Grants Against the Greek Crisis
SNF established an emergency grant initiative, Grants Against the Greek Crisis, to assist in mitigating the worst effects of the socioeconomic crisis by supporting nonprofit organizations directly serving those most in need.
During the first phase of the initiative starting in 2012, 220 grants totaling $130 million helped ensure the sustainability of hundreds of Greek nonprofit organizations and the vital social programs they were offering. Building on the impacts of the first phase of the initiative, a second phase intensified efforts, allocating an additional $112 million in grants beginning in June 2015.
Grants in both phases of the initiative went to support a wide variety of organizations, but particular areas of focus included healthcare, food, and housing. In the area of healthcare, SNF grants went to strengthening radiotherapy capabilities in public hospitals, emergency response infrastructure, and access to care in remote parts of Greece. In food, SNF helped provide healthy meals to kids in public schools and nutrition education to families. And in housing, SNF supported day centers for the homeless in Athens and Thessaloniki and helped housing-insecure families avoid homelessness.
See the stories of people living through the crisis through Out Here, a short documentary commissioned by SNF, and read about the impacts of the initiative, in summary or in full, as assessed by Deloitte.
The impacts of the Grants Against the Greek Crisis persist today, from bolstered health infrastructure improving access to care, to the work of the many nonprofit organizations serving the most vulnerable that were able to stay viable through the crisis.
Grants in both phases of the initiative went to support a wide variety of organizations, but particular areas of focus included healthcare, food, and housing. In the area of healthcare, SNF grants went to strengthening radiotherapy capabilities in public hospitals, emergency response infrastructure, and access to care in remote parts of Greece. In food, SNF helped provide healthy meals to kids in public schools and nutrition education to families. And in housing, SNF supported day centers for the homeless in Athens and Thessaloniki and helped housing-insecure families avoid homelessness.
See the stories of people living through the crisis through Out Here, a short documentary commissioned by SNF, and read about the impacts of the initiative, in summary or in full, as assessed by Deloitte.
The impacts of the Grants Against the Greek Crisis persist today, from bolstered health infrastructure improving access to care, to the work of the many nonprofit organizations serving the most vulnerable that were able to stay viable through the crisis.