• Foundation for Appalachian Ohio to host virtual Giving Tuesday celebration

    All are invited to celebrate FAO’s 2025 award recipients and our shared impact NELSONVILLE, Ohio – The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) invites residents and friends of the 32-county region to its 2025 virtual Giving Tuesday celebration. The event, hosted on Zoom, will be held at noon on Tuesday, Dec. 2, and rebroadcast at 7 […]

  • Campaigns to fill freezers of local food pantries yield 33,000+ pounds of protein

    Communities in Gallia, Harrison, Hocking, Lawrence, Morgan, Perry and Vinton counties are fighting hunger – one pound at a time NELSONVILLE, Ohio – Food insecurity rates top 20 percent in some parts of Appalachian Ohio. But in seven of the region’s counties, communities stepped up this summer to provide more than 33,000 pounds of locally […]

  • Harrison County Community Foundation announces 2025 grant recipients

    Nearly $28,000 awarded to support 13 projects and programs CADIZ, Ohio – The Harrison County Community Foundation (HCCF), with the support of its donors and in partnership with the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO), has awarded $27,630 during its 2025 grant cycle to advance 13 projects and programs benefiting the county’s residents and communities. “These […]

  • Four Appalachian Ohioans selected as 2025 Jenco Award recipients

    Awards program celebrates those who go above and beyond in service to others NELSONVILLE, Ohio – Four Appalachian Ohioans have been selected as this year’s Jenco Award recipients, honoring their selfless commitment to serving others and their communities. Presented by the Jenco Foundation in partnership with the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO), the Jenco Awards […]

  • Harrison County students among 2025 scholarship recipients

    More than $700,000 in scholarships awarded to students across the region CADIZ, Ohio – The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) and the Harrison County Community Foundation have awarded more than $700,000 in donor-established postsecondary scholarships to students across the 32-county region, including two students from Harrison County. Cadiz residents Kayden Dunkle and TyLynn Smith, both […]

  • Up to $125,000 in funding available for conservation, environmental stewardship

    Applications open for fellowships and community, innovation and research grants NELSONVILLE, Ohio – Funding is now available through the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) for locally led conservation and environmental stewardship efforts that advance the greater well-being of the region. For the second consecutive year, funding through FAO’s Environmental Stewardship Pillar of Prosperity will support […]

  • Fill the Freezer campaign returns to the Harrison County Fair

    Harrison County Community Foundation event fights hunger – one pig at a time CADIZ, Ohio – The Harrison County Community Foundation (HCCF) is bringing local residents, businesses and organizations together to help community members facing food insecurity. HCCF debuted its Fill the Freezer campaign at the 2024 Harrison County Fair, inviting buyers at the fair’s […]

  • Three organizations awarded 2025 Dale Hileman Legacy Fund grants

    Funding to support an emerging museum, local entrepreneurs and student internships NELSONVILLE, Ohio – The Dale Hileman Legacy Fund at the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) has awarded three grants, totaling more than $2,500, to support projects advancing economic development and growth in eastern Ohio. “With this funding, we are supporting opportunities today that will […]

  • Harrison County Community Foundation accepting 2025 grant applications

    Funding available for nonprofits, schools and public organizations serving Harrison County CADIZ, Ohio – The Harrison County Community Foundation (HCCF), in partnership with the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO), is accepting grant applications from nonprofits, schools and public organizations for projects and programs benefiting the people and communities of Harrison County. The 2025 application period […]

  • Nominations open for 2025 Jenco Awards

    Individual achievement awards celebrate Appalachian Ohioans’ service to others NELSONVILLE, Ohio – The Jenco Foundation Fund is accepting nominations for the 2025 Jenco Awards, recognizing Appalachian Ohioans who have made a difference in the lives of others through community service and visionary leadership. A partnership between the Jenco Foundation and the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio […]