Amador County - The Amador Tuolumne Community Action Agency, or ATCAA, is among nine area nonprofit organizations to benefit from $215,000 in grant funding awarded by Sacramento-based Sierra Health Foundation. Sierra Health President Chet Hewitt said they wanted to do their part to mitigate the challenges people in our communities are facing. Shelters and food banks throughout the region have had to turn people away because they lack supplies, space and manpower. ATCAA was among a handful of organizations to beat out heavy competition for funding. In total, 250 grant applications were received by the January 15th deadline from philanthropy organizations in Sierra Health’s 26-county funding region. ATCAA, based in Jackson, will receive $25,000 to help the Amador Shelter remain open year-round and continue providing 160 homeless adults and children with meals and shelter for 60-day stays. The Human Resources Council in San Andreas, which is the only safety-net service in Calaveras County, received $25,000 for emergency food supplies. Other grant awardees included Catholic Charities of Stockton, Gospel Center Rescue Mission in Stockton, the San Joaquin County Human Services Agency, Second Harvest Bank of San Joaquin, and the San Joaquin AIDS Foundation. Each of these organizations received $25,000. The Sierra Health Foundation is a private philanthropy promoting improved health and quality of life in the region since 1985, and has committed $1 million to 42 organizations overall. Story by Alex Lane This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.