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I Am Now, a High Point nonprofit supporting young adults who are homeless or aging out of foster care, is in the running to receive $10,000 from Clorox.

To win the grant, I Am Now must be among the top-five vote getters online.

I Am Now is one of 50 nonprofits in the final competition. Clorox received 5,000 submissions from across the nation.

Sharon Bradley , chairwoman of I Am Now’s board, said as of Monday the nonprofit had received 370 votes.

The top competitors had votes in the thousands.

“We haven’t been on Facebook that long,” Bradley said. She set up the Facebook page six months ago and listed the nonprofit on the social networking site’s causes.

Bradley heard about the grant through Facebook. Because I Am Now is listed as a cause on Facebook, the nonprofit received an email inviting it to participate in the grant competition.

The board has been discussing buying a new vehicle to help transport the residents to and from job interviews, appointments and school.

“We have a car right now, but it’s kind of on its last leg,” Bradley explained.

She thought the grant would help I Am Now buy a van for its transitional house on Ferndale Boulevard.

Clorox Clean-Up is hosting the competition to assist nonprofits that help better kids’ lives. The five nonprofits with the most votes will receive $10,000 Power A Bright Future grant and will be featured in “People Magazine.”

I Am Now provides housing, schooling, job training and mentoring to youth who age out of foster care and are forced to live on the streets.

To vote, visit the competition’s Web site on Facebook at http://apps.facebook.com/brightfuture/ through 11:59 p.m. Jan. 17.

Contact E.A. Seagraves at 883-4422, Ext. 241, or elizabeth. seagraves@news-record.com