{"id":243,"date":"2025-09-22T13:08:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T13:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/appalachianohio.org\/jackson\/?p=243"},"modified":"2025-09-22T13:08:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T13:08:20","slug":"jackson-county-community-foundation-announces-2025-grant-recipients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/appalachianohio.org\/jackson\/2025\/09\/22\/jackson-county-community-foundation-announces-2025-grant-recipients\/","title":{"rendered":"Jackson County Community Foundation announces 2025 grant recipients"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Nearly $20,000 awarded to support eight projects and programs<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>JACKSON, Ohio<\/strong> \u2013 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\u2019s residents and communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re incredibly grateful to our partners behind each of these grants \u2013 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,\u201d said Marilyn Boggs, JCCF committee member. \u201cTogether, we\u2019re helping meet immediate needs, opening doors to new opportunities and nurturing a Jackson County where everyone can flourish.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nonprofits, schools and public organizations serving Jackson County were invited to apply for grants \u2013 made possible by gifts to JCCF\u2019s endowment fund \u2013 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2025 grant recipients are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>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<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>City of Jackson to support a project to improve trail conditions and install markers and interpretative signage at Boone Rocks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Community Assault Prevention Services to help fund rent, utilities and food for its emergency domestic violence shelter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Easterseals Central and Southeast Ohio to increase local enrollment in Dolly Parton\u2019s Imagination Library of Ohio and to provide books to Jackson County children in the program<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>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<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jackson County Homelessness Committee to paint homes that provide free housing to Jackson County residents experiencing homelessness<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Southern Hills Arts Council to support the 2026 Movies at Manpower outdoor movie screenings at Manpower Park in Jackson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wellston City Schools to purchase art supplies for the K-5 visual arts program at Bundy Elementary and Wellston Intermediate School<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">JCCF, one of FAO\u2019s 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. 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