Claremont Canopy (Claremont, CA)
- Cornerstone Marriage & Family Intervention (Princeton, NJ)
- Dwell Mobile (Mobile, AL)
- Elena’s Light (New Haven, CT)
- Elmahaba Center (Nashville, TN)
- Heartfelt Tidbits (Cincinnati, OH)
- Hearts & Homes for Refugees (Westchester, NY)
- HOLA Lakeway (Morristown, TN)
- Home for Refugees USA (Los Angeles, CA)
- Homes Not Borders (Washington, DC)
- International Neighbors (Charlottesville, VA)
- Ladies Let’s Talk (Austin, TX)
- Miry’s List (Los Angeles, CA)
- Neighbor to Neighbor (South Bend, IN)
- Refugee Assistance Alliance (Miami, FL)
- Refugee Education & Adventure Challenge (REACH) (Chicago, IL)
- Riverview International Center (Columbus, OH)
- Soft Landing Missoula (Missoula, MT)
- Tapestry Farms (Davenport, IA)
- Welcome Home Jersey City (Jersey City, NJ)
Some areas of program capacity building include:
- starting a pilot wellness program for refugee women focused on mental and emotional wealth led by trained, bilingual peer leaders
- developing funding sustainability through the development and expansion of a consumer packaged goods program
- growing an outdoor soccer pilot program to reach additional community members in the service area
- stipends for refugee volunteers to be trained in peace-building through sports to facilitate programming at the organization
Some areas of organizational capacity building include:
- a strategic planning process engaging both board and community members in defining the growth of the organization
- growing a staff support team for community sponsorship
- formalizing a volunteer handbook and increasing staff support to build greater volunteer capacity
- purchasing Quickbooks and hiring an accountant to set up organizational codes and classifications in the system
Investments in communities like this one from The Walmart Foundation make a big impact on nonprofits as they deepen and grow their important work.
Learn more about the Hello Neighbor Network. The Hello Neighbor Network accepts applications for Fellows every fall. Sign up for our newsletter to be the first to know when applications open.
Funders interested in being a part of the regrant program are encouraged to reach out via the Network website.
