Richland County Foundation supports children’s summer activities
(Photo: Students enrolled in the Children’s Cupboard summer program enjoyed a trip to the Cleveland Browns practice facility in 2019.)
MANSFIELD – The Richland County Foundation is supporting summertime programs focused on children. The Summertime Kids Committee Chaired by Foundation Board of Trustee member Jotika Shetty along with members from the community awarded $44,648 in Summertime Kid grants. The grants of up to $2,500 were given to support creative, educational, and fun-filled activities for hundreds of Richland County children.
The Summertime Kids Committee wishes local children a very happy summer.
The following grants were approved:
Crestview Local Schools Summer Art Enrichment
First English Lutheran Early Learning Center Step Up the Beat
Flying Horse Farms Richland County Camperships
Friendly House Summer Fun Program
K-City Childcare & Preschool Going for the Gold
Kingwood Center Gardens Cultivation Education
LifeCare Alliance CODA Camp Programs
Little Buckeye Children’s Museum Mobile Imagination Stations
Mansfield Area Y Serving Up Summer
Mansfield Art Center S.T.E.A.M. into Multi-Media Camp
Ohio Bird Sanctuary Nature Camp
Renaissance Performing Arts Camp Broadway
Richland County Park District Critter Camp
Shelby City Schools Camp Invention
Shelby City Schools Safety Town
STK grants funded via Field of Interest Funds:
Independent Living Center of NCO A Summer of Books
Recreation Unlimited Summer Camp
Richland Newhope Campership Program
Salvation Army Summer Zone
Zoe’ Learning Center Summer Program
About the Richland County Foundation 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.
CONTACT: Maura Teynor, chief advancement officer, 419-525-3020 mteynor@rcfoundation.org