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County Social Services Receives Grant from the Cumberland Community Foundation, Inc.

May 30, 2025

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – Cumberland County Department of Social Services’ (DSS) Care Center Family Violence Program received a $15,600 grant from the Cumberland Community Foundation, Inc., Women’s Giving Circle of Cumberland County, a fund of Cumberland Community Foundation, Inc., on May 28, 2025, at Fayetteville State University’s Seabrook Auditorium.

Since its establishment in 2008, the Women’s Giving Circle of Cumberland County, a fund of Cumberland Community Foundation, Inc., has awarded more than $821,000 in grants to promote philanthropy among women, engage individuals across generations, and encourage intentional charitable giving. The Women’s Giving Circle of Cumberland County awards high-impact grants to projects that focus on women and children throughout the county.

With this grant, the Care Center Family Violence Program aims to continue its efforts to provide a safe haven for individuals who have suffered domestic violence and to support those seeking resources such as shelter operations through DSS.

For more information about DSS, call 910-323-1540 or visit cumberlandcountync.gov/socialservices.

For information about Cumberland Community Foundation, Inc., and the Women’s Giving Circle, visit cumberlandcf.org.

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    Phone: 910-438-4025
    Email:
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    Director: Diane B. Rice
    Address:

    226 Bradford Avenue
    Fayetteville, NC 28301