Sister Phyllis Hughes/

Sister Judy Morasci Grant Awardees

 

In 2025, the Friends of Mercy Foundation distributed a total of $78,000 to the four following organizations:

Independent Living Center of Kern County
Program: Durable Medical Equipment

Community Action Partnership of Kern County (CAPK)
Program: Basic Needs at the Oasis Family Resource Center in Ridgecrest

Mountain Community Resource Center
Program: Basic Needs at the Mountain Community Resource Center in Frazier Park

League of Dreams
Program: Basketball Program

Kern River Valley Senior Center
Program: Adventures in Healthy Living

Shielding the Frontline
Program: Services for Children

 

In 2024, the Friends of Mercy Foundation distributed a total of $72,000 to the following organizations:

Assistance League of Bakersfield
Program: Operation Back to School

Bakersfield Pregnancy Center
Program: Expanded STI Testing Access and Capacity

Girl Scouts of Central California South
Program: Beardsley Luminary Troop

Kern Literacy Council
Program: Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Kern County

Kern Partnership for Children & Familes
Program: Outdoor Workout Exercise Equipment for the Jamieson Children’s Center

Probation Auxiliary County of Kern (PACK)
Program: Helping Hands

The Salvation Army
Program: Sally’s Lunch

Youth Connection of Kern County
Program: Empowering Early Foundations in Education