The Jackson EMC Foundation Board of Directors awarded a total of $81,955 in grants during its June meeting, including $41,200 to organizations serving Hall County. $10,000 to I Still Have a Dream Foundation to help purchase and equip a handicapped-accessible van that will allow the organization to serve more patients. The Athens-based nonprofit provides those who have had brain and spinal cord injuries in Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson, Madison and Oglethorpe counties with transportation and supplies. $10,000 to Gainesville Action Ministries to provide rent assistance. The ministry is a network of 17 Hall County congregations that work to prevent homelessness by providing emergency financial, food and clothing assistance and children’s services. $7,000 to Angel House of Georgia to cover program fees enabling indigent women to participate in the 12-month program.