FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Joni T. Close, President
(330)
454-5800, ext. 303
jclose@scfcanton.org
400
Market Avenue North, Suite 300
Canton,
Ohio 44702
SISTERS OF CHARITY FOUNDATION awards $2,209,166
Canton,
Ohio (November 30, 2018) The Board of Directors of the Sisters of
Charity Foundation of Canton has announced $2,209,166
in grants for the third and fourth quarters of 2018.
As
stated by Foundation President Joni Close, “These grants reflect our mission to
focus on social justice issues affecting the poor and underserved. Our
grantmaking strategies emulate the Sisters’ belief that we cannot do this work
alone. We look forward to continued partnerships that further Foundation-led
initiatives in early childhood, health access, and homelessness; strategic
collaborations addressing childhood obesity, chronic disease, employment, nonprofit
and governmental leadership development and capacity building, food security,
infant mortality, and mental health; and responding to other community needs
through responsive grantmaking.”
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Responsive
Efforts: Our commitment to respond to specific or short-term community needs.
Total: $204,946
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Adaptive Sports
Program of Ohio, to support adaptive sports programs in Stark and
Wayne counties
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$15,000
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Boys and Girls Club of
Massillon, to support after-school programs, over two years
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$61,346
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Dueber United Methodist Church, to support the Kids’ Club after-school program, over two years
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$15,000
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EN-RICH-MENT, to support
programming, over two years
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$5,000
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Family & Community
Services, to support the Foster Grandparent Program
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$5,000
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Hannah's House 119, to support in-school
and after-school mentoring programs
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$15,000
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Mercy Medical Center, for sponsorship of the
annual Harvest Ball
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$4,200
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Phoenix Rising
Behavioral Health and Recovery, to support the purchase and
installation of safety glass in the reception area
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$10,900
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Project REBUILD, to support classroom
supplies and fees needed for students to obtain Occupational Safety
and Health Association certifications
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$3,000
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Serving Area Military, to support the
purchase of lodging kits for veterans transitioning from homelessness to
housing
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$10,000
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Stark Economic Development Board, for operating support, over three years
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$60,500
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Strategic
Collaborations: Our work alongside others to launch
programs that build capacity and increase effectiveness in community services.
Total: $1,187,153
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Access Health Stark
County, to support the Community Health Worker project, in
partnership with local foundations (with leadership from the North Canton
Medical Foundation), over three years
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$300,000
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Goodwill Industries
of Greater Cleveland and East Central Ohio, to support the Dream to Achieve employment program
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$118,253
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Northern Ohio
Charitable Gift Planners, to support capacity
building workshops,
over five years
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$18,000
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Pegasus Farm, to support the horticulture manager, in partnership with Stark Community
Foundation’s Food Security Initiative, over two years
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$33,500
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Stark County Mental
Health and Addiction Recovery, for continued support of nonprofit and
governmental leadership programs, over three years
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$99,000
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Stark County Mental
Health and Addiction Recovery, to support the Behavioral
Health Workforce Development Initiative, over two years
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$300,000
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YMCA of Central
Stark County, to support Healthy
Eating and Active Living pilot program in Alliance, over two years
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$75,000
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YWCA of Canton, to support the
organization’s strategic plan focused on ensuring quality improvement at all
levels, including governance, operations, and programming, over three years
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$243,400
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Foundation-Led
Initiatives: Our efforts to develop and hone programs focused on systemic
change. Total: $817,067
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Early Childhood Resource Center, to support SPARK programming in Canton and Minerva
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$260,067
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Early Childhood Resource Center, to support a capital project that will add 4,000
square feet of space for training and offices
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$250,000
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Groundwork Ohio, to support printing of the Race and Rural Equity Report
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$5,000
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Health Policy Institute of Ohio, to continue supporting the independent and
nonpartisan analysis needed to create evidence-informed state health policy,
over three years
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$150,000
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Ohio Department of Education, to update the Ready Schools guide and tools; support
creation of webinars on transitions, standards, and adult learning; and
provide coaching and technical assistance for Ready School implementation
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$52,500
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Stark Housing Network, to support the backbone organization managing the
HUD-required Homeless Continuum of Care of Stark County
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$77,000
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Third Sector New England, to support the national Early Childhood Funders’
Collaborative, over three years
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$22,500
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Established
in 1996, the Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton is a ministry of the
Sisters of Charity Health System. Based on the vision of the Sisters of Charity
of St. Augustine, the Foundation is committed to addressing the needs of the
poor and underserved by understanding the root causes of poverty, nurturing the
growth of healthy communities, emphasizing youth and family, and measuring the
outcomes of these efforts.
The
Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton offers four grant cycles each year. Information
on the grant application process is available at www.scfcanton.org
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