The Scott County Youth Grantmaking Council (“YGC”), a program of the Scott County Community Foundation, awarded $4,596.06 in grants to youth-related projects in the community. The YGC honored grant recipients at their annual celebration on May 4.
Austin Middle and High School was awarded $500 for “Life Skills in the Community.” Teacher Lee Anne Hahn will take her students on restaurant outings to help teach life and social skills.
Bree’s Blessings was awarded $1,000 for “Community Art Box.” The grant will purchase art supplies and kits for their art box located outside their office. The art is for children of all ages in Scott County.
CEASe of Scott County was awarded $1,000 for “Back to School Bash.” The grant will purchase supplies for the annual back to school gathering. The Back to School Bash provides free sports physicals, immunizations, vision screening, school supplies, and resources.
Centerstone was awarded $300 for their “Summer Life Skills Group” project. Children in grades 2-11 will learn life skills and then have an outing to utilize the skill they have learned.
Englishton Park was awarded $550 for “Camp sports equipment.” They provide a 10-day overnight summer camp for at-risk children ages 8-12. The grant funds will be used to purchase sports equipment.
New Hope Services was awarded $500 for “Pre-ETS Summer Program – Nutrition and Food Safety.” They will prepare students with disabilities the opportunity to prepare for the workforce and enhance daily living skills through hands-on learning. They will offer nutrition and food safety classes through this grant.
Scott County Youth League was awarded $400 to purchase catcher’s equipment.
In addition, Johnson Elementary School was awarded $346.06 for the YGC’s “Philanthropy in the Schools” project. YGC members visited the fourth grade students to teach them about fundraising and gave them a challenge to raise money for teacher projects. The YGC members then visited the fifth grade students to teach them about grantmaking, and they selected a teacher project to fund using the dollars raised by the fourth grade students. The YGC supplemented the teacher projects so that all could be fully funded.
The total amount of grants awarded since the YGC’s inception is over $102,825.01.
“I’m so glad we were able to award our grant money to so many of the organizations in our community,” said Grants Committee Co-Chair Ellie Groenenboom. “We hope that they represent our mission of YGC, and make our community a better place!”
Photos of the grant recipients can be viewed on the YGC’s Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/scottcountyygc. For more information on the YGC, please call 812-752-2057, email info@scottcountyfoundation.org or visit www.scottcountyfoundation.org.
