C.A.L.M awarded $6,000 grant by ALTA Good Deeds Foundation

NICEVILLE, Fla. — The C.A.L.M. Organization of Niceville has been awarded a $6,000 grant by the American Land Title Association (ALTA) Good Deeds Foundation.

C.A.L.M. was nominated to receive the grant because of the organization’s efforts to reduce generational poverty in Northwest Florida. It is among the 21 nonprofit organizations across the United States that received a grant this month from the ALTA Good Deeds Foundation, according to ALTA.

“We are honored to be the recipient of this grant from the ALTA Good Deeds Foundation,” said Chanie Erb, President of C.A.L.M. Organization, Inc.

“Our organization will use this grant to provide safe and stable housing to single moms and their children in crisis.”

ALTA Good Deeds Foundation a registered 501(c)(3) charitable organization founded by ALTA, the national trade association of the land title insurance industry. The Foundation announced the recipients of the 2022 spring grants during an event in Tampa.

“The Board of the ALTA Good Deeds Foundation was excited to review more than 70 applications from ALTA members nominating organizations that have made a significant impact on their communities,” said Foundation Board Chair Mary O’Donnell, president and CEO of Westcor Land Title Insurance Co. in Maitland, Fla.

“The Foundation was created with the belief that ‘good deeds grow communities,’ and we are delighted to award these grants and prepare for the next round in the fall.”

To date, the ALTA Good Deeds Foundation has awarded $423,000 to 69 organizations, according to Diane Tomb, ALTA CEO and Foundation board member.

“That means ALTA members have made a significant impact in 69 communities across the United States through their service and donations,” Tomb said.

“Our goal this year is to increase our total funds raised to one million dollars so that we can grow the Foundation’s reach and help even more neighborhoods around the nation.”

The ALTA Good Deeds Foundation was launched in 2020 to bolster the charitable efforts of ALTA members. Grants are awarded every year in March and October.

The C.A.L.M. Organization was nominated for the award by Paige Hart, owner of Bright Light Land Title Company, LLC in Niceville.