Avion Takes Action, the employee-led giving fund at Avion Solutions just awarded $20,000 in grants to four non-profit organizations in the Greater Huntsville community: First Stop, Hope Autism Clinic, the Huntsville Inner City Learning Center and Thrive Alabama.
A portion of the grant will support the new enrichment center at First Stop, which offers educational opportunities, counseling and life skills training to people experiencing homelessness.
A quarter of the grant will fund building a fence for Hope Autism Clinic so children with autism can play and learn safely outdoors.
Another portion of the grant supports efforts to provide hot, nutritious meals to at-risk children enrolled in the Huntsville Inner City Learning Center’s after-school program.
And the grant will also support laboratory services for under-resourced patien0ts at Thrive Alabama.
“We are humbled and grateful to partner with these non-profit organizations that are making such an important impact in our community,” said Chad Donald, president and CEO of Avion Solutions.
Avion Solutions has been one of Huntsville’s leading government contractors supporting Department of Defense customers for the past 30 years.
They are a 100% employee-owned company therefore the funding for Avion Takes Action is provided entirely by employee contributions.
Avion Takes Action supports non-profit organizations in the local communities where Avion employees and owners live.
The fund accepts grant applications on a rolling basis throughout the year and awards funding each quarter.
