Access to Recreation Fund Provides Grants and Business Incentives
The first round of grants and business incentives have been awarded to four local organizations. ... Read on »
Category: Announcements
July 19, 2010
June 2, 2010
Match Day Results
Over $174,000 will be awarded to nonprofit organizations and programs on June 26! ... Read on »
May 3, 2010
Access to Recreation Fund Announces Grant Opportunity
The Community Foundation of St. Clair County has a program to help maintain the original Access to Recreation projects and encourage new ones. The first round of funding will support organizations and businesses that focus on products or services that promote universal accessibility. ... Read on »
Welcome Our New Volunteer - Lauren Taylor
Lauren Taylor is volunteering at the Community Foundation on Mondays and Fridays. ... Read on »
April 22, 2010
Belle River Kicks Off Weekend Food Program
Bill Westerhof, 5th grade teacher at Belle River Elementary School in Marine City, has spent his career helping kids succeed in the classroom. In April, after a year of planning, Mr. Westerhof launched a program designed to impact at-risk students attendance, reduce behavior issues and increase their attention span. “More and more students from low income families are coming to school on Monday hungry. We can feed them breakfast and lunch during the week, but many have little or no food on the weekends.” Mr. Westerhof found a way to break that cycle with the Blessings in a Backpack program.
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April 21, 2010
CSB Bank receives Shining Star Award for Back to School
CSB Bank has received the “2010 Shining Star Award” for their involvement in the Back to School program by the Michigan Association of Community Banks. ... Read on »
March 19, 2010
Kids In Distress and the Community Foundation
To the many generous supports of KIDS and the Community Foundation ... Read on »
March 3, 2010
3,000 Books Given at Reading Events
The Women’s Initiative, in collaboration with fifteen local partners, will provide 3,000 books and promote reading to students at eight elementary schools. ... Read on »
December 7, 2009
Council on Aging Establishes Endowment Fund
Matching grant will help Council on Aging Fund grow. ... Read on »
Community Foundations Offer a Less Taxing Way to Give
Join the 400 Club and help transform our community. ... Read on »
June 5, 2009
May 11, 2009
Match Day Announcement
Celebrating 65 years of improving the quality of life in St. Clair County ... Read on »
March 11, 2009
East China School District Fund Announces Spring Grants
8 grants totaling $5,552.89 were awarded by the Supporters of the East China School District Fund. ... Read on »
October 24, 2008
Grants Assist With Basic Needs
The Foundation has awarded $20,000 to 13 local organizations to address emergency basic needs. The grants will impact at-risk youth, seniors and families in St. Clair County by providing food, clothing, shelter and prescription assistance. ... Read on »
August 15, 2008
Tree House Preview Tour is August 19
Check out the progress as construction continues on the Access to Recreation Tree House. ... Read on »
January 25, 2008
Studio 1219 Breast Cancer Fund
We are proud to announce the establishment of the “Studio 1219 Breast Cancer Fund” at the Community Foundation of St. Clair County. This fund will benefit uninsured or under-insured women in St. Clair County who are in need of breast cancer screenings, treatment, prescriptions, insurance co-pays, and/or related programs. ... Read on »
December 19, 2007
October 2, 2007
2006 Annual Reports Now Available
The 2006 Annual Reports are now available for download. ... Read on »
August 11, 2007
Gigi Mericka Hired as Program Manager for Access to Recreation Project
The Community Foundation of St. Clair County has hired Gigi Mericka as the Program Manager for the Kellogg Foundation’s Access to Recreation Program in St. Clair County. She has extensive experience in nonprofit programs, projects and fund raising. ... Read on »
