CLEARFIELD – The Clearfield County Charitable Foundation announced grant awards to local community agencies and organizations. Grant recipients were selected through a competitive review process from applications submitted.
For the 2010 grant award competition, a total of eight applications were submitted, each of which represented a service or program in support of local communities. From these applications, three grant awards are being made this year.
Children’s Aid Society in Clearfield County will receive funding to provide educational materials and supplies needed for their Relatives As Parents Program (RAPP). A grant awarded to the Bucktail Council, headquartered in DuBois, will support a pilot project in collaboration with day care providers to allow more youth to participate in Scouting programs. The CIU #10 Development Center for Adults will use its grant assist adult learners that are incarcerated at the Clearfield County Jail to eliminate barriers to education and employment.
These grants were made from funds held by the foundation in its Community Fund. According to Kevin McMillen, Foundation President, “The Clearfield County Charitable Foundation is pleased to be able to award grants to support important projects. Unfortunately, the foundation received more requests for high quality programs and services than we were able to fund this year. It is our hope that as our Community Fund grows, we will be able to provide a greater number of grants in future years.”
The foundation’s Community Fund represents an endowment established for the specific purpose of making grants to worthwhile projects benefitting Clearfield County communities. The fund was established and continues to grow from contributions received from individuals, organizations and businesses. The foundation accepts donations to the Community Fund at any time during the year.
Established in 2004, the Clearfield County Charitable Foundation is one of more than 300 community foundations in the United States, and its purpose is to enhance the quality of life in Clearfield County through the support of services that promote health, education, social welfare, public and urban affairs, arts and culture, conservation and the environment. The Foundation accomplishes this by stimulating the establishment of endowments to serve local communities now and in the future, and by awarding grants to local charitable organizations.
The Clearfield County Charitable Foundation welcomes inquiries from potential donors or those interested in establishing funds to benefit local communities and organizations. Additional information regarding the Foundation is available at the foundation’s Web site or by calling 814-765-7682. Contributions to the Community Fund or any of the foundation’s endowment funds may be mailed to: P.O. Box 171, Clearfield PA 16830.