AMARILLO, Texas (KVII) — Pantex awarded $80,000 in community investment grants to eight Texas Panhandle nonprofit organizations, with each group receiving $10,000.
The grants were distributed through the Pantex Community Investment Fund, a partnership between PanTeXas Deterrence LLC, the managing and operating contractor for the Pantex Plant, and the Amarillo Area Foundation.
A committee of about a dozen Pantex employees reviews grant proposals and helps determine the awards.
This year’s recipients are:
Downtown Women’s Center, for programs and services supporting women recovering from substance use disorders and their childrenFamily Support Services, for supplies, food and other support for youth and family prevention programmingHigh Plains Children’s Home & Family Services, for a generator and installation to provide backup power for housing during outagesHigh Plains Food Bank, for food, supplies or equipment for its Kids Cafe programHope Lives Here, to support 12 veteran and service dog teams, as well as related supplies and facilitiesJack Duncan Rhodes Foundation, to expand no-cost counseling sessions at Jack’s Place Youth Counseling CenterThe Bridge Children’s Advocacy Center, to provide services for Texas Panhandle children affected by abuse or violenceWhite Deer-Skellytown Lighthouse Food Pantry, to purchase protein for client families
The fund, established in 2015, has awarded about $1.56 million through 183 grants during the past decade, according to Pantex.
“Pantex is very much invested in our community,” PanTeXas Deterrence President and General Manager Kelly Beierschmitt said in a statement. “We are pleased to partner with the Amarillo Area Foundation and area nonprofits across the Texas Panhandle, where Pantexans live, work and raise their families.”