WCCF Donors Award Grants to Local Nonprofits, Give Kids Books, and Send Adult Learners Back to School
Thanks to our generous donors Washington County nonprofits and government units will be receiving over $50,000 in grants from the Fall Grant Cycle..
Washington County Ambulance Service was awarded $10,750 to purchase three Nitronox Field Units for placement in ambulances to manage patient pain using non-narcotic medication in an effort to reduce narcotic drug dependency and relapse.
Junior Achievement of Kentuckiana will be receiving a $2,500.00 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.
The Washington County Sheriff’s Department has been awarded a grant of $7,298.20 to purchase AED machines to equip responding vehicles with the life-saving devices.
A $1,001.22 grant will assist Washington County Helping Hands pay utility bills for their Helping Hands House, which provides temporary shelter to those in need.
The Salem Police Department has been awarded a $14,995.00 grant to purchase a new K9 officer for use across the entire county. The dog will be able to detect drugs, apprehend criminals, and perform urban tracking duties.
New portable cribs will be purchased for Washington County babies with a $2,500.00 grant to Choices Resource Center. The cribs will provide a safe environment for babies to sleep. Parents are also educated on safe sleeping practices to avoid habits placing babies at risk of injury or death.
The Washington County Food Bank has been awarded a grant in the amount of $5,000.00 to purchase food for clients of the food bank, providing proper nourishment to our residents.
Dare to Care Food Bank is the recipient of a $6,000.00 grant to support the School Pantry Program at local elementary schools as well as Head Start. Students and their families will be invited to pick up food as needed to take home. Meeting the nutrition needs of students is vital to help address non-academic barriers to their success.
In addition to supporting all of these projects, the Our Donors help send adult learners back to school to finish their degrees by giving funds to the Education Matters Initiative. And, donors put books in the hands of our youngest citizens by giving $30,000.00 per year for the Dolly Parton Imagination Library program in Washington County.
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
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