Local nonprofit awards 10 grants

Esther Short — Gifts For Our Community, the nonprofit agency behind the Divine — has awarded 10 grants of $1,000 each to local charities that operate in the arts, education and human services. They are: Dream Big Community Center, Fort Vancouver Regional Library Foundation, Fort Vancouver National Trust, Friends of Hospice of Southwest Washington, The Giving Closet, Lifeline Connections, Northwest Association of Blind Athletes, Sea Mar Maternity Support Services, Second Step Housing and Vancouver School of Arts and Academics. Visit giftsforourcommunity.org to learn more.