BEAUMONT — From a jobs program in Port Arthur to a Boys and Girls Club in Huntsville, 50 charitable nonprofit agencies in Southeast Texas are getting a boost for their programs thanks to Entergy Texas, Inc.'s Community Partnership Grants program.

The program is awarding a total of $45,000 this year. Since Entergy Texas began the program in 1994, a total of $500,000 has been awarded to deserving projects. This year's awards were given at two receptions, one held July 22 in Beaumont and the other to be held July 29 in The Woodlands.

“The Community Partnership Grants program remains one of our most popular,” explained Vernon Pierce, customer service director, Entergy Texas, Inc. “It's easy to apply for and provides funding for programs large and small. It's often a perfect fit for projects in rural communities that might be small, yet important to that library or school or museum.”

This year's grant recipients and the amounts they received include the following:

Gulf Coast Area

Port Arthur

• H.O.P.E. (Helping Our People Excel), $900, programs.

• New Beginnings Ministry, Inc., $900, Christian Women's/Men's Job Corps of Port Arthur.

• St. Paul United Methodist Church, $900, MENTEE program, (Making Education Necessary Through Exposure and Entrepreneurship).

• Tender Loving Care Center for Children, $900, Legacy Community Development Corp., technology.

• Willie Carter Community Outreach Center, Inc., “A Healthy Start to School” city-wide youth explosion.

Nederland

• City of Nederland, $900, Nederland holiday celebration.

Beaumont

• Family Services of Southeast Texas, $700, meal supplies for domestic violence survivors.

• Harbor Hospice Foundation, Inc., $900, Harbor Hospice Memorial Complex.

• Jehovah Jireh Community Development Center, Inc., $900, “Broke No More-ABCs of Financial Literacy.

• Life Training Institute, Inc., $900, life skills.

• San Jacinto Girl Scouts, $900, Girl Scout community outreach programs.

• Triangle Aids Network, $900, activity center.

Evadale

• PACE Locals 801 & 825 Helping Hands, $900, “Cruisin' Silsbee” car show benefitting Helping Hands.

Kountze

• Friends of Kountze Public Library, $530, circulation computer for the library.

• Kirby-Hill House Educational Foundation, $900, Kirby-Hill House high tea.

Orange County

• Advocates for Children, Inc., $900, a CASA program.

• American Red Cross, $900, Babysitters Camp for Youth Achievement.

• Boy Scouts of America, Troop 402, $500, community services.

• City of Pinehurst, $900, public education.

• Faith United Methodist Church, $900, Kidz Adventure Camp.

• Friends of the Bridge City Public Library, $900, Summer Reading and Pre-K Reading programs.

• Greater Orange Area Literacy Service, $900, programming.

• Greater St. Paul Christian Fellowship, Inc., $900, early childhood development-A Jump Start with Head Start.

• Lamar State College-Orange, $870, College for Kids summer program.

• Lutcher Theater, Inc., $900, Spencer's Theater of Illusion for area foster children.

• Neighborhood Development Corp., $900, Homeless to Homes program.

• Orange Christian Services, $900, milk program for children.

• Orange County Association for Retarded Citizens, $900, training class.

• Orangefield High School, $900, school agriculture center.

• Southeast Texas Hospice, $900, Adopt-a-Family project.

Silsbee

• Christian Women's Job Corps of Southeast Texas, Inc., $900, scholarships.

• Performing and Visual Arts Council, $900, drum café.

Village Mills

• Wildwood Heritage Museum & Library, Inc., $900, library expansion.

Winnie

• American Cancer Society, $900, Chambers County Relay for Life.

• Hardin Intermediate School, $900, Extreme Makeover: Science Lab Edition.

• St. Vincent de Paul Society, $900, funding for lodging, transportation and medicine services.

Woodville

• Emporium for the Arts, Inc., $900, drama and dance camp.

• First Baptist Church, Woodville, $900, books for kids at risk/poverty level or below.

• Woodville Unit, Salvation Army, $900, client assistance.