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 $1,544,388
Canton, Ohio
(
December
3, 2019
)
The Board of Directors of the Sisters of Charity Foundation of
Canton has announced $1,544,388 in
grants for the third and fourth quarters of 2019.
Foundation President Joni Close stated, “The Foundation’s Board and staff continue to be focused and intentional in our grantmaking. As we enter the holiday season and reflect on our blessings, we are grateful for our colleagues serving in nonprofit agencies that provide a safety net of services for those in need. The collaborative spirit in Stark County is alive and well.”
Grants were awarded
to:
|
Foundation-Led Initiatives: Our
efforts to develop and hone programs focused on systemic change. Total: $753,144
|
|
Beacon Charitable Pharmacy,
to support operations, over
three years
|
$195,000
|
|
Early Childhood Resource Center, to support the SPARK program in Canton and Minerva
|
$260,000
|
|
Early Childhood Resource Center
, to support early childhood workforce development in Stark
County
|
$100,000
|
|
Early Childhood Resource Center
, to sponsor the
First Day of
School
Fundraiser
|
$4,526
|
|
ICAN, Inc., to support an employment program for participants of Stark County’s rapid rehousing programs, over two years
|
$126,618
|
|
Stark
Housing Network
, to support 2020 operations
|
$67,000
|
|
Strategic Collaborations: Our
work alongside others to launch programs that build capacity and increase
effectiveness in community services. Total: $659,344
|
|
Akron Canton
Regional Foodbank
,
to support the
Stark County campus capital campaign
|
$100,000
|
|
Canton City
Public Health
, to support a
contracted grantwriter for the THRIVE infant mortality reduction effort
|
$2,100
|
|
Child and
Adolescent Behavioral Health
, to support
implementation of a quality improvement strategy, over three years
|
$282,244
|
|
Hammer and
Nails,
to provide operating and capacity
building support, over three years
|
$125,000
|
|
Stark County Mental Health and Addiction Recovery, t
o support Six Sigma consultation and
project management services, over two years
|
$150,000
|
|
Responsive Efforts: Our
commitment to respond to specific or short-term community needs. Total: $131,900
|
|
A Community Christmas
, to support
the Christmas Giving Center, over three years
|
$3,000
|
|
Alliance Area Habitat for Humanity, to support
renovation of a
building that will become a Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Alliance
|
$50,000
|
|
Coleman Professional Services
, to support
the Changing Destinies permanent supportive housing project
|
$13,200
|
|
Faith
In Action of Western Stark County
,
to
provide transportation, holiday dinners, and gift baskets for seniors, over
two years
|
$10,000
|
|
Hartville Migrant Ministry
, to support
an emergency fund to feed migrant families
|
$500
|
|
Mercy Medical Center
, to sponsor
the annual Harvest Ball
|
$4,200
|
|
Pegasus Farm
, to support
marketing for the Military Family Center
|
$5,000
|
|
Pegasus Farm
, to
support the Military Family Center and farm irrigation system
|
$36,000
|
|
Stark County Hunger Task
Force
, to support operations, along with the purchase of a fresh
produce cooler
|
$10,000
|
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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