{"id":161,"date":"2024-08-23T17:55:51","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T17:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faomulti.wpenginepowered.com\/hocking\/?p=161"},"modified":"2024-08-23T17:55:52","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T17:55:52","slug":"hocking-county-community-fund-awards-more-than-22000-in-grants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/appalachianohio.org\/hocking\/2024\/08\/23\/hocking-county-community-fund-awards-more-than-22000-in-grants\/","title":{"rendered":"Hocking County Community Fund awards more than $22,000 in grants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Twelve grants to support nonprofit, public and youth-led projects and programs<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LOGAN, Ohio \u2013<\/strong> The Hocking County Community Fund (HCCF) has awarded 12 grants, totaling $22,415, to support initiatives benefiting the county\u2019s residents and communities, including four youth-led projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere is so much good and community-building work happening in Hocking County,\u201d said Abigail Saving, HCCF committee member. \u201cIt\u2019s an honor to be investing donors\u2019 dollars and love into the people and organizations who are making a difference in communities throughout Hocking County.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This summer, HCCF and the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio\u2019s I\u2019m a Child of Appalachia\u00ae Fund invited nonprofits, schools and public organizations to apply for grants to advance initiatives across five areas essential to creating and sustaining transformative change: arts and culture, community and economic development, education, environmental stewardship, and health and human services. Emphasis was on supporting individuals of all ages who are spearheading projects and programs that create opportunities, meet pressing needs and unleash the potential within Hocking County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Grants were awarded to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00b7 Easterseals Central and Southeast Ohio to enroll an additional 105 Hocking County children in Dolly Parton\u2019s Imagination Library of Ohio<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00b7 FosterHub to purchase items for Hocking County youth aging out of the foster care system<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00b7 Girl Scouts of Ohio\u2019s Heartland to help fund the 2024 Beckoning Trails Day Camp for Hocking County youth<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00b7 Hocking County Diaper and Formula Bank to purchase diapers and formula<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00b7 Logan-Hocking Local School District Athletic Department to support the Student Sponsorship Program, which allows all of the district\u2019s students free admission to all sporting events, band concerts, and music and theatre performances<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00b7 Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Ohio to help cover overnight stays for Hocking County families<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00b7 Southern Ohio Fishers of Men Association\/Out of the Boat Ministries to purchase playhouses that will be built by members of the Logan community for families in need<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00b7 The Bowen House to fund promotional materials for its 2024 Arts Festival<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The I\u2019m a Child of Appalachia\u00ae Fund provided HCCF up to $5,000 to support projects developed and implemented by local youth under age 18. The goal of this funding is to empower young leaders and inspire them to embrace greater roles in their communities. HCCF awarded youth-led project grant funding to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00b7 inspiHER Girls Leadership Foundation to support the inspirHER Girls Leadership Retreat for Hocking County fifth- through eighth-grade girls at Logan-Hocking Middle School<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00b7 Logan High School to support four community bloodmobile drives the students organize in partnership with the American Red Cross<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00b7 Logan High School Student Leadership Team to support its \u201cStaffisity\u201d days, through which different categories of staff will be recognized each month for their hard work and dedication within the district and the community<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00b7 Logan High School Technology Student Association to purchase materials for welding students to design and fabricate donation receptacles for local nonprofits<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Matching funds are available for year-end gifts<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio is providing a 50-cent match for every $1 given to any endowment at FAO, including those supporting its affiliate foundations. Matching funds can even be used to help start a new endowment fund. A total of $500,000 in match funding is available on a first-come, first served basis through Dec. 31, with up to $25,000 in match available per household. For more information, visit https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/endowmentmatchFAO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more about the Hocking County Community Fund and how to support its work, visit www.AppalachianOhio.org\/Hocking, email Hocking@ffao.org or call 740.753.1111.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twelve grants to support nonprofit, public and youth-led projects and programs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"10,11,13,113,117,118","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5,9],"class_list":["post-161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-grants","category-hocking"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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