Richland County Foundation Grants over $63,000 for Kids' Activities

The Richland County Foundation is supporting summertime programs focused on children.  The Summertime Kids Committee chaired by Foundation Board of Trustee member Julie McCready and members from the community awarded 35 Summertime Kid grants totaling $63,225.05. The grants of up to $2,500 were given to support creative, educational and fun-filled activities for hundreds of Richland County children.
 

The following grants were approved:

Blue Rose Mission                                       Home Repairs and Training

Camp Nuhop                                               Summer Camp

Crestview Local Schools                              Arts Enrichment

Crossroads City Center                               City Center – Summer Rocks!

Culliver Reading Center                              Camp Culliver   

CHAP Hubb                                                Girl Talk                                                               

Domestic Violence Shelter                         Outside the Box

Friendly House                                           Summer Fun Program

Harmony House                                         Kids Vacation

Heartland Academy                                    Splash-tastic Fun Time

Hospice of North Central Ohio                   Camp Hope

K-City Childcare                                          Summer of Science

Kingwood Center Gardens                          Bug Day

Little Buckeye Children’s Museum           Little Helper Program

Malabar Intermediate School                     Summer Bridge Camp

Mankind Murals                                          Summer Mural Project

Mansfield Area Y                                         Y on Wheels

Mansfield City Parks                                    Hooked on Fishing, Not Drugs

Mansfield Playhouse                                   Mulan Jr.

Mid Ohio Youth Mentoring                        Summer Picnic

NECIC                                                          Summer Manufacturing Institute

Ohio Bird Sanctuary                                   Friendly House Nature Camp

Ontario City                                                Summer Recreation Program

Ohio State University – Mansfield             Summer STEM Camp

Parent Aide Program                                Kids Cook International

Renaissance Performing Arts                  Camp Broadway

Salvation Army                                        Summer Zone

Shelby City Schools                               Camp Invention

St. Mary Schools                                  Garden of Eatin

UMADAOP                                           Summer Performing Arts

The Richland County Foundation, a not-for-profit 501c3, was established in 1945 as a way for individuals to pool and invest their gifts for the long-term good of Richland County and its residents.

The Foundation helps people in Richland County give back to their community by investing their gifts for charity wisely so that grants can be made to improve the quality of life for all of the county’s citizens. Working together with donors, the Foundation meets important needs today and plans for a strong future.