by ExecDir | Oct 27, 2016 | Education Matters
Education Matters Southern Indiana (EMSI) will partner with area colleges and WorkOne Indiana to offer an event focused on improving the educational attainment of adults, age 25 and older, who have some college credit but have yet to finish their degree. The College...
by ExecDir | Oct 19, 2016 | Grants, Special Events
June Miller, Indiana Nonprofit Resource Network In an effort to assist nonprofits with capacity building, the Scott County Community Foundation will be hosting quarterly lunch and learn sessions. Board members, volunteers and staff of nonprofit organizations are...
by ExecDir | Oct 18, 2016 | Special Events, Youth Grantmaking Council News
Rivalries and basketball fever will come together for a good cause at the Scott County Youth Grantmaking Council?s second annual Thanksgiving Throwback Throwdown fundraiser! The Austin versus Scottsburg game will feature alumni from the schools battling for a coveted...
by ExecDir | Oct 5, 2016 | Grants
Austin Learning Center was the recent recipient of a grant for $13,691.79 from the Scott County Community Foundation. It was awarded during the Foundation?s 2016 Community Grants Program and is being used to provide staff support for the after-school program. There...
by ExecDir | Oct 4, 2016 | Foundation News
The Scott County Community Foundation has welcomed Christopher Fugate to the Board of Directors. He begins his term Oct. 1, and replaces outgoing board member Hank Jentzen. The Community Foundation is a philanthropic organization that enables donors to support the...
by ExecDir | Sep 28, 2016 | Foundation News
We have?welcomed Natalie Williamson to our Community Foundation?team. Natalie is the new Career and College Counselor intern at the Scott County Community Foundation under a program funded by the Lilly Endowment. The Community Foundation Internships (CFI) program is...
by ExecDir | Sep 20, 2016 | Foundation News
We welcome?Heather White to our?Board of Directors. Heather?begins her term Oct. 1, and replaces outgoing board member Barbara Broady. Heather and her husband, Jim, have been married for 23 years and both graduated from Austin High School. Their son Tyler is a...
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...
