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: Community
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 6, 2010
Match Day Returns!
This year, we will once again bring together the “doers” from St. Clair County - our residents, other non-profits, volunteers, business and government - to raise money for organizations providing emergency services in our community such as food, shelter, medical care and clothing. ... 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 »
April 8, 2010
Middle School Math Programs Funded
The Education Task Force in partnership with the Women’s Initiative awarded a $52,650 grant to St. Clair County RESA to increase technology in middle school math classrooms.
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March 31, 2010
Books Fitness & Fun
March is reading month and the Women’s Initiative has teamed up with 15 community groups and organizations to promote reading and fitness to over 3,000 students. ... Read on »
January 22, 2010
Cargill Cares
When it comes to responding to community needs, Cargill Salt, Inc. has made a real difference. ... Read on »
December 7, 2009
Community Foundations Offer a Less Taxing Way to Give
Join the 400 Club and help transform our community. ... Read on »
November 19, 2009
Lila Lazarus’ Message to St. Clair County
Hear Lila Lazarus’ message to the community of St. Clair County about Access to Recreation. ... Read on »
October 12, 2009
Hundreds Attend Tree House Trek
Over 300 people visited Michigan’s first accessible tree house. ... 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 »
May 4, 2009
Over 2,000 Books Given To Students
Family Read Nights distribute over 2,000 books to elementary school students ... 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 »
March 2, 2009
Back to School 2009
Back to School is a community sponsored event, organized by the Community Foundation’s Women’s Initiative, to help kids from low income families in St. Clair County have a successful start to school. ... Read on »
August 15, 2008
Blue Water Developmental Housing Fund Established
New endowment fund supports vital community resource. ... Read on »
Tree House Preview Tour is August 19
Check out the progress as construction continues on the Access to Recreation Tree House. ... Read on »
April 24, 2008
April 10, 2008
Destination Port Huron Public Vote Results
The results of the April 3rd public vote on the ideas submitted through the Destination Port Huron program are now available. ... Read on »
December 13, 2007
Access to Recreation Kickoff
The Algonac community swimming pool is getting an “extreme makeover” as part of a project designed to create barrier-free, universal access to recreational opportunities across St. Clair County. ... Read on »
November 27, 2007
United Way Creates Endowment Fund
The United Way of St. Clair County recently created a permanent endowment fund at the Community Foundation “to ensure an independent, perpetual base of financial stability for the United Way of St. Clair County.” ... Read on »
July 6, 2007
Community Foundation Announces $50,000 in Small Business Incentives
The Community Foundation of St. Clair County has awarded a $50,000 grant from its City of Port Huron Fund for small business incentives in downtown Port Huron. The grant funds will be made available through the Community Resource Center, which opened in 2005 and is an affiliate company of the Community Foundation. ... Read on »
May 17, 2007
Coalition of Organizations Launches $700,000 Effort to Increase Access to Recreation
The Community Foundation of St. Clair County has joined a large coalition of organizations throughout St. Clair County in a bid to secure a $330,000 grant from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation in Battle Creek. ... Read on »
July 20, 2005
Community Renaissance Program
Now nearing the end of it’s third and final year, the Community Renaissance Program (CRP) has been an unprecedented collaborative effort to restore the quality of single-family housing to the neighborhood around Woodrow Wilson Elementary School on the south side of Port Huron ... Read on »
