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Community Foundation gives record number of grants

The Valley Community Foundation“>Lehigh Valley Community Foundation has awarded nearly $300,000 in Community Partnership grants to 33 nonprofits, an all-time high for the organization, according to a news release.

The Lehigh Gap Nature Center received a $20,000 grant to support the Collaborative Conservation Landscape Initiative program; the Lehigh Valley Leader in Me Fund received a $10,000 grant to support the implementation and continuation of the Leader in Me program in local elementary schools; the Da Vinci Science Center received a $20,000 first-year grant to provide STEM mentoring; the State Theatre Center for the Arts of Easton received a $10,000 first-year grant for the Freddy Awards; Pinebrook Family Answers received a $12,500 first-year grant for its nonprofit merger of Family Answers and Pinebrook Family Services.

Multi-year grants are reviewed annually by the foundation. Grant applications are available on the foundation website

Azzur Labs and Azzur Consulting announce new location

Azzur Consulting, a compliance and consulting organization dedicated to helping life science companies succeed, and Azzur Labs, a premier analytical laboratory headquartered in the Lehigh Valley, recently announced the opening of a new location in the Research Triangle Park area of North Carolina.

This joint venture located in Cary, NC facilitates the pairing of consulting services with analytical services that streamlines the outsourcing process and provides indispensable and unique services to the area.

Valley Youth House receives grant

Valley Youth House recently received a Community Partnership grant of $19,000 from the Valley Community Foundation“>Lehigh Valley Community Foundation to support the Allentown Synergy Project Street Outreach Program.