Norfolk Southern awards $1 million to 57 Hampton Roads nonprofits
Organizations support educational, environmental, social justice and community advancement initiatives
ATLANTA, December 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) will present the award 1 million dollars in the form of grants to a diverse group of fifty-seven Hampton Roads nonprofit organizations. The grants further Norfolk Southern’s legacy of supporting people and families in the communities it serves. The organizations advocate for positive change in areas such as homelessness, filling gaps in K-12 education, food insecurity, arts and culture, and environmental protection and rehabilitation.
In 2021, Norfolk Southern announced they would make a contribution 5 million dollars to the Hampton Roads community. The company distributed 1 million dollars each year for five years through the Hampton Roads Community Foundation to nonprofit organizations that support education, the environment, social justice and community advancement.
“Generations of Norfolk Southern employees have lived, worked and raised families in the United States Hampton Roads community. Today, our railroad workers and retirees continue to be involved in the region and invest in its future,” said President and CEO of Norfolk Southern Alan H Shaw. “We are working with the Hampton Roads Community Foundation to award the first tranche of this 5 million dollars to fund and continue our support for a community that means so much to us.”
A selection committee of Norfolk Southern railroad workers who live and work in the United States Hampton Roads area reviewed more than 120 applications — the most the Hampton Roads Community Foundation has ever received in a single grant program — and selected 57 nonprofit organizations to receive grants.
“These grants continue the longstanding, kind-hearted support of the Norfolk Southern charitable community Hampton Roadsmaking life better through philanthropy,” he said Deborah M DiCroce, President and CEO of the Community Foundation. “We are honored to be stewards of Norfolk Southern’s bounty gift as we work together to create a thriving, inclusive community with opportunities for all.”
The organizations that receive grants will be recognized at a luncheon on Monday 12 December at 11:30 a.m. ET at the Hilton Norfolk the Main. More than 100 people are expected, including Annie AdamsNorfolk Southern Executive Vice President & Chief Transformation Officer, and Dr. Deborah M DiCroce, President and CEO of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation. Organizations receiving grants include:
organization | because |
757 Accelerate | Social justice |
Access to the College Foundation | Education gaps for K-12 students |
Access Virginia | Arts and Culture |
An achievable dream Virginia Beach | Education gaps for K-12 students |
Blakey Weaver Advice Center Inc | Dropout Prevention |
Chrysler Museum of Art | Arts and Culture |
Smart communities in action | Education gaps for K-12 students |
Communities in Hampton Roads Schools | Dropout Prevention |
Community Outreach Coalition | Education gaps for K-12 students |
Connect with a wish | Social justice |
Cover 3 Football INC DBA Cover 3 Foundation | food insecurity |
Elizabeth River Trail Foundation | Environmental protection and restoration |
Empowerment Center for children, youth and families | Social justice |
Imagine Lead Grow, Inc. | Education gaps for K-12 students |
EQUI-KIDS Therapeutic riding program | Social justice |
Families of Autistic Children by Tidewater | Social justice |
GIRLS Club | Dropout Prevention |
Habitat for Humanity South Hampton Roads | Homelessness and housing instability services |
Hampton Roads Workforce Foundation | Social justice |
Healthy Chesapeake | Social justice |
Hope House Foundation, Inc. | Social justice |
Horizons Hampton Roads, Inc. | Education gaps for K-12 students |
I. Sherman Greene Chorale, Inc. | Arts and Culture |
The Barry Robinson Center | Dropout Prevention |
LGBT Life Center | Social justice |
Lynnhaven River NOW | Environmental protection and restoration |
New Vision Youth Services, Inc. | Homelessness and housing instability services |
Norfolk Botanical Gardens, Inc. | Arts and Culture |
Norfolk Senior Center | food insecurity |
Nursing CAP, Inc. | Social justice |
Regent University | Social justice |
Samaritan House, Inc. | Homelessness and housing instability services |
Seton Youth Homes | Homelessness and housing instability services |
The nationwide model program for Southeast Virginia | food insecurity |
St. Mary’s Home for Disabled Children | Social justice |
Suffolk Meals on Wheels, Inc. | food insecurity |
The Four Rivers Project | Social justice |
The Genieve accommodation | Social justice |
Tidewater African Cultural Alliance | Arts and Culture |
Traces of Destiny | Social justice |
USTA Mid-Atlantic Section, Inc. | Social justice |
village family | food insecurity |
Virginia African American Cultural Center, Inc. | Social justice |
Virginia Arts Festival | Arts and Culture |
Virginia Beach CASA | Social justice |
Virginia Beach GrowSmart Foundation | Early childhood care and education |
Virginia Children’s Choir | Arts and Culture |
Virginia Opera Association, Inc. | Arts and Culture |
Virginia Stage Company | Arts and Culture |
Virginia Symphony Orchestra | Arts and Culture |
Zoological Society of Virginia | Arts and Culture |
Walk In It Inc. | Education gaps for K-12 students |
Western Tidewater Free Clinic, Inc. | Social justice |
YMCA by South Hampton Roads | Social justice |
Young investor group | Homelessness and housing instability services |
Youth Outreach City Resources & Services | Dropout Prevention |
YWCA South Hampton Roads | Homelessness and housing instability services |
About Norfolk South
Since 1827, Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) and its predecessor companies have transported the goods and materials that power the US economy. Today it operates a customer-centric and operations-oriented freight transport network. Norfolk Southern is committed to promoting sustainability, helping its customers avoid 15 million tons of CO2 emissions from rail transportation every year. Its dedicated team members ship more than 7 million truckloads annually from agricultural to consumer goods and are the largest rail mailer of automotive products and metals across Europe North America. Norfolk Southern also has the most comprehensive intermodal network in the Eastern United States, serving much of the nation’s population and manufacturing base, with connections to all major container ports on the Atlantic Seaboard as well as the Gulf of Mexico and Great Lakes. Learn more at www.NorfolkSouthern.com.
About the Hampton Roads Community Foundation
With roots dating back to the 1950’s, the Hampton Roads Community Foundation is an enduring charitable trust with over 500 million dollars in wealth. It’s over forgiven $344 million in grants and scholarships since its inception. The Foundation also plays a critical role in community leadership by addressing regional issues such as early childhood care and education, homelessness and affordable housing, climate change and disaster preparedness, and regional economic competitiveness. The mission of the foundation is to improve life in Germany Hampton Roads through financial support, philanthropy and civic engagement. His vision is a thriving community with opportunities for all.
SOURCE Norfolk Southern Corporation
