More than $31,000 in funding to support nonprofit and public projects, programs
CAMBRIDGE, Ohio – The Guernsey County Foundation has awarded 16 grants, totaling more than $31,000, to advance projects and programs serving individuals throughout Guernsey County.
“The awarding of these grants is the highlight of our year and represents the generosity and love so many have for the people of Guernsey County,” said Jeremy Morrow, Guernsey County Foundation committee member. “We are eager to see the fruits of this funding manifest over the coming year – our foundation’s 35th anniversary – and for years to come.”
Earlier this year, the Guernsey County Foundation, in partnership with the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio and FAO’s I’m a Child of Appalachia® Fund, invited nonprofit and public organizations to apply for grants for projects and programs benefiting Guernsey County residents. Preference was given to efforts that increase quality of life, create access to opportunities or implement a solution to a local need.
Sixteen grants were awarded during the 2022 funding cycle:
· American Red Cross of East Central Ohio for the purchase of smoke detectors to be installed in area homes.
· Buckeye Trail Preschool for the purchase of iPads to incorporate technology into the program’s curriculum.
· Cambridge Area YMCA Family Center to help purchase new equipment for its growing Gymnastics Team Program.
· Cambridge City Schools to help create libraries and foster reading enjoyment and enrichment in K-5 classrooms throughout the district.
· Cambridge Intermediate School to help create an afterschool STEM Club.
· Children’s Advocacy Center of Guernsey County to help rebuild staffing and provide trauma-informed services to children who have experienced sexual and physical abuse.
· Dickens Victorian Village to help fund the installation of permanent signage and an awning at the welcome center.
· East Central Ohio Educational Service Center to support its annual Guernsey County Reading Festival.
· Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry to fund the processing of deer, anticipated to feed at least 1,400 people.
· Girl Scouts of Ohio’s Heartland Council to provide meaningful Girl Scout experiences to more underserved K-8 girls in Guernsey County through its Community Outreach Program.
· Guernsey County Senior Citizens Center’s Meals on Wheels program to fund materials for its annual “Share the Love” project, which provides baked goods to the county’s senior citizens during the holiday season.
· Haven of Hope to help fund the completion and furnishing of its new administrative office.
· Living Word Outdoor Drama Inc. to help purchase new microphones/headsets.
· Salvation Army to help purchase instruments for a new Youth Music and Band Academy.
· Society of St. Vincent De Paul Christ Our Light Conference to help provide transportation and housing assistance to those who are seeking employment or at risk of losing employment.
· United Way of Guernsey, Monroe and Noble Counties to support its Tiny Book & Blessing Box, which will be stocked with children’s books and non-perishable food items.
Donations to the Guernsey County Foundation help fund these annual grants that meet communities’ greatest needs and most promising opportunities. Thanks to a partnership with FAO’s I’m a Child of Appalachia® Fund, dollar-for-dollar matches are currently available for gifts to the Guernsey County Foundation Fund.
To learn more about the Guernsey County Foundation and how to support its work, visit www.AppalachianOhio.org/Guernsey or contact FAO at info@ffao.org or 740.753.1111.