• Seven Appalachian Ohioans celebrated as 2026 Jenco Award recipients

    Regional awards program surpasses 100 honorees SHAWNEE, Ohio – Seven Appalachian Ohioans whose extraordinary service has strengthened their communities were honored as the 2026 Jenco Award recipients during an Oct. 8 ceremony hosted by the Jenco Foundation and the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) at the Tecumseh Theater. The Jenco Awards recognize individuals across Appalachian […]

  • Hocking County student among 2026 Foundation for Appalachian Ohio scholarship recipients

    Over $870,000 in scholarships awarded to students across the region LOGAN, Ohio – The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) and the Hocking County Community Fund have awarded over $870,000 in donor-established postsecondary scholarships to students across the 32-county region, including a student from Hocking County. Riley Donahue received the Jim Raeder Helping Hand Scholarship, established […]

  • Hocking County Community Fund announces 2026 grant recipients

    Nearly $35,000 awarded to advance 13 projects and programs LOGAN, Ohio – The Hocking County Community Fund (HCCF), with the support of its donors and in partnership with the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO), has awarded $34,900 during its 2026 grant round to advance 13 projects and programs benefiting the county’s residents and communities. “These […]

  • Hocking County Community Fund accepting 2026 grant applications

    Funding available for nonprofits, schools and public organizations serving Hocking County LOGAN, Ohio – The Hocking County Community Fund (HCCF), with support from its donors and 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 […]

  • Logan-Holl Foundation Fund announces 2026 grant recipients

    Nearly $40,000 to support 13 programs and projects benefiting Hocking County LOGAN, Ohio – The Logan-Holl Foundation Fund at the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) has awarded $39,405 during its 2026 grant cycle to support 13 programs and projects benefiting the people of the city of Logan and Hocking County. “Barton A. Holl believed in […]

  • Logan-Holl Foundation Fund accepting 2026 grant applications

    Funding available for projects benefiting the people of Logan and Hocking County LOGAN, Ohio – The Logan-Holl Foundation Fund at the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) is accepting 2026 grant applications through Tuesday, Feb. 17, for projects benefiting the people of the city of Logan and Hocking County. In 2025, the Logan-Holl Foundation Fund awarded […]

  • 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 […]

  • Hocking County Community Fund announces 2025 grant recipients

    More than $21,000 awarded to support 10 projects and programs LOGAN, Ohio – The Hocking County Community Fund (HCCF), with the support of its donors and in partnership with the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO), has awarded $21,460 during its 2025 grant cycle to advance 10 projects and programs benefiting the county’s residents and communities. […]

  • FAO, MWCD expand partnership to advance environmental stewardship across region

    New investment brings FAO’s first Pillar of Prosperity fund to $10 million goal NELSONVILLE, Ohio — The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) and the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD) have expanded a partnership designed to advance environmental health and well-being for people within their service areas for years to come. Earlier this year, MWCD’s Board […]

  • Funding available for projects benefiting the people of Logan and Hocking County

    Logan-Holl Foundation Fund grant applications open through Feb. 18 LOGAN, Ohio – The Logan-Holl Foundation Fund at the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) is accepting 2025 grant applications Tuesday, Jan. 7, through Tuesday, Feb. 18, for projects benefiting the people of the city of Logan and Hocking County. In 2024, the Logan-Holl Foundation Fund awarded […]