Donors Help Washington County Community Foundation Award Over $25K in Grants

Thanks to our generous donors and the Foundation’s Touch Tomorrow Funds, Fund for Education, and The Women’s Fund Washington County nonprofits will be receiving over $25,000 in grants.

Junior Achievement of Kentuckiana will be receiving a $2500.00 from the Fund for Education to continue educational financial literacy programs in the county school systems.  Students learn about work readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy through in-person classroom volunteer instruction, or, when school is not in session, via virtual presentations.

Blue River Services has been awarded a $4678.85 grant to assist in furnishing the community room at the newly purchased and renovated Grandview Manor North Apartments in Salem. 

The Town of New Pekin will be seeing some new playground equipment with a $10,000.00 to assist in installing, mulching, and fencing in the equipment they purchased from the Louisville Bats.  The equipment will be specifically for 2-5-year-old children to play without the presence of older kids in order to have a safe alternative to what is currently offered.

CASA of Washington County will be receiving a $2400.00 grant from The Women’s Fund for the CASA Cares program, which will provide essential items in a backpack to abused and neglected children being removed from their homes by DCS.  The program will provide the child and the foster home with necessary items not immediately available when emergency removal occurs.

Dare to Care will be able to continue their school food programs in Washington County with a $6000.00 grant to provide food to children and families while following school COVID guidelines.

The donors of the Washington County Community Foundation are having a tremendous impact on the lives of our residents.  Their generosity is making a difference.  Thank you donors!

Washington County Community Foundation is a nonprofit public charity established in 1993 to serve donors, award grants, and provide leadership to improve Washington County forever