The Bray Cares Foundation awarded grants to six local organizations to address housing-related needs in Mesa County.

Bray & Co. Real Estate based in Grand Junction announced the latest grant recipients as part of a quarterly breakfast meeting. Those recipients are:

Foster Alumni Mentors to provide rental and deposit assistance for youth aging out of foster. care.

Habitat for Humanity of Mesa County for doors for homes for affordable home ownership.

Homeward Bound of the Grand Valley to support emergency shelter for individuals experiencing homelessness.

Joseph Center to support its general assistance program.

Karis for Bonnie’s House improvements.

Mesa County Retired Senior Volunteer Program to support the Handyman Project to help seniors and disabled people remain in their homes.

Bray & Co. Real Estate established the Bray Cares Foundation and partners with the Western Colorado Community Foundation to raise funds and make grants to nonprofit organizations that address housing-related needs by providing emergency seleter, rent assistance and services to seniors and the disabled.

Since its inception in 2019, the foundation has raised more than $320,000. All Bray agents and employees donate to the foundation. Bray & Co. pays administrative costs so all donations go to meet needs.

Bray & Co. provides a range of services related to residential and commercial real estate, property management and construction. The company serves Mesa County as well as Delta, Garfield and Montrose Counties. For more information, call 242-3647 or log on to the website at www.brayandco.com.