Nearly $20,000 awarded to support eight projects and programs
JACKSON, Ohio – The Jackson County Community Foundation (JCCF), with the support of its donors and in partnership with the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO), has awarded $19,194 during its 2025 grant cycle to advance eight projects and programs benefiting the county’s residents and communities.
“We’re incredibly grateful to our partners behind each of these grants – both those who are doing remarkable things every day to support the people of Jackson County and those who give to make their work possible,” said Marilyn Boggs, JCCF committee member. “Together, we’re helping meet immediate needs, opening doors to new opportunities and nurturing a Jackson County where everyone can flourish.”
Nonprofits, schools and public organizations serving Jackson County were invited to apply for grants – made possible by gifts to JCCF’s endowment fund – to advance opportunities across five funding areas: arts and culture, community and economic development, education, environmental stewardship, and health and human services. Emphasis is on supporting individuals of all ages who are spearheading projects and programs that create opportunities, meet pressing needs and unleash the potential within Jackson County.
The 2025 grant recipients are:
- Books Across the Bend to support an annual service project spearheaded by Jackson High School senior Drew Neff that provides books to pre-K through first-grade students in Jackson City Schools
- City of Jackson to support a project to improve trail conditions and install markers and interpretative signage at Boone Rocks
- Community Assault Prevention Services to help fund rent, utilities and food for its emergency domestic violence shelter
- Easterseals Central and Southeast Ohio to increase local enrollment in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Ohio and to provide books to Jackson County children in the program
- Jackson County Board on Aging to support its Supplemental Nutrition Program, which provides one additional meal per week for seven weeks to Jackson County residents age 60 and older
- Jackson County Homelessness Committee to paint homes that provide free housing to Jackson County residents experiencing homelessness
- Southern Hills Arts Council to support the 2026 Movies at Manpower outdoor movie screenings at Manpower Park in Jackson
- Wellston City Schools to purchase art supplies for the K-5 visual arts program at Bundy Elementary and Wellston Intermediate School
JCCF, one of FAO’s 15 affiliate foundation partners, was established in 2012 to develop and grow permanent resources that provide continuous investment in Jackson County and its nonprofits, schools and communities. Each year, earnings from charitable giving to JCCF’s endowment fund are reinvested in Jackson County through grants that meet the county’s greatest needs and most promising opportunities.