by ExecDir | Sep 15, 2016 | Education Matters, Scholarships
Scholarship assistance is available to non-traditional adult students through the Scott County Community Foundation. The amount and number of scholarships available will be determined by the number of applicants, but scholarships will be worth a minimum of $1,000. The...
by ExecDir | Sep 13, 2016 | Grants
Scott County Community Foundation grants committee member Melissa Woods presents a grant for $5,000 to Gleaners Food Bank Youth Programs Coordinator Hope Pascoe. The grant will be used for the BackSacks program, which provides food to children every weekend during the...
by ExecDir | Aug 29, 2016 | Special Events
All families with young children are invited to a Family Literacy event in September. Free food, story time, a craft and door prizes will be available. The free event is sponsored by the Early Childhood Committee of United Way of Scott County and Scott County...
by ExecDir | Aug 19, 2016 | Grants
Scott County Family YMCA CEO Ryan Penrod, second from left, and YMCA After School Site Director Amy Johnson, third from left, accept checks from Scottsburg Kiwanis Club member David Wilson and Scottsburg Lions Club member Steve Meyer. A grant for $453 was awarded from...
by ExecDir | Aug 18, 2016 | Grants
United Way of Scott County Executive Director Nancy Riley receives a check for $12,300 from Scott County Community Foundation Executive Director Jaime Toppe. The grant was awarded from United Way?s endowment fund at the Community Foundation and will be used to support...
by ExecDir | Aug 16, 2016 | Youth Grantmaking Council News
Scottsburg Middle School sixth grader Jasmine Jackson, right, was honored as the second place recipient of the 2016 Scott County Youth Grantmaking Council (?YGC?) Helping Hand Award. She is shown with YGC member Lyla Waskom. Jasmine was nominated as a fifth grade...
by ExecDir | Aug 2, 2016 | Youth Grantmaking Council News
Austin High School senior Trent Salyers received the 2016 Scott County Youth Grantmaking Council (?YGC?) Helping Hand Award. Trent was nominated for his passion about firefighting and keeping our community safe. Along with being an active member of the Jennings...
by ExecDir | Jul 21, 2016 | Scholarships
We awarded scholarships to several students?during high school ceremonies and other presentations. The Alice and Gerald Miner Memorial Scholarship was established by the couple?s children, Mike and Ron, before Ron?s death several years ago. Gerald Miner?s father...
by ExecDir | Jul 19, 2016 | Foundation News, Special Events
Throughout our modern history, pop culture has had a huge impact on society. From the clothing and entertainment to attitudes and ideas, we can easily identify a certain era by a song or outfit. To help celebrate the impact that past and current generations will have...
by ExecDir | Jul 19, 2016 | Grants
Scott County Community Foundation Board Chairman L.L. Lowry presents a grant for $10,000 to Scottsburg High School Band Director Curtis Turner. The Scottsburg Band Parent Association received the grant to purchase percussion instruments for the middle and high school...
