The Baldwin County Electric Membership Charitable Foundation recently presented a grant to the following local agency:

• The Dream Center of Baldwin County, which gives disadvantaged youth aged 12-18 the opportunity to begin rebuilding and transforming their lives with the help of caring mentors and educators.

Since 2004, Baldwin EMC’s Operation Round Up program has collected money for charitable causes by rounding up participating members’ electric bills to the next highest dollar amount. The extra change is then used to fund grants. To date, the program has distributed more than $7 million in grants to local agencies and individuals in need. Grants must meet one of six qualifying categories: food, clothing, shelter, health, environment, and education.